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News / Food & Agriculture

5 May 2023

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Policy & Finance

Corruption stokes malpractice in Indonesia's palm oil industry

4 May 2023

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Policy & Finance

‘Farming tigers or rhinos is not beyond possibility,’ says head of Nepal’s wildlife department

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Cities

Activists slam scheme to cull Sri Lanka's crop-raiding macaques, export 100,000 monkeys to China

3 May 2023

Villagers protesting against a proposed steel plant in the Indian state of Odisha were attacked by thugs believed to have been hired by a steel company.

Carbon & Climate

Environmental activists under attack: India records highest incidences in Asia

28 April 2023

Robin Hu, Milken Institute

Policy & Finance

Former Temasek sustainability chief Robin Hu appointed Asia chair of Milken Institute

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Food & Agriculture

Indonesia slashed forests, peatlands to secure 1,500-hectare food estate

27 April 2023

Winners from the 2022 edition of The Liveability Challenge

Cities

The Liveability Challenge 2023 shortlist revealed, ocean solutions in contention for first time

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Food & Agriculture

Where China’s food policies and climate goals meet

24 April 2023

Oil palm seeds cut open

Food & Agriculture

Amidst India’s oil palm expansion mission, early growers are quitting it

21 April 2023

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Policy & Finance

'Alarming’ expansion of cropland in protected areas threatens biodiversity goals

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Food & Agriculture

Crisis resilience ‘critical’ to stem rising hunger

18 April 2023

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Policy & Finance

Loss and damage: how can culture and heritage loss be measured and addressed?

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Food & Agriculture

Climate change compounding inequalities faced by women in agriculture, FAO says

14 April 2023

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Cities

Leopards’ return to Pakistan capital highlights challenge of human-wildlife conflict

6 April 2023

Haze lingers over farmland in northern Thailand, where seasonal crop burning has been exacerbated by high temperatures and dry weather.

Carbon & Climate

After four wet years, complacency and El Niño risk Southeast Asia's haze preparedness as fires choke northern nations

3 April 2023

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Cities

On borrowed time: Educator Neo Xiaoyun on why we should care for ‘land about to be lost’ in urban Singapore

28 March 2023

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Cities

Record high deforestation hits Sumatra’s ‘orangutan capital’ as palm oil industry expands

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Carbon & Climate

'Act now': IPCC climate report appeals to all to salvage 1.5°C goal

27 March 2023

Carl Bek-Nielsen

Food & Agriculture

Former RSPO co-chair Carl Bek-Nielsen appointed chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Council

24 March 2023

Companies with more female representation in the boardroom tend to be more open and honest about their ESG performance, and are less prone to greenwashing,

Policy & Finance

Companies with more women in the boardroom are less prone to greenwashing: Study

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