Food & Agriculture News
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Certification fails to transform the palm oil industry–what next?The RSPO’s standards are a flagship in the drive to make palm oil sustainable. But much more is needed to truly bring change. -
Explainer: Can satellite mapping really make agriculture more sustainable?Can images from space help us achieve greener ways of growing food?
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Leveraging AI to fight climate changePartners of the 2021 ‘AI for the Planet’ summit say big data, artificial intelligence and digital technology can bring a 10-20 per cent reduction in global carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. -
Singapore government unveils 2021 budget with sustainability focusSingapore has announced myriad sustainability measures under this year’s government budget. Will they go far enough?
Food & Agriculture Opinion
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Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate changeUnited States
Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change
– Permanently protecting large, mature forests is a faster and cheaper way to stabilise Earth's climate than complex carbon capture and storage schemes, and more effective than planting new trees. -
Human exploitation and environmental harm: What is the connection?– When forced labour practices are part of supply chains, it is reasonable to ascertain that environmental degradation may be present too. -
It's time to shift to locally-led climate change adaptation– Communities on the frontlines of global warming impacts rarely have a say in decisions made to protect them. This must change.
Food & Agriculture Videos
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Pandemics and the exploitation of wildlife — what's the connection?– 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.
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Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
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Sustainability One on One: Palm oil proponent Simon Lord in conversation with apparel futurist Pamela Mar
– 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. -
Combining old knowledge and new ideas in fishing in Kalimantan– Smallholder fish farmers in rural Kalimantan are turning towards sustainability, with some assistance from an agribusiness company.
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Keep on trucking: Building a solid supply chain for palm oil– What does it mean to build a clean and fair palm oil supply chain? For drivers in Indonesia used to unsafe working conditions, this is what it could look like.
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