Travel Trends
Mallika Naguran
Asia Pacific Traveller Trends, Behaviour ...

A recent Amadeus survey unveils huge diversity among travellers within the Asia Pacific region, with further findings of personalisation-privacy paradox, the need for genuine travel recommendations and the opportunity for creating the right content, through the right channel and at the right time. Mallika Naguran reports.

Asia Pacific Traveller Trends, Behaviour Revealed
Agriculture, Climate Change, Sustainable Development
Gaia Discovery
Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Can We Trust the ...

An independent Swiss monitoring group has cast doubt on official greenhouse gas emission figures from at least two major nations. Problem for global emission control, climate change management. By Jeremy Torr.

Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Can We Trust the Figures?
Community Engagement
Gaia Discovery Web Editor
Bali Students Think Waste Not

A group of students from Bali recently set out to clean up some local beaches. They came up with just as many questions as answers to Bali’s ongoing rubbish problem and waste management. 

Bali Students Think Waste Not
Gaia Discovery Web Editor
Industry Leaders at Asia Clean Energy Summit ...

08 August 2017, SINGAPORE – In 2017, the Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES), Asia’s leading thought leadership platform that brings focus to clean energy technology, policy and finance, will take place from 24-26 October 2017 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. It also includes an exhibition, which is a marketplace for companies to showcase latest clean energy technologies and solutions.

Sustainable Development
Gaia Discovery Web Editor
FSC Reaches 10,000 Chain of Custody ...

Hong Kong, 25 Jul 2017 The number of FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certifications in the Asia Pacific region has reached a record high number of 10,077, according to the facts and figures of FSC International released in July. T

FSC Reaches 10,000 Chain of Custody Certificates Milestone
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Investment Fund to Prevent Plastic Pollution in Oceans

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Investment Fund to Prevent Plastic Pollution in Oceans

The world’s first investment fund—Circulate Capital Ocean Fund —dedicated to addressing Asia’s plastic crisis has been launched. Non-profit Circulate Initiative helps facilitate incubation of new ventures too. NGOs, entrepreneurs and businesses are encouraged to tap into this initiative.

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Gaia Discovery: Media Partner, Speaker & Moderator

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Gaia Discovery: Media Partner, Speaker & Moderator

Gaia Discovery report card for 2019 includes media partnerships, speaking engagements, reviews and more. Here’s a snapshot of what Gaia Discovery media has been doing to raise the bar on sustainability awareness & knowledge sharing.

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Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards 2019 Winners

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Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts and Changi Airport Group have been recognised for their sustainable business operations—they were among the 2019 award recipients of the Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards. The other winners were Matex Holdings, Moya Holdings and the Right People Renewable Energy (RPRE) Singapore. They clinched the awards in the sustainable solutions category.

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WWF Launches Plastic Smart Cities in Southeast Asia

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Through Plastic Smart Cities, WWF is building cities’ capacity to eliminate plastic pollution by 2030. An online knowledge platform with best practices will be launched at the World Urban Forum in February 2020.

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Burning Shame: Recycling Clothing Now Possible

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According to many estimates, millions of tonnes of clothes are discarded every year, with only a tiny percentage escaping the fate of being buried in landfill, or worse - burned. But a couple of pioneering companies are using new processes that could at last make cotton recyclable.

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Ocean Cleanup with Innovative Plastic Interceptor

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With a few hundred rivers across the world gushing several million tonnes of plastic waste into the ocean every year, a cleanup of waste at source would make a massive difference. Nobody has done it effectively before – until a Dutch inventor came up with the Interceptor.

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Plastic and Food: Targeting Hospitality’s Big Wasters

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The two biggest sustainability culprits within the hospitality industry are food waste and single use plastic. Two startups, LightBlue Environmental Consulting (LBEC) and Travel Without Plastic (TWP) are joining forces to tackle the issues.

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Natural Pest Control to Counter Harmful Pesticides

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Wherever there are people, there will be pests that thrive off the human population. Over the centuries, researchers have developed many different ways of dealing with insects, rodents, and weeds. People are beginning to realize that taking a heavy approach to preventing pests can have negative effects on their health and the environment as a whole.

 

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