ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

More than 37,000 non-native species have been introduced to ecosystems and regions around the world and more than a third these introductions have occurred since 1970. In terms of impacts, 34% are reported in the Americas, 31% in Europe and Central Asia, 25% in the Asia Pacific region, and 7% Africa.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Mekong River, the longest waterway in Southeast Asia, is often called the world’s most productive river because it holds a greater abundance of freshwater fish than any other river basin on the planet. Last year local fishers made a spectacular discovery in this region of ecological mysteries. Agency for International Development.

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Breezometer

MAY 26, 2022

Smoke haze impacts multiple countries across Southeast Asia every year, affecting agriculture, economy, and health to such a degree it’s become known as the ‘Asian haze’ phenomenon and created major public outcry for better air quality management solutions. How Has the Haze Over South Asia Impacted Agriculture?

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2021

“Every region behaves differently,” Hallegraeff, an emeritus professor at the University of Tasmania, told Circle of Blue. This work shows very clearly that we need to study this problem region by region and species by species. Though lacking proof of a global trend, the study did find evidence of regional variations.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

One hundred thousand people are displaced after ethnic clashes broke out in northern Cameroon earlier this month—the latest escalation of water-fuelled tensions in the region. The most recent wave of violence originated in the village of Ouloumsa in Cameroon’s Far North region.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) has announced the launch of an online portal to track various hazard hotspots as well as climate adaptation efforts across the Asia Pacific region, featuring up-to-date information from over 50 countries including the Philippines. Read more →

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APRIL 6, 2023

Tibet is known as the ‘Water Tower of Asia,’ providing water to about 2 billion people and supporting critical ecosystems in High Mountain Asia and the Tibetan Plateau, where many of the largest Asian river systems originate.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Chambers Asia-Pacific highlighted Arnold & Porter as a "Leading Firm" in Dispute Resolution and recognized three attorneys as "Leading Individuals" in its 2023 edition. The below practices were recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific : Dispute Resolution: International Firms—South Korea.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 17, 2023

When looking at regions leading the fight for a safe, nuclear weapon free world the Global South (and not the West) is leading far ahead. This treaty in many ways has become the golden standard for other Nuclear Weapon Free Zones (NWFZs) in the world such as the South Pacific , Africa , Southeast Asia , and Central Asia.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 8, 2022

The Deloitte Economics Institute modeled region-level data from 15 geographies across Asia, Europe, and the Americas to estimate how much it could cost the global economy if we aren’t able to prevent global average temperatures from rising 3 degrees C by the end of the century.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The rapid melting of the glaciers threatens water supplies for millions of people across Asia. Meanwhile, the threat of severe flooding in the region continues to build, as inflows from multiple tributaries across the state continue to increase. TODAY’S TOP WATER STORIES, TOLD IN NUMBERS. 286 PEOPLE.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Himalayas, known as the water tower of Asia, rise over the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Pollution and climate change in India’s Ladakh region are jeopardizing local shepherds’ long-standing, sustainable ways of life. Photo © Keith Schneider/Circle of Blue. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Christian Thorsberg, Interim Stream Editor.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 31, 2022

Global F&B giant PepsiCo is on the hunt for novel sustainability technology in the food and beverage sector to complement its business within the Middle Eastern region, with plans to look at other markets including Asia Pacific in the future as well.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published Monday, Southeast Asia coastal zones are among the world’s most climate vulnerable regions. There are a handful of high-impact “tipping points” that could drastically change global or regional water cycles.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 18, 2021

As parts of the region experience the worst drought in 13 years, experts say Central Asian governments must urgently look at options to mitigate extreme weather events. A severe drought in Central Asia is causing mass livestock die-offs and shortages of water for irrigation. Photo credit: Alamy. By Ryskeldi Satke.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A new Pew Research Center survey in 17 advanced economies spanning North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region finds widespread concern about the personal impact of global climate change. Read the full story from the Pew Research Center.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Chambers Asia-Pacific highlighted Arnold & Porter as a "Leading Firm" in Dispute Resolution and recognized three attorneys as "Leading Individuals" in its 2022 edition. The below practices were recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific : Dispute Resolution: International Firms—South Korea.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 9, 2021

Greenpeace East Asia has been analysing how the scorching temperatures experienced at Tokyo 2020 are becoming more frequent in cities across East Asia. Greenpeace East Asia climate urgency project manager Mikyoung Kim said: “Over the past two weeks we have seen multiple Olympic athletes collapse due to heatstroke.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 17, 2022

The regions that rely on the river have to deploy pumps and cloud-seeding rockets as a long drought has been depleting water levels and threatening crops, and the heatwave engulfing the region is set to last for another two weeks. The Yangtze, the longest river in China , has been feeling the impacts of climate change.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 6, 2021

