A news website covering the environment, climate, and sustainable development in East Asia. The region is both one of the largest sources of pollution and a leader in green energy investment—a contradiction that provides an inexhaustible news agenda. The site covers policy, corporate initiatives, climate data, and environmental projects.
NOAA issues Level 2 coral bleaching alerts across 80% of Southeast Asian reefs as sea temperatures exceed bleaching thresholds for the second year running.
Thailand imposes a six-month fishing ban across 12,000 sq km of spawning grounds in the Gulf of Thailand as fish stocks drop to 15% of 1990 levels.
The Philippines designates 24 marine protected areas covering 2.1 million hectares in the biodiverse Sulu Sea, banning commercial fishing and mining.
The Mars Coral Reef Restoration Program restores 50 hectares across Indonesia, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea with 85% coral survival rates.