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Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

NGOs dismiss IndoAgri sustainability policy as "corporate window dressing"

...smallholders, and third party suppliers. It supersedes IndoAgri's prior sustainable sourcing policies, which were announced in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Some of its commitments include getting all...

22 Feb 2017

NGOs dismiss IndoAgri sustainability policy as "corporate window dressing"

palm oil concession in air hitam laut sumatra

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Report finds a million "missing hectares" in palm oil industry

The world’s largest palm oil companies are not properly reporting the total land area they control, leaving almost a million hectares unaccounted for and vulnerable to destruction, a new report by Uni...

24 Mar 2017

Report finds a million "missing hectares" in palm oil industry

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Companies from Chanel to Ben and Jerry’s are benefiting from the new “carbon insetting” trend

Ten years ago, serendipity set Tristan Lecomte on his path to planting millions of trees around the world. Lecomte was CEO of the French organic and fair trade company Alter Eco, and his eco-conscious...

1 Feb 2017

Companies from Chanel to Ben and Jerry’s are benefiting from the new “carbon insetting” trend

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Governments must do more to help end deforestation in commodities supply chains

...smallholders and local companies were also seen as considerable challenges. Also, “The absence of global agreement on definitions and standards was seen as a problem; virtually every company we interv...

13 Apr 2017

Governments must do more to help end deforestation in commodities supply chains

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

...smallholders from their zero-deforestation pledges out of concern for their livelihoods. In response, IPOP has promised to balance forest protection with protecting smallholders and keeping Indonesian...

19 Feb 2016

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

New approaches to sustainable palm oil

...smallholders only just behind at 4.75 tonnes. Compare this to the 1.5-2 tonne average achieved by smallholders outside of our supply chain and the enormous potential scope for improvement through bett...

23 Dis 2015

New approaches to sustainable palm oil

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

The US$5 trillion opportunity Asian businesses cannot afford to ignore

It was a heartening coincidence. As Asia’s business community was left wondering what the United States quitting the Paris climate change agreement might mean for their markets, a United Nations-backe...

5 Jun 2017

The US$5 trillion opportunity Asian businesses cannot afford to ignore

Research / Earth on Board

Efficient agriculture, stronger economies in ASEAN

...smallholders, and the importance of harmonisation in crop protection regulations. By producing this paper, the global network partners of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Singapore...

28 Apr 2016

Efficient agriculture, stronger economies in ASEAN

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

The climate finance architecture the world needs

The climate finance architecture—the system of specialized, public funds that help countries implement climate mitigation and adaptation projects and programs—is crucial if the world is to overcome th...

13 Mar 2017

The climate finance architecture the world needs

Farmers in Pakistan use sms to warn of water

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Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

It is still beyond farmer Mohammad Ashraf’s comprehension that people in Islamabad can predict that it will rain in the next two days in his village. He is also astonished that, based on this predicti...

7 Ogo 2017

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

Why the local food trend will not cut it in a climate change future

...smallholders. Yet it cannot stand alone; relying on a single cluster of high-rise buildings or peri-urban farms to provide a megacity with all the food it needs is just too risky. Instead, planning fo...

7 Mar 2017

Why the local food trend will not cut it in a climate change future

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature f...

22 Feb 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

...smallholders to markets.

19 Okt 2016

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

Scientists and conservationists have long argued that, given the vast amount of degraded forestland in the tropics, large-scale and long-term restoration efforts are urgently needed, not just to help ...

14 Dis 2016

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

After giving a talk expounding the benefits of sustainability certification in Singapore last week, Ben Gunneberg, chief executive officer of the world’s largest forest certification body, the Program...

11 Jul 2017

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

...smallholders to multinational agricultural giants, says Montgomery. Even in commercial agriculture where economic reliance on a single agricultural commodity is core to the business, mulching and no-...

19 Mar 2018

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

A peat forest stands naked 18 months after it was burnt to clear land. The forest is located in the concession of Golden Agri Resources, and was set aside for conservation. GAR plans to restore the forest, which will take 25-30 years. Image: Eco-Business

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

...smallholders in a way that is accurate and not too costly. The challenge is finding a simple platform that works in areas of low connectivity and bandwidth like West Kalimantan, and then scaling it, s...

11 Apr 2017

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

Thirty-six of the biggest names in agriculture have teamed up to launch the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA), which aims to tackle the key challenges facing agricultural supply chains across the wo...

30 Nov 2016

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

By growing their enterprises in ways that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the private sector could unlock US$5 trillion in business opportunities and create 230 million new jobs i...

5 Jun 2017

10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

Over 400 million people have been affected by the El Niño weather event that ended around the middle of this year. The droughts it led to are continuing the affect farmers worldwide, says a report by ...

14 Nov 2016

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

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Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice

Studio EB As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much …
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‘Rivers do not stop at political boundaries’: Bhutan’s Princess on forests, water and Himalayan cooperation

Eksklusif Bhutan’s decades-long conservation efforts, bolstered by Restore Bhutan’s goal of bringing 50,000 hectares of degraded landscapes back to …
Berita / Bandar-bandar

Indonesia’s wildfire haze blankets Southeast Asia

Air quality in cities and districts across Southeast Asia has reached hazardous levels in recent weeks owing to …
Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?

The devastating floods in Nepal demonstrate what happens when reckless development puts climate-vulnerable communities in harm’s way.
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Türkiye seeks global backing for ‘climate responsible AI’ at COP31

The voluntary Antalya Pledge asks governments and companies to disclose data centre energy use and shift to renewables, …
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China is using AI to improve renewable efficiency. What can Southeast Asia learn?

The region must strengthen grids and clean energy capacity to incorporate AI for efficiency, experts say. But in …

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