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17 July 2020

mangrove malaysia

Policy & Finance

More nature, more jobs? Green investment seen as driver of coronavirus recovery

OceanaGold’s gold and copper mine in Didipio, Philippines

Policy & Finance

Philippine court dismisses OceanaGold’s bid to keep mining on expired permit

Cattle raised for beef in a barn in Bangladesh

Food & Agriculture

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

16 July 2020

Coal power plant, Laos

Energy

Development dilemma: How did coal sneak into Laos' energy plans?

A rubber tree plantation.

Food & Agriculture

Can natural rubber be farmed sustainably in the time of Covid-19?

Coal miners at Lao Ye Temple Mine in Shanxi, China

Carbon & Climate

Scientists concerned by ‘record high’ global methane emissions

Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's

Policy & Finance

'Tax us': World's super-rich call for wealth tax to fund coronavirus relief

15 July 2020

Snares and traps

Policy & Finance

Snares used in illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia are increasing the likelihood of pandemics

Batik Sembilan community in Harapan forest, Indonesia

Policy & Finance

Indonesia approves coal road project through highly biodiverse forest

Lise Pretorius, head of sustainability, Matter

Policy & Finance

WWF sustainable finance VP Lise Pretorius joins green pension startup

14 July 2020

Coastal ports in China transport coal

Policy & Finance

China’s new green bond catalogue could be greener

makati city philippines

Cities

Disease hotspots flourish when the city meets the country

13 July 2020

CSRWorks managing director Rajesh Chhabara (centre) sits in between Tim Mohin of GRI and Madelyn Antoncic of SASB at the Asia Sustainability Reporting Summit. Mohin and Antoncic clashed over whose standard was better. Image: Eco-Business

Corporate Responsibility

Rival standards bodies team up to clarify sustainability reporting as Covid increases pressure to disclose ESG data

Sakai indigenous community in Riau, Indonesia

Policy & Finance

Indonesian lawmakers to probe pulpwood firm’s dispute with indigenous group

deforestation waterscapes indonesia

Carbon & Climate

As fog clears on benefits of forest protection, excuses for failure wear thin

9 July 2020

Children, Jeepneys, Philippines

Carbon & Climate

Widespread air quality data gaps threaten global pollution fight, study finds

Ice cores in the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean

Carbon & Climate

Earth cooled naturally long before human heating

Eugene Wang, founder of Singapore biotech firm Sophie's BioNutrients.

Food & Agriculture

Covid-induced food insecurity has exposed under-investment in foodtech, says sustainability entrepreneur

Philip Alston, former special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights UN

Policy & Finance

Covid-19 exposes 'distorted picture' of global poverty gains, UN envoy says

Amazon rainforest near Manaus

Carbon & Climate

Drought-hit forests may worsen climate change

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