Environment

Learn about environmental challenges and sustainability efforts in Asia.

Satellite Data Track Changing Wastewater Pond Below North Korea's Pyongsan Uranium Plant

Satellite Data Track Changing Wastewater Pond Below North Korea's Pyongsan Uranium Plant

North KoreaOctober 19, 2026

Jolie's Maddox Foundation Marks 20 Years Protecting Cambodia's Samlaut Forest as Rangers Remove 7.8 Kilometers of Snares

Jolie's Maddox Foundation Marks 20 Years Protecting Cambodia's Samlaut Forest as Rangers Remove 7.8 Kilometers of Snares

CambodiaOctober 19, 2026

Hong Kong Oyster Reefs Assessed as Critically Endangered After 99.96% Decline

Hong Kong Oyster Reefs Assessed as Critically Endangered After 99.96% Decline

ChinaOctober 19, 2026

Tashkent Air Reaches Unhealthy Levels as Uzbekistan Expands Pollution Monitoring

Tashkent Air Reaches Unhealthy Levels as Uzbekistan Expands Pollution Monitoring

UzbekistanOctober 19, 2026

South Korean Public Finance Backs Overseas Fossil Fuel Projects With 2.93 Billion Tonnes of Lifetime Emissions

South Korean Public Finance Backs Overseas Fossil Fuel Projects With 2.93 Billion Tonnes of Lifetime Emissions

South KoreaOctober 19, 2026

Malaysia Offers Aircraft for Indonesia Fires as Thick Haze Grounds Aerial Response

Malaysia Offers Aircraft for Indonesia Fires as Thick Haze Grounds Aerial Response

MalaysiaOctober 18, 2026

Indonesia's Orangutan Rescues Reveal Wildlife and Health Toll of Spreading Fires

Indonesia's Orangutan Rescues Reveal Wildlife and Health Toll of Spreading Fires

IndonesiaOctober 18, 2026

Typhoon Champi Strengthens as Taiwan Forecast Puts Hualien Storm Risk at 40%

Typhoon Champi Strengthens as Taiwan Forecast Puts Hualien Storm Risk at 40%

TaiwanOctober 18, 2026

Aceh Mining Permits Cover 155,307 Hectares as Walhi Calls for Public Review

Aceh Mining Permits Cover 155,307 Hectares as Walhi Calls for Public Review

IndonesiaOctober 17, 2026

White Orca Returns Off Hokkaido, Completing Photographer's Search for Three Known Individuals

White Orca Returns Off Hokkaido, Completing Photographer's Search for Three Known Individuals

JapanOctober 17, 2026

Alien Fish Make Up 95% of Ampang Hilir Lake Records as Malaysia Weighs Species Bans

Alien Fish Make Up 95% of Ampang Hilir Lake Records as Malaysia Weighs Species Bans

MalaysiaOctober 17, 2026

Kazakhstan Thanks Partners as Tiger Returns to the Wild After More Than 70 Years

Kazakhstan Thanks Partners as Tiger Returns to the Wild After More Than 70 Years

KazakhstanOctober 17, 2026