The Liveability Challenge
Stories inspired by The Liveability Challenge, an annual search for solutions to make Asia's cities safer, cleaner and more resilient places to live, supported by Temasek Foundation.
News / Food & Agriculture
Project aims to restore degraded Indonesian forests — by partnering with timber giants
A German startup is aiming to scale its social forestry model in Indonesia with the help of the country's huge timber concession holders. CFO Paul Schüller says his firm can reverse deforestation by giving local communities a sustainable livelihood of timber, cash crops and carbon credits.
Videos / Carbon & Climate
'It works like a dish sponge': a new way to capture carbon from the ocean
Gaurav Sant, founder of startup SeaChange, tells Eco-Business about a technology he hopes will give the world's oceans the capacity to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
News / Carbon & Climate
Social forestry project wins the Liveability Challenge 2022
Fairventures, an agroforestry management system, was awarded top prize in the annual search for solutions to the toughest sustainability challenges of our time.
News / Waste
As lithium reserves dwindle, Singapore EV battery recycling startup aims to plug supply gap
Lithium shortages are straining supply chains for electric vehicle batteries. Entrepreneur Bryan Oh, co-founder of a low-waste, low-emissions lithium recycling firm, wants to be the world's largest lithium company without ever owning a mine.
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Carbon & Climate
Carbon capture idea wins The Liveability Challenge 2021
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Food & Agriculture
Plant-based Bambara milk could launch in Singapore in Q2 of 2021
12 January 2021
11 January 2021
1 October 2020
Food & Agriculture
Cell-based seafood firm Shiok Meats raises US$12.6m in Series A funding
8 July 2020
26 May 2020
15 January 2020
7 June 2019
Food & Agriculture
Sustainable plant protein wins The Liveability Challenge 2019
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