natural resources (general)

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.

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Climate change and increased human activity are putting one of Asia’s most important river systems under duress. It will require a sustained and coordinated effort to fix things.

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Palm oil faces a complex future, with new regulations and pressures challenging the ongoing sustainability of the industry.

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Demand for rare earth elements has risen in tandem with the push towards greener technologies and decarbonisation.

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Managing expectations around the supply of critical minerals will be key to avoiding conflict and moving the world towards decarbonisation.

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Long a source of tension with its neighbours, China’s transboundary rivers are opening opportunities for regional cooperation.

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Going to the Moon and other planetary bodies in search of natural resources may alleviate critical shortages on Earth.

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Private companies and governments are reaching for the stars in an effort to ease Earth-bound shortages.

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The dry weather could result in prolonged droughts and haze affecting millions across the region as it did in 2015.

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On the ocean floor, robots will gather the rocks and suction pipes and hydraulic lifts will transport these to a surface vessel.

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Deep sea mining is about to get the green light and companies itching to exploit it have a head start on authorities.

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