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Conserving Iran’s Wetland Areas 1 min read

Conserving Iran’s Wetland Areas

by Kresentia Madina 3 years ago

A joint project called the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project worked on the restoration of wetland sites in Iran.... Read More

A new unfurling silver fern frond against the blue sky as the background. The fern is called koru, which is an integral symbol of new life, growth, strength and peace in Māori culture.

The Tiaki Promise Encourages Tourists to Care for New Zealand’s Nature 1 min read

The Tiaki Promise Encourages Tourists to Care for New Zealand’s Nature

by Kresentia Madina 3 years ago

The commitment calls for a collective participation from visitors to take part in preserving New Zealand’s natural landscape.... Read More

two men, Associate Professor Sanjay Swarup (right) with Dr Darren Sim (left), holding pots of plants in a lab

Developing Sustainable Urban Farming in Singapore 1 min read

Developing Sustainable Urban Farming in Singapore

by Nazalea Kusuma 3 years ago

National University of Singapore officially launched the Research Centre on Sustainable Urban Farming (SUrF). It undertakes multidisciplinary research that combines Science, Engineering, and Computing.... Read More

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Bigger is Better: Scaling Up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup 1 min read

Bigger is Better: Scaling Up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup

by Nazalea Kusuma 3 years ago

The Ocean Cleanup is transitioning to massively scale-up its ocean cleanup system in the North Pacific Ocean.... Read More

Towards Financial and Digital Inclusion in Asia-Pacific’s Rapid Economic Growth 1 min read

Towards Financial and Digital Inclusion in Asia-Pacific’s Rapid Economic Growth

by Kresentia Madina 3 years ago

The Griffith Asia Institute launched the Inclusive Growth Hub focusing on research and capacity-building to accelerate financial and digital inclusion in the Asia-Pacific.... Read More

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Gender-Responsive Financial Instruments for Women’s Resilience Against Disasters 1 min read

Gender-Responsive Financial Instruments for Women’s Resilience Against Disasters

by Kresentia Madina 3 years ago

A recent report by Asian Development Bank reveals that digital-based financial instruments are the most suitable for women with low-income.... Read More

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Linking Forest Patches in Peninsular Malaysia 1 min read

Linking Forest Patches in Peninsular Malaysia

by Kresentia Madina 3 years ago

The government of Malaysia recently adopted a forest conservation plan called the Central Forest Spine Master Plan (CFSMP).... Read More

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WOTR India: Rural Development Through a Holistic Approach 1 min read

WOTR India: Rural Development Through a Holistic Approach

by Kresentia Madina 3 years ago

A non-profit organization supports the development of rural India through a human-centered, nature-based strategy called Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA).... Read More