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The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to integrate natural capital accounting into its national policy development process may encourage mainstreaming of the practice in other parts of the world.
In Nepal, a project looked at how biochar can improve soil health and crop yields and reduce the importation of carbon-intensive farm inputs.
Online learning initiatives fill the gap left by school and business closures and show the way forward after COVID-19.
New treaty standards give developing economies stronger taxing rights over resource activities and align policies with global sustainability goals.
Modernizing milk production can help reduce the grazing pressure on grasslands and support the livelihood of herders.
Chronic respiratory disease screening and management through digital spirometry can improve lung health outcomes in Asia and the Pacific.
Targeted training tracks, enhanced online learning, and close collaborations with other agencies can make TVET system more responsive.
A financing scheme using Internet of Things gives tricycle drivers access to credit without collateral and promotes discipline in loan repayments.
In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.
Southeast Asia is home to some of the most climate change-vulnerable countries in the world. It is imperative that ASEAN benefits from COP24.