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Climate change is making floods, heatwaves and storms more frequent and more intense; scientists warn emissions must be cut.

Deforestation in Indonesia for pulpwood plantations

After sustained pressure from commodity producers and resistance from its own members, the EU Commission decided to postpone a law banning the import of commodities linked to forest loss for 12 months. Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil lobby groups welcomed the news.

A year-long investigation also found Indigenous rights violations in the Malaysian state. Malaysian and Indonesian officials recently blocked civil society representatives from participating in a key EUDR meeting in Brussels.

Booming global demand for the vegetable oil is spurring deforestation in Indonesia.

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Oleh Gabrielle See

Oleh Orla Dwyer, Yanine Quiroz

Oleh Gabrielle See

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Enshrining free, prior and informed consent in Malaysian law can improve the credibility of carbon projects. In the meantime, carbon conversations must include Indigenous voices and wisdom. Oleh Samantha Ho

These smallholder farmers can become "technopreneurs" in their own right if more incentives were provided for them to adopt technology and digitisation initiatives that can help improve sustainability performance. Oleh Siti Dina Razman Pahri

The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change. Oleh Sajan Thomas

New domestic policies and consumer goods manufacturers and retailers are steering Chinese suppliers toward sustainable palm oil practices. Oleh Lifeng Fang

Oleh Euan Ritchie

Oleh Tran Quynh Chi

Oleh Anna Cooke, Claudia Benham, Julie Dean dan Nathalie Butt

Oleh Chris Beyrer

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The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

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.

Simon Lord and Pamela Mar on Sustainability One on One

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.

From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.

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The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.

Palm oil farmers working with Natural Habitats

Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.

People using ATM machines in Singapore. Image: Robin Hicks/Eco-Business

Fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons—our banks could be spending our money on things we don't want them to. Eco-Business talks to finance expert Mayur Singh about why consumers in Asia should asking banks how they spend their money.

Studio EB RSPO's new standards ban deforestation and growing on peat. But what are the challenges of putting the new rules into practice, and how will they be effectively enforced? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to industry experts from RSPO, WWF and Wilmar International.

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