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Tourism is a key driver of economic growth in Thailand, but it also generates significant environmental and socio-economic pressures, particularly in coastal destinations such as Krabi. Increasing plastic pollution, resource stress, and socio-economic inequalities highlight the limitations of conventional tourism models and the need for more...

Typhoon impacts in the Philippines exhibit strong neighbourhood-scale heterogeneity driven by interactions among hazard intensity, exposure, and vulnerability, yet most operational assessments remain hazard-centric. This study presents a grid-based machine-learning framework for neighbourhood-scale typhoon risk mapping integrating geophysical...

Agriculture in semi-arid regions is increasingly vulnerable to climate variability and land degradation, threatening rural livelihoods and food security. At the same time, the global transition toward clean energy, particularly solar power, offers synergistic opportunities to mitigate climate change while supporting sustainable rural development...

Excerpt from Preface: Climate action has long been the main focus of global sustainability efforts. From a biodiversity point of view, frameworks to manage greenhouse gases need to do more than track emissions. They should, at least, avoid harming biodiversity and at best be proactive tools for sustaining the complex ecosystems that help us...

Sustainable use of biodiversity in the Sundarbans- the world’s largest mangrove forest shared between Bangladesh and India has become increasingly complex due to rising climatic and livelihood pressures. There has been a general agreement that traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is key to supporting ecosystem services (ES) and community...

The term “transformative change” has evolved into a one-stop-shop concept in sustainability circles. In peer-reviewed journals in the fields of environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and earth and planetary sciences, it appeared only 75 times prior to 2010, but 1,012 times from 2010 to 2019, and 3,534 times in just the first...

Plastic pollution is a growing challenge in Southeast Asia, where rapid urbanisation and rising consumption are driving sharp increases in plastic waste. While traditional regulations such as plastic bans and information campaigns are important, they often fail to shift deeply ingrained consumption and waste management habits on their own. This new...

This paper outlines a comprehensive strategy for Lao PDR to eliminate open waste burning (OWB), a prevalent disposal method caused by limited waste collection services. It emphasizes that OWB is a major source of toxic air pollutants like PM2.5 and black carbon, which severely threaten public health and exacerbate climate change. Rather than...

Building bridges between G7 and G20 processes on critical minerals is crucial for minerals security and shared prosperity. An international framework that coherently reconciles the various interests of importing countries seeking supply security and market stability, and producing countries aiming to maximise the economic contribution of mineral...