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The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue; countless lives and livelihoods depend on them.
Promote remote processing of cargo clearances and modernize border facilities to improve intraregional trade in BIMSTEC.
Protecting ecosystems is real development, and it has an amazing return on investment.
One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
Strategies include a regulatory planning framework, area-based development, green infrastructure, and community engagement.
Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
Prepaid trash bags, container deposit schemes, and semi-aerobic landfills effectively reduce waste in Pacific nations.
Cross-border trade, marketing, and supply chains are reshaping diets across Asia, limiting the effectiveness of national policies.
Efforts focused on revegetation, grazing ban, hydrological connection, and community engagement to restore the wetland ecosystems, boost carbon sequestration, and improve livelihood.
The vulture collapse in South Asia due to diclofenac has caused health, economic, and cultural issues, driving urgent conservation efforts and the exploration of new biodiversity credit mechanisms.