Green Network Asia

Forests are the lungs of the Earth, and, even more amazingly, their trees’ ecological functions last past their deaths. Trees store carbon, preventing it from going into the atmosphere, not only when they are alive. Dead trees in the forest, or deadwood, can also serve as carbon sinks for a while. Besides that, deadwood plays a vital role in maintaining forest productivity, s...

There is a particular injustice baked into the current climate reality. Developing nations account for a small share of the emissions that drive global warming, yet are absorbing a disproportionate share of the consequences. As such, the demand for climate finance to cover those consequences is growing. Floods, droughts, crop failures, and disasters are beyond abstract projec...

Our behavior affects nature just as nature affects our wellbeing. At times when excessive consumption and increasing pressures have squeezed humans and wildlife closer, this unmanaged proximity can trigger issues in public health, conservation, and other aspects in the nexus all at the same time. How can One Health offer a solution?

Biodiversity...

A healthy and balanced environment needs healthy, prosperous biodiversity. Unfortunately, many human activities have led us to a state of biodiversity crisis. We are seeing ecosystem destruction,

For most of human history, the planet’s food map was fairly predictable. Fertile plains fed nations. Monsoons arrived on schedule. The same fields grew the same crops for generations. Now, that map is being redrawn, and the new version is far less forgiving.

Global warming is undeniable, with temperature record...