Eco-Business

Trump administration dismantling of sensor system worth US$368 million is latest blow to information gathering vital to protecting the marine environment and global climate.

Major insurers from the region, including MS&AD, SOMPO, and Tokio Marine still back liquefied natural gas projects in the global epicentre of marine biodiversity, despite mounting risks to coastal communities and the clean energy transition, warned campaigners on World Oceans Day.

A new documentary, “Jejak Wallacea,” highlights how coastal communities across eastern Indonesia are reviving customary marine management systems to protect ecosystems threatened by destructive fishing, turtle hunting and habitat loss.

Decrepit, sanction-busting fuel tankers are flouting regulations and creating environmental consequences for poorer countries.

Oleh Hans Nicholas Jong

Oleh G K Cabico

Oleh Gafur Abdullah

Oleh Elisângela Mendonça

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Connecting communities that protect their coasts can yield huge benefits but funding is not flowing to the right places. Oleh Adam Miller

Rainforest in Papua province, Indonesia.

Green policy targets environmental outcomes, while industry and trade focus on jobs and growth. When misaligned, green efforts stall and competitiveness weakens. Oleh William Sabandar

On 27 January, a landmark ruling on high-earning individuals and large corporations by Pakistan's newly-established Federal Constitutional Court provided a "powerful blueprint" in seeking an overhaul of the international tax system. Oleh Lidy Nacpil dan Farooq Tariq

Trump’s dismantling of USAID and deep foreign aid cuts are forcing international NGOs to shrink, localise and seek new funding models – with profound consequences for global health and humanitarian work. Oleh Sarah Stroup dan Jennifer Hadden

Oleh Amol Mehra dan Claire Harbron

Oleh Binaifer Nowrojee

Oleh François Bonnici

Oleh Ritika Agrawal dan María Fernanda Espinosa

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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.

Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.

As the UN climate change conference enters its crucial final days, global social media campaign #EarthtoParis wants to send a strong message to world leaders: Make this the turning point against climate change.

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At the close of COP30, nations agreed to triple adaptation finance by 2035, while the fund for loss and damage appeared to remain sidelined. Lidy Nacpil, a long-time attendee of the climate conference, explains why.

The chief of a Manila-based nonprofit that advocates for climate finance transparency tells the EB Podcast that so-called Filipino resilience to natural disasters should not be an “excuse” for developers to dodge accountability for substandard flood control projects.

Civic groups charge that an anti-foreign interference bill will muzzle civil society. How can activists safely advocate for human rights? Eco-Business asked Vanessa Ho from Project X and Fair Finance Asia's Bernadette Victorio.

Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.

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