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Fighting fires, breathing smoke: Palm oil’s small farmers face the cost of sustainability
Independent growers are helping prevent wildfires even as haze threatens their families and livelihoods, while the costs of sustainable farming remain difficult to bear.
Manufaktur
‘We all need to do better’: Indonesia’s fires test the credibility of sustainable palm oil
With 1.9 million hectares affected by fires in Indonesia, the palm oil industry faces questions over what sustainability certification can deliver – and who should be held accountable when fires occur.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Nature funding falls for second year, putting global conservation bargain under strain at COP17
Support for protected and conserved areas fell from more than US$1.2 billion in 2023 to US$1 billion in 2025, as governments conclude COP17 in Yerevan to advance the goal of protecting 30 per cent of land and waters by 2030.
Karbon & Iklim
Mining and extraction threaten global 30x30 target: report
A new report finds that more than 61.5 million hectares of protected areas analysed across tropical countries overlap with oil and gas blocks, while another 42.7 million hectares overlap with mining concessions.
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
USAID cuts carry environmental costs, new report finds
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Protecting biodiversity brings income gains to Vietnam’s Annamite communities
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Berita / Manufaktur
‘We all need to do better’: Indonesia’s fires test the credibility of sustainable palm oil
With 1.9 million hectares affected by fires in Indonesia, the palm oil industry faces questions over what sustainability … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy
United States election results may embolden countries to push for stronger fossil fuel commitments, but observers expect limited … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns
Simon Stiell acknowledged that many developing countries have struggled to engage with the summit’s Action Agenda and called … -
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Berita / Tanggung Jawab Sosial Perusahaan
Will Singapore’s tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations
Singapore’s amended haze law empowers the government to cut companies off from banks, suppliers and insurers without a … -
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Berita / Tanggung Jawab Sosial Perusahaan
Singapore’s top listed firms face climate data gaps a year into mandatory reporting
The first year of reports under Singapore’s new sustainability rules are cautious and uneven. With consultation on the … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Asean Common Carbon Framework renewed at COP31, regional endorsement sought
The pact aims to let carbon credits trade across Southeast Asian borders – as an industry-led framework, it …
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