Sustainable development

Asia PacificClimate crisisCook IslandsEnvironmentFijiFrench PolynesiaNew CaledoniaPacific islandsPalauSamoaSouth PacificSustainable developmentTahitiTravelVanuatuWorld news

Paradise cost: the Pacific islands changing the future of tourism

New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledgesThe resort lies on the fringes of one of the world’s largest barrier reefs. Powered by solar energy, in an effort to reduce …

Read More
ArchitectureArt and designCommunitiesCultureDesignEnvironmentEnvironmental sustainabilityExtreme weatherFloodingGlobal developmentHousingPakistanSocietySouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentThe RIBAWorld news

‘This will not be swept away’: the bamboo homes helping Pakistan’s post-flood rebuild

A year on from devastating floods, a renowned architect is leading a project to build affordable and sustainable homes while empowering communities in the processA year ago, Shani Dana’s mudbrick house was swept away in the worst floods on record to hi…

Read More
ConservationDeforestationEnvironmentFoodForagingGlobal developmentIndiaIndian food and drinkLife and styleSocietySouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentTrees and forestsWomenWorld news

How nine women are helping save India’s mangroves – with foraging and eco-tours

In a Maharashtra town that once relied on fishing, a women’s collective found boat safaris and edible wild plants pay – and help protect the forestOn a hot summer afternoon along the Mandavi River, Shweta Hule wraps her sari around her ankles and bends…

Read More
AfricaAmericasAsia PacificEnvironmentEnvironmental sustainabilityGlobal developmentIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMalawiPeruPlasticsSocietySouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentUgandaWorld news

From bricks to bags to eco art: six innovative uses for plastic waste around the world

From upcycled school benches in India to plant pots in Peru, people are finding enterprising and ingenious solutions to a perennial problemWhen it rains in Uganda, plastic waste clogs street drains. For Faith Aweko, growing up in a slum in Kampala, the…

Read More
CattleClimate changeEnvironmentFarmingGlobal developmentIndiaSouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentWorld news

Best served chilled: green tech keeps the cool on India’s dairy farms – photo essay

Photographer Prashanth Vishwanathan captured a network of community dairies providing a lifeline to off-grid farmers in Maharashtra, helping to keep milk fresh as temperatures rise. All pictures are from Climate VisualsAs global temperatures climb, a l…

Read More
Coronavirus outbreakEnvironmentEnvironmental sustainabilityGlobal developmentHinduismIndiaMarine lifeMumbaiOceansPollutionReligionSocietySouth and Central AsiaSustainable development

Covid turns tide on India’s Ganesh festival traditions

Thousands of ritual statues are dunked into the sea off Mumbai each year – but coronavirus and pollution concerns are forcing change In the quiet housing estate of Angrewadi in the heart of Girgaon in south Mumbai, people are celebrating the 100th cons…

Read More
BangladeshEmploymentEnvironmentEnvironmental sustainabilityGlobal developmentRiversSouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentWorld news

‘The river is our home’: Bangladeshi boatmen mourn their receding waters

Decreased flows caused by water-hungry neighbours, especially India, are damaging river communities• All photographs by Kaamil AhmedHolding his downturned palm level with his waist, Musana Robi Das indicates how tall he was when he started working on B…

Read More
Asia PacificBusinessChinaEnvironmentFarmingPakistanPrimarkRetail industrySouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentUK newsWorld news

Primark to train 160,000 cotton farmers in sustainability drive

Retailer’s target is part of aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all product categoriesPrimark has announced plans to improve its sustainability credentials by training 160,000 cotton farmers in India, Pakistan and China in environmentally friendly f…

Read More
EnvironmentEnvironmental sustainabilityGlobal developmentGlobal healthPakistanPlasticsSocietySouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentWorld news

Pakistan expands ban on plastic bags as inspectors are caught in shop spat

Punjab joins regions where polythene bags are illegal and stiff fines take effect in Islamabad amid demands for alternativesPunjab has become the latest region in Pakistan to ban plastic bags, as the country battles to reduce single-use plastics that a…

Read More
EnvironmentEnvironmental sustainabilityGlobal developmentIndiaSocietySouth and Central AsiaSustainable developmentWorld news

India’s strongman PM: Modi to appear on Bear Grylls’ Man vs Wild

Narendra Modi claims the programme will showcase India’s ‘beautiful mountains and mighty rivers’, in the latest in a string of choreographed media appearancesIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, will appear with Bear Grylls in a wilderness survival t…

Read More
PAGE TOP