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Ensuring funds reach countries most in need, quickly and equitably, is climate finance’s biggest challenge.

Following devastating floods that destroyed crops in the breadbasket region of India and Pakistan, food insecurity continues to loom large.

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil's plan to quadruple global use of green fuels could have mixed climate impact.

As pastures and thirsty crops dry up the Amazon, Indigenous people try to adapt traditional farming methods.

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By Yanine Quiroz

By Robin Hicks

By Siva Selan

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Law and policy measures that prioritise sustainable agriculture are needed to address India’s environmental challenges. By Akhilendra Pratap Singh

The Planetary Health Check is a warning but if we treat science as a compass and act together, we can reverse planetary decline. By Mary Robinson

An ageing agricultural workforce bodes ill for our ability to feed the world. To entice young people to work in food systems, policymakers should demonstrate the industry’s breadth, while providing them with the resources and skills to modernise farming and build sustainable, innovative agribusinesses. By Maximo Torero

Climate discourse must connect with jobs, security and everyday life if it is to win public support. By Tan Hao

By Elyssa Kaur Ludher and Angaindrankumar Gnanasagaran

By Morgan Gillespy and Afshan Khan

By Julie McCarthy and Patrick Odier

By Claudio de Sanctis

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Novel food firms are dreaming big about market expansion, but first they must overcome diners' doubts and a huge cost hurdle.

EB Studio Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?

The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

Simon Lord and Pamela Mar on Sustainability One on One

In the first in a new video series where sustainability leaders interview each other about the toughest things about their jobs, Simon Lord of Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation went head to head with Pamela Mar of Hong Kong-based textile and apparel giant Fung Group.

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A report by WWF finds that Hong Kong could lose 25 per cent of its biodiversity to new developments such as the North Metropolis.

A new report predicts Hong Kong could lose one quarter of its wildlife to new developments. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden's Dr Stephan Gale tell the EB Podcast that developers must build in ways that protect nature and bolster climate resilience.

In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.

A researcher lived with camel herders in Inner Mongolia for years to find out how they're coping with both conservation schemes and modernisation. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast about their challenges and lessons for the world.

Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.

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