Eco-Business

Plastic waste will soar to unprecedented levels without action, as UN plastics treaty remains elusive.

Indigenous Peoples at COP30 closing plenary

Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged heavily with Indigenous Peoples. Can upcoming hosts Turkey, Australia and Ethiopia take this further?

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil's plan to quadruple global use of green fuels could have mixed climate impact.

The government has recorded multiple environmental violations at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, but locals are yet to see action.

Oleh Amanda Magnani

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Oleh Robert McSweeney, Ho Woo Nam

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COP30 in Belém, Brazil, must boost action on the Escazú Agreement to protect nature’s last line of defence. Oleh Binaifer Nowrojee

Social innovation and entrepreneurship offer alternative ways forward, and both South Korea and China have demonstrated how it can be integrated into the mainstream and leverage market mechanisms. Oleh François Bonnici

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Systemic inequality and financial exclusion are blocking women’s full economic participation – and costing the global economy trillions. Oleh Ritika Agrawal dan María Fernanda Espinosa

Some want philanthropy to fill the gap, and others have shamed governments for stepping back. The former is unrealistic, while the latter ineffective. But even with constrained budgets, governments can provide assistance to scale up proven solutions. Oleh William Moore

Oleh Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Oleh Mohammed Usrof, Disha Ravi, Heleen Bruggink dan Erica Njuguna

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Oleh Essam Yassin Mohammed

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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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