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- Animals, Asia, Coastlines, Conservation, Endangered habitats, Environment, Global development, Marine life, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Travel, Travel and transport, Wildlife, World news
‘It’s nice to help a life to live’: meet Sri Lanka’s turtle guardians
Volunteers are helping save baby sea turtles as the endangered species’ favourite nesting spots come under pre…
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Thai island of Samui weighs ‘White Lotus effect’ against environmental cost
There is unease about how to strike a balance between tourist numbers and the need to protect natural resource…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Coastlines, Environment, Global development, Land rights, Travel, Travel and transport, World news
‘Everywhere is broken’: how land grabs in Cambodia are demolishing lives
The government has a ‘masterplan’ for the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk, with tourist meccas built on lan…
- Asia Pacific, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Motoring, Thailand, Travel and transport
Thailand’s tuk-tuks go green amid rising demand for electric models
Travel without the combustion-engine fumes and noise is increasingly popular in the country with some of the w…
- Delhi, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Environment, Ethical and green living, India, Pollution, South and Central Asia, Travel and transport, Women, World news
Women with electric rickshaws combat Delhi’s toxic air – and its sexism
Break into male-dominated public-transport helps tackle city’s pollution crisis and safety concernsMonika Devi…
- Business, Cetaceans, Coastlines, Dolphins, Environment, Fish, Marine life, Oceans, Plastics, Pollution, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Travel and transport, Water transport, Wildlife, World news
Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet th…