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Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘Ambition’ problem: Why most Southeast Asian nations missed the COP16 biodiversity pledges deadline
Most Southeast Asian nations missed the COP16 deadline to submit updated biodiversity pledges. Competing priorities and financing gaps have hampered nature commitments, say experts.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Meagre pay, little support: Budget cuts for Philippines’ forest guards put conservation commitment under question
There has been a severe shortfall in funding for natural park management, and forest rangers are bearing the brunt of these budget cuts. This is despite the risks they face, and amid an expansion of top-down efforts to establish more government-protected areas which demand enforcement and patrol resources.
Karbon & Iklim
Sarawak should be classified as high-risk for deforestation under EUDR, says Human Rights Watch
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.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Nepal’s once-thriving community forests face existential crisis
Nepal’s community forestry programme saved the country from ecological disaster, but a lack of institutional support, outmigration and new taxes is excluding millions from forest access.
#timber Opini
Karbon & Iklim
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all.
Karbon & Iklim
‘Ghost roads’ are cracking open pristine rainforests in Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
A new study finds that illegal roads have enabled illicit logging, mining, poaching and land grabbing in some of the world's most biodiversity-rich ecosystems.
Karbon & Iklim
Malaysia’s carbon credit conundrum: State governments hold key to unlocking its potential
Malaysia is expected to launch its first local nature-based carbon credit but it faces a jurisdictional quagmire, wherein forest management is predominantly governed by state authorities.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Rich countries must compensate the Global South for biodiversity loss
Wealthy nations’ overconsumption is destroying nature, but is often not accounted for by ‘loss and damage’.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
How technology can help save Indigenous forests – and our planet
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Sarawak communities gather data to challenge claims made by logging company
Karbon & Iklim
Fighting climate change with bamboo
#timber Video
Logging scars landscapes, destroys habitats and is a major contributor to climate change. Here's how old Android smartphones--that might otherwise end up in a landfill-- are being used to stop illegal logging and curb climate change impacts.
Bangunan Ramah
Frank Gehry’s ‘brown paper bag’ is green
The newly opened Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney boasts more than 25 sustainable design features and has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
#timber Rilis Pers
The Borneo Project
King Charles III called on to stand up for forests in Sarawak
PEFC International
Living proof: PEFC-certified timber used in WAF award-winning project
Ecoforests Asset Management
Amazon fires continue destruction of “Lungs of the Earth” rainforests
The Rainforest Alliance
Ag-Tech Developer Challenge launches
