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...smallholders are the main growers. Landscape leadership on palm oil sustainability In Aceh Tamiang in nothern Sumatra, Indonesia, a multistakeholder landscape approach has effectively ended defores...

6 Jun 2024

19 million Filipinos to benefit from transport, health projects in Mindanao

At least nineteen million Filipinos are expected to benefit from two new projects approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, aimed at improving transport connectivity and health ...

10 Mar 2025

...smallholders struggle with compliance. This story highlights the crucial balance between sustainability and regulation, urging global support for smallholders. 9. The case for carbon offsets as interi...

11 Des 2024

Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation with US$120 million for new projects

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives, and Mauritania. At the request of the three countries, the UN Env...

6 Jul 2025

Palm oil plantation Kalimantan Indonesia

...smallholders RSPO also believes that climate finance should start with smallholders, a view supported by many in the industry. Today, 40 per cent of the world’s total palm cultivation areas are manage...

9 Feb 2024

A woman working in a tobacco field in East Lombok

Nurhidayah, 42, is a smallholder farmer and single mother of two. She faces the harsh realities of climate change daily. Her two-hectare farm in East Lombok relies solely on rainwater for sustenance. ...

22 Jul 2024

...smallholders, of which 100 million are in Southeast Asia. Barriers include the lack of digital literacy leading to lack of awareness among farmers about the availability of such tools and the high cos...

21 Mar 2024

China's first RSPO-certified shipment of Identity Preserved sustainable palm oil

...smallholders can earn premiums for their sustainability efforts through the credits. One RSPO credit is equivalent to a tonne of certified sustainable palm oil. In the United States, D’Cruz foresees ...

27 Jan 2025

...smallholders with no access to certified mills or other means to prove compliance, argued Prabowo. “While there other ways to support smallholders, ISH credits are a proven, practical and well-targete...

2 Jan 2024

Malaysia's plantation and commodities minister Johari Abdul Ghan at SWR 2025

...smallholders. "The only way forward is to increase yield without planned expansion," said Johari. "Malaysia is ready to comply with EUDR and other international certification requirements."

3 Jun 2025

Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars

Amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling - with a strong focus on passive techniques low-energy and hybrid cooling that combines fans and air conditioners th...

15 Nov 2025

...smallholders and women. For example, Sajeda Begum, a flower farmer who lives in Jhikorgacha district, southwestern Bangladesh, tells Dialogue Earth her work is frequently disrupted by load-shedding an...

24 Des 2024

Smallholder farmer hoists fresh fruits bunches

...smallholders. With the right tools and access, smallholders can leverage opportunities for the sustainable production and consumption of palm oil. The RSPO’s goal is to support smallholders by making ...

9 Nov 2023

An independent smallholder farmer in Indonesia

...smallholders. Aida Greenbury, sustainability advisor, Indonesian smallholders union Aida Greenbury, sustainability advisor, Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS), the Indonesian independent smallholder...

14 Nov 2023

A smallholder farmer on a plantation in Indonesia

...smallholders union SPKS, said banks could better support smallholders with a mix of grants and low-interest impact investments, in partnership with the bank's large palm oil clients, to enable smallho...

28 Nov 2023

...smallholders see elephant encroachment into their estates as a menace. Social enterprise Animal Projects & Environmental Education (APE Malaysia)'s Sabah project manager Mark Benedict said that mo...

23 Jul 2024

Varaha raises US$8.7 million, led by RTP Global, to accelerate agricultural decarbonisation

...smallholders towards sustainable practices. Varaha’s industry-leading Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) platform uses remote sensing, machine learning and scientific research to quan...

22 Feb 2024

...smallholders. The omission was in breach of international law and RSPO’s long-held policy commitment to uphold FPIC, said Angus MacInnes, project officer at Forest Peoples Programme. MacInnes believe...

29 Okt 2024

Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains

Women in Nepal, who are the backbone of the agriculture sector, are faced with an escalating challenge: the climate crisis. For rural farmers like Gnaga Maya Adhikari, the impacts of climate ...

15 Apr 2025

A village along the Tamiang river was flooded in 2007, affecting 200,000 people

...smallholders to farm sustainably. Image: Musim Mas The programme has helped to boost productivity for smallholders in the regency. "Previously, smallholder productivity was very low, and many smallho...

7 Nov 2023

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