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A boy swimming in the An River, a spot in Punan Adiu Forest, North Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Punan philosophy states that the forest is their mother. They were born from her womb, and she provides life to the Punan like a mother breastfeeding her children.

When the surrounding extractive industries threaten their ancestral forest, the Punan Adiu Indigenous Community in Indonesia successfully protected their land through participatory mapping and forest registration. In 2017, after many long years of deliberation and endless negotiation, the Malinau District Government granted a legal decree on recognition and protection of 17.415 hectares of the Adiu’s community land.

by Michael Eko
A drone shot of two ships in different stages of deconstruction, highlighting the intricate dance between progress and the poignant farewell to these maritime giants.

Bane of Bangladeshi Coastal Life

by Naimur Rahman
Heaps of earth from the Yun Khean coal mine contrast with the surrounding farms and forest two kilometres from the Han Seng power plant in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province.

Phnom Penh’s plans for coal power expansion survived China’s promise to cut overseas coal investments, but three years on, construction on most of the promised plants have stalled.

by Anton L. Delgado
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In the intersection of environmental degradation and gender inequality, climate change, women’s health conditions, and the daily struggle for water plague millions of women and girls in coastal Bangladesh.

by Naimur Rahman, Rafia Tamanna
The remains of a house destroyed by river erosion on the river bank in Sharitatpur district, Bangladesh, 18 September 2018. Over 4000 families became homeless in September 2018, a result of river erosion at Naria, Sharitatpur district. An estimated two to three square kilometres of land was submerged under water, along with people’s life and property.

Every year in Bangladesh, thousands of hectares of land crumble into the rivers, forcing families to flee their homes.

by Nahid Hasan
Monks Sot Phally and Yoeun Socheat crossing the cleared Phnom Tamao Forest just 40 kilometres from Phnom Penh. The forest was hastily reforested and designated an arboretum, a botanical garden for trees.

Outdated reforestation tactics are dooming Southeast Asia’s ecosystems and carbon capture efforts. However, new research shows a better way forward.

by Anton L. Delgado
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