twib.news

4. May 2020

“Spend Now, Save Later” – Countries Should Start Fighting Climate Floods

A new global online tool has shown how investments in flood protection could save a lot of money and lives in the long term, so researchers are urging high-risk regions to invest now in dikes and other protective measures.

Society

Society Myanmar

21. January 2020

How Social Entrepreneurs Turn Myanmar’s Trash Alleys into Public Parks

Social enterprises and community groups in Myanmar are transforming rubbish-filled alleys into colorful public playgrounds and gardens to help make the populous city more habitable.

Animals

Animals Borneo

19. January 2020

Young Orangutans Now Attend Jungle School to Get Ready for the Wild

In central Kalimantan, Borneo, live caretakers and teachers of one of the most unusual schools in the world: Nyaru Menteng, where orphan orangutans are taught how to survive in the wild.

Environment

Environment Singapore

17. December 2019

Singapore May Become the World’s First Country to Use Only Sustainable Palm Oil

An anti-haze charity in Singapore is working on having the whole nation of six million people use only sustainably-produced palm oil by 2023 – a first-of-its-kind effort aimed at reducing forest fires and air pollution in the region.

Society

Society Bhutan

17. December 2019

After Spectacular Pay Hike: Nobody in Bhutan Makes More Money Than Teachers

Bhutan, a small country between India and China, has just decided to make teachers and medical staff the new highest paid civil servants in the majority-Buddhist kingdom!

Society

Society

6. October 2019

Bigger Paychecks for Cambodian Textile Workers

When questions were raised in the European Union regarding workers’ rights in Cambodia, the country responded by promising laborers in the garment industry a 4.4% raise to the legal minimum wage by January 2020.

Environment

5. October 2019

U.N. Takes Climate Action, Plants Massive Urban Forests

The United Nations plans to plant half a million hectares of urban forests to improve air temperatures and other climate issues in Africa and Asia's fast-growing cities.

Environment

15. September 2019

Going Electric Helps Asia’s City Dwellers Breathe Again

More and more Asian cities are turning to electric vehicles in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while also developing their transportation system.