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Within a week of installing environmental nudges, handwashing with soap among students rose to 61% from 15%.
Generative AI has the potential to improve community resilience with careful yet optimistic approach in promoting health interventions.
The vulture collapse in South Asia due to diclofenac has caused health, economic, and cultural issues, driving urgent conservation efforts and the exploration of new biodiversity credit mechanisms.
This requires the adoption of conservation agriculture, agroecology, and nature-based solutions.
Valuation approaches include cost-based, revealed preference, stated preference, and benefit transfer.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Promote remote processing of cargo clearances and modernize border facilities to improve intraregional trade in BIMSTEC.
In the Philippines, solutions that respect river dynamics and ecosystem functions were adopted to keep vulnerable communities safe from natural hazards.
Human, animal, plant, and ecological health challenges are all interconnected; solutions should be too.
In Indonesia, a rating system encourages companies to step up efforts in controlling water pollution.