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Indigenous people in Bangladesh oppose resort on ancestral land

As army and a private company build a five-star hotel and amusement park in Chittagong Hill Tracts, locals fearful of losing water sources and say traditional livelihoods of 10,000 residents will be harmed

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Pidadamaha, Odisha, India, Prafulla Samantra Article
land rights

Plantations over people: India’s Covid-19 recovery plan for indigenous groups

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Belt and Road

Comment: Onus is on Pakistan to ensure CPEC has environmental mandate

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policy

14th Five Year Plan: China’s carbon-centred environmental blueprint

Karachi heatwave 2016 Pakistan, AKHTAR SOOMRO, Reuters, Alamy Article
climate change

Early heatwaves foreshadow uncertain future in South Asia

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Gujarat India, Dinodia Photos / Alamy Article
sustainable development

Are Indian business schools taking sustainability seriously?

Tiger's Nest, Paro, Bhutan, Michal Sikorski / Alamy Article
biodiversity

Can the global economy support nature?

Fergana Valley close to the border to Uzbekistan. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan Article
soil pollution

In Kyrgyzstan, toxic dust from lead dumps blows across region

Site of GLOF, Tso Moriri lake, Gya, Ladakh, India, Perfect Lazybones / Alamy Article
disasters

From Ladakh to Everest, risk of floods from glacial lakes grows

Elephant safari riders Chitwan National Park Article
wildlife trade

Nepal elephant ride operators illegally selling animals to India

wind turbine, Tamil Nadu, India, Joerg Boethling / Alamy Article
carbon emissions

India’s net-zero dream: between diplomacy and reality

Afghanistan potato crop farmer winter Article
food security

Mild winter in Afghanistan threatens staple potato crop

Karachi flood Pakistan climate change. Opinion
diplomacy

Comment: Why was Pakistan left out of Biden’s climate summit?

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  1. India’s net-zero dream: between diplomacy and reality
  2. Comment: Why was Pakistan left out of Biden’s climate summit?
  3. Early heatwaves foreshadow uncertain future in South Asia
  4. Mild winter in Afghanistan threatens staple potato crop
  5. Nepal elephant ride operators illegally selling animals to India
  6. In Kyrgyzstan, toxic dust from lead dumps blows across region
For members of the fishing Sardar community, the boat is home. [Image: Md. Abdus Salam]
For members of the fishing Sardar community, the boat is home. [Image: Md. Abdus Salam]
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In Bangladesh, a community lives and dies on boats

The Sardar community in Bhola lives exclusively on boats. While these fishers are self-reliant, they are also largely deprived of government assistance

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small pratincole, Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok Article
biodiversity

Volatile Mekong threatens birds’ nests

Unseasonal releases of water from upstream dams endanger nesting birds in Thailand during the winter dry season
Article
gender

Women save lives through solar power in Sindh

On International Women’s Day, a report on how solar panels atop health centres are saving mothers
Article
Deforestation

Nepal forests offer new clues to unlock carbon potential

An analysis of plots across Nepal shows that a forest’s ability to lock in carbon depends more on tree size and density than species variation
Article
coal

Analysis: Pakistan pays heavy price for excess power generation capacity

Pakistan is embroiled in a fierce debate over whether it was poor management of the power sector and the wider economy that has burdened the country with overcapacity – even as power cuts persist
Video

Webinar: Rivers of Plastic

To coincide with World Water Day 2021 on March 22, The Third Pole gathered a panel of regional experts to discuss the problem of plastic pollution in Asia’s rivers

Editorial Series

Caste in the time of Covid-19 Caste in the time of Covid-19 3 Articles
indigenous peoples

Pandemic unleashes fresh hell for India’s adivasis

adivasi
indigenous peoples

Covid-19 deepens healthcare nightmare for India’s indigenous people

health

India’s community health workers undermined in struggle to reach most marginalised

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