The judicial review application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court demands urgent action to halt escalating deforestation and to honour the country’s decades-old pledge to maintain 50 per cent forest cover.
The CEO of the environmental law charity said suing corporate polluters is not the way to drive impact in Asia, where it focuses on capacity building. The organisation currently has 20 staff in the region.
Singapore's draft adaptation plan will address heat resilience, coastal defence, and water security. Climate scientists and NGOs say the plan must also include nature and the most vulnerable to climate risks in its design.