Climate
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PRC poised to mine deep seabed for coveted metals despite environmental concerns
FORUM Staff The People’s Republic of China (PRC) wants to extract deep-sea rocks containing highly desired metals — cobalt, lithium, graphite and other essential components of electric vehicle batteries, wind…
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Indonesia, U.S. pact seeks to restore, preserve coral reefs
Reuters The U.S. will forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years in return for the Southeast Asian country restoring and preserving coral reefs in an area…
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The Coming Storm
MAJ. AFUA O. BOAHEMA-LEE/U.S. ARMY | Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES Southeast Asia has recorded rising average temperatures since 1960. With climate change effects becoming more pronounced over the last decade,…
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Sponsor An Ocean?
Story and photos by The Associated Press The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has devised a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters. It will get…
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Indonesia Defense University pioneers sustainable housing solutions in flood-prone areas
Tom Abke Sustainable housing is a priority for the Indonesian government, including its defense establishment. With millions of homes at risk from natural disasters in the world’s fourth most-populous country,…
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Scientists Identify 380 More Species in Mekong Region
Radio Free Asia An aggressive color-changing lizard, a venomous snake named after a goddess in Chinese mythology and a camouflaging green frog found only in the forested limestone mountains of…
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Climate Change Impacts program strives to understand threats, increase resilience
FORUM Staff Climate change could impact more than 80% of the Indo-Pacific’s population by 2050, according to the United States Indo-Pacific Command’s (USINDOPACOM) Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and…
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Chinese dredging imperils South China Sea coral reefs: report
Radio Free Asia Dredging and other maritime activities by countries claiming territory in the South China Sea, primarily the People’s Republic of China (PRC), have devastated coral reefs, with vast…
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U.N. climate agreement addresses fossil fuels for first time as Blue Pacific nations, U.S. push for more ambitious goals
FORUM Staff United Nations climate talks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in December 2023 closed with an agreement by nearly 200 nations to “transition away” from fossil fuels. It…
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OBOR’s environmental costs continue to mount after a decade
FORUM Staff In the decade since Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping announced his One Belt, One Road (OBOR) infrastructure scheme, growing evidence shows that the program’s expansive projects…
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