Regional drought is found on most continents around the world. The probability of simultaneous drought across multiple regions is increasing.” – Franziska Gaupp of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria. In South America, snowfall on the Andes Mountain range is at a historic low.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The Asia Pacific region is expected to lead the charge when it comes to the largest gains in renewable power, with an annual average growth rate of 11.6%. Asia also dominated the growth in demand. Good news for another low-carbon energy source, nuclear power production, which is predicted to rise 3.6%

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By Tej Prakash Bhardwaj Erratic regional rainfall and temperature fluctuations pose risks for the hugely popular but climatically sensitive plant. The hugely popular plant, consumed by millions of people in South Asia, is struggling amid erratic rainfall and unusual temperature fluctuations. Photo credit: Tej Prakash Bhardwaj.

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Edouard Stenger

JUNE 6, 2023

Air pollution is dangerous at local and regional levels, while climate was beyond the harmful levels for humans in groups but not quite past the safety guideline for the planet as a system, the study from the Swedish group said.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

Solar panels in the Bavarian Holledau region in Au, Germany. 2022 was dominated by turmoil in energy markets , as Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine helped to boost gas and coal prices to record levels in Europe and Asia. Most of the growth comes from North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In a new paper published in Frontiers in Earth Science , researchers investigated how tropical cyclones’ destructive power has changed over the eastern and southeastern regions of Asia between 1979 (hereafter) and 2016. Tropical cyclones are one of the most dangerous types of natural disasters.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

Cutting down trees in Brazil’s Amazon region is threatening to destabilize moisture feedbacks that nourish the iconic rain forest. The report notes that these vulnerability hot spots are clustered in Africa, South Asia, Central and South America, and small islands like those in the South Pacific.

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Arnold Porter

JANUARY 19, 2022

The inaugural edition of the Chambers Greater China Region guide highlighted Arnold & Porter as a "Leading Firm" in Life Sciences and recognized two attorneys as "Leading Individuals" in its 2022 edition. The below practices were recognized by Chambers Greater China Region : China—Life Sciences (International Firms).

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Real Climate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Much of the knowhow concerning consequences of global warming and climate science has evolved within the World Climate Research Programme ( WCRP ), which is undergoing a transition and will emphasise regional climate information for society (so-called “ RiFS ” – one of many unnecessary acronyms). References. Knutti, S.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

However, since it came online in late 2018, the dam has underperformed economically, in large part because of a drought that has gripped the region during consecutive years and stymied water flow. Construction began in 2014. Another report released a few years later predicted that the dam would lead to a 9.3

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A Greener Life

JUNE 11, 2023

Scientists say climate change has severe heatwaves more likely in South and Southeast Asia. By Joydeep Gupta As climate change makes heatwaves more frequent and severe in South Asia, India’s heat action plans offer pathways for adaptation, but experts say they lack the necessary focus on vulnerable populations.

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Physics World

MARCH 21, 2022

They used the European Very-long-baseline interferometry Network, which is a system of multiple radio telescopes located primarily in Europe and Asia. The big surprise is that the bursts appear come from a dense globular cluster populated by older stars, which is a region where magnetars are not expected to be. Big surprise.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 23, 2021

The Taliban must also tread delicately in international politics, managing river systems that cross into Iran and the countries of Central Asia. He added that it will require local, regional, national, and international collaboration. The situation is worsened by “brain drain” as current officials flee the country.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 17, 2022

The issue represents a quandary being litigated around the world, from the rivers of East Asia to the forests of Central America: the transition towards renewable energy—an imperative of addressing global climate change—is creating its own host of social and environmental problems. These lands are ancestral. We live by this. By the fields.

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Frontiers

MAY 18, 2022

Snowpack provides water resources over many regions, including the western US, and parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Snow depth, along with estimated snow density is important for water resource management,” Hu added. How much will snowfalls decline? This is where this new technique will make a difference.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The COP summit rotates through different regions, and this year it was Asia-Pacific’s turn. Given that every global country is a part of the UNFCCC, rotating the COP summit between regions is a way for the UN to help promote equity.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

At the same time, urban areas are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly in Asia, where 99 of the 100 cities most exposed to environmental risks are. Nagpur to cut emissions by 20% Nagpur started in 2018 with the heat action plan that was first developed in Ahmedabad and has since been adopted by many cities in South Asia.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As of December 2021, 68 climate change cases have been identified in 19 Global South jurisdictions (38 cases were filed in jurisdictions in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 cases in Asia, and 10 in Africa). for the Asia-Pacific and Africa ). for the Asia-Pacific and Africa ). See the complete list of authors here.

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