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The United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (United Nations Photo/Flickr)

Can The UN Regulate Domestic Environmental Policy?

Christine E. Boyle asks why a member state would ever agree to heed international environmental organization that may limit its domestic policy choices. more
Construction of a structural column in Indonesia, 2010. (Shanghai Daddy/Flickr)

The Real Issues Behind Sustainable Development

Limiting the destruction of natural eco-systems and protecting local livelihoods, while improving quality of life, are key to sustainable development. more
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2009. (World Economic Forum/Flickr)

On Sustainable Development, UN Should Focus on Small Steps, Tangible Goals

The UN needs to focus on climate change goals that have already been set, rather than coming up with new ones. more
No trash. California, 2008 (José Antonio Galloso/Flickr)

How to Clean Up the Pacific Ocean

Christine E. Boyle says that most countries have few incentives to actively pursue a solution to ocean pollution, but existing maritime and fisheries organizations do. more
Waste on a beach in Malaysia. (epSos .de/Flickr)

Asian Nations Could Help Form 'Pacific Pollution Patrol'

Dr. Saleem Ali, Director of the Institute of Environmental Diplomacy and Security, writes that the oceans of the world remain lawless in the area of pollution enforcement. more
Trash in the Great Pacific. (cesar harada/Flickr)

The Deadly Cost of Marine Debris

Shen Yamei at the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) discusses the implications of marine trash on the Pacific Ocean's ecosystem. more
Floating fishing village in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. (A. Strakey/Flickr)

Asian Nations Must Work Together to Fight Rising Sea Levels

Adam Moser urges Asian countries to cooperate against a common foe threatening them all. more
Moyna’s home in Bangladesh is completely surrounded by contaminated floodwater. Here, the 10-year-old is taking a bath – the only way she knows to try to keep clean. (Rafiqur Rahman Raqu/DFID/Flickr)

Rising Sea Levels Could Wash Away 20 Million People

The current trajectory of climate change and an ensuing rise in sea levels could devastate populations across Asia. more
Rickshaw drive in the flooded streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007. (Sumaiya Ahmed/Flickr)

Fighting Against the 'Dark Omens' of Rising Sea Levels

An expert outlines the many grim ways in which rising sea levels would, and will, affect Asian populations. more
Pokhara, Nepal. (Mike Behnken/Flickr)

Finding a Common Platform for Climate Change

Viswanath advocates Asian countries creating a common platform from which to bring about change. more