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For every $1 going to nature globally, $30 is spent on destructive activities, a new report found. Southeast Asia alone will need to increase nature financing by sevenfold annually by 2030 to meet global biodiversity, land degradation and climate change targets.

He cited ministerial bureaucracy and the pace of government processes behind his decision, saying he is most comfortable contributing to projects on the ground.

Plastic used in building construction burns hotter than traditional materials and produces toxic smoke and runoff.

This year, ‘greenrinsing’ – shifting climate targets after luring investment – cast a shadow over corporate decarbonisation efforts, while fossil fuel firms leaned on carbon capture technologies to justify ongoing expansion and promoted natural gas as "clean".

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Oleh Gaea Katreena Cabico

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Rhick Lars Albay

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Businesses must develop nature strategies and implement them swiftly to mitigate risks and build resilience in a changing world. Oleh Eva Zabey

With cities at the frontline of climate resilience, COP30 is a key opportunity to scale-up urban finance. Oleh Robert Muggah dan Philip Yang

Even though the global economy depends on a stable climate and reliable ecosystem services, businesses and financial institutions are not required or incentivised to invest in nature. Central banks and supervisors could change that trajectory simply by fulfilling their financial-stability mandate. Oleh Julie McCarthy

The UN has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation as climate change speeds up ice loss not only in the Arctic and Antarctica, but in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayas, which is warming three times the global average rate. Oleh Masatsugu Asakawa

Oleh Katherine Snow

Oleh Ilana Seid

Oleh Ambroise Fayolle

Oleh Dr Yung En Chee dan Professor Euan Ritchie

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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.

John Haffner, deputy director of sustainability, Hang Lung Properties, says internal advocacy has been key to driving the sustainability agenda. Image: ReThink 2

Having "stretch targets" can spur innovation, says the sustainability chief for one of Hong Kong's largest real estate firms in the latest episode of "On the frontlines". He also shares why the firm has chosen to publish the draft of its net zero plan for open discussion of its climate targets.

Ani Dasgupta, CEO of World Resources Institute

The chief executive of World Resources Institute also told the Eco-Business Podcast that the gutting of USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries.

Climate tech podcast with Steve Melhuish

Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.

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