Marine Cleanup Partnership: The Philippines and Korea are set to inaugurate the Korea-donated MV Nilad on June 30 to tackle marine litter in Manila Bay under an $8.2M, five-year project aimed at better solid-waste handling and behavior change. Waste & Circular Economy: Malaysia’s KDEB Waste Management signed an MoU with TM Enviro to strengthen the e-waste value chain, from community collection and collection centres to recovery and end-of-life treatment under environmental standards. Energy Storage for Renewables: Envision Energy agreed to supply a 660MWh battery system for South Africa’s Naos-1, pairing 300MW solar with storage to deliver dispatchable power and improve grid stability. Biodiversity Protection: Johor, Malaysia, reported a 30% drop in human-elephant conflict after EFT-funded measures, including translocation of 29 elephants and plans to expand electric fencing. Green Hydrogen Demo: India’s TKIL Industries will install a green hydrogen microgrid with fuel-cell storage at the College of Military Engineering in Pune, targeting resilient off-grid clean power. Climate Risk & Policy: The Philippines’ DOE plans show-cause orders for 164 on-grid generation firms over forced outages and derating during critical grid alerts. Food Systems Watch: A US survey finds regenerative agriculture awareness rising fast, but scaling still faces supply limits, shifting certification rules, and farm transition costs.