Eco-Business

Women lead the charge for climate-friendly agriculture on the ground, though many important decisions still rest with men.

National and regional carbon markets are growing fast, but more should be done to coordinate them at the UNFCCC level.

Studio EB Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role as the unacknowledged economic backbone of Malaysia, accounting for 38 per cent of the nation's GDP. However, these enterprises face obstacles in adopting sustainability compliance, primarily due to insufficient funding, expertise and manpower.

A smallholder farmer on a plantation in Indonesia

The Malaysian bank is the first to set decarbonisation targets for the sector, aiming to cut portfolio emissions intensity by 16 per cent by 2030. However, its commitment does not directly include smallholders, who are not within its existing base of clients.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Stephen Christopher, Peter Phillimore

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Respecting planetary boundaries can bring us back to a safe operating space where Earth’s life support systems are not at risk. Oleh Mary Robinson dan Johan Rockström

Southeast Asia must prioritise climate resilience, encompassing adaptation and mitigation. The process must be strategically managed, informed by data and applied across a broad range of solutions. Oleh Vinod Thomas

Achieving zero hunger, one of the Sustainable Development Goals, requires meeting another SDG: ensuring access to modern energy. In particular, the future of agriculture in the Global South depends on distributed renewable-energy solutions to address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers. Oleh Kristina Skierka dan Aisha Mohammed Mussa

Despite Thailand’s energy surplus, the country continues to support environmentally damaging hydropower in Laos, revealing just how removed financers are from the impacts of their investments. Oleh Ming Li Yong

Pangan & Agrikultur

The hunger profiteers

Oleh Phil Howard dan Jennifer Clapp

Oleh Simon Zadek dan Sandrine Dixson-Declève

Oleh Abdul Waheed Bhutto

Oleh Nora McKeon

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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.

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Studio EB Transboundary haze pollution is back with a vengeance in Southeast Asia. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz about what the palm oil sector can do to put out the peatland fires that have burned annually for four decades.

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