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20 April 2020

Drax coal-fired power station

Energy

As investment giant BlackRock pulls back from coal, activists urge the same for biomass energy

Workers in an oil palm plantation in Papua, Indonesia

Food & Agriculture

As palm oil for biofuel rises in Southeast Asia, tropical ecosystems shrink

17 April 2020

Moray McLeish, vice president of corporate responsibility and sustainability, Asia, Olam International.

Corporate Responsibility

How I got here... Olam sustainability VP, Moray McLeish

16 April 2020

borneo indonesia rainforest

Cities

Indonesia’s new capital in Borneo on hold amid Covid-19 crisis

15 April 2020

rubber plantation bintan

Food & Agriculture

Smallholder farmers: If you want to save forests, pay more for sustainable rubber

Deforestation Palangka Raya in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Policy & Finance

Indonesia won’t ‘sacrifice economy’ for deeper emissions cuts

9 April 2020

School of tropical fish in Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia

Carbon & Climate

Deep emissions cuts this decade could prevent ‘abrupt ecological collapse’

3 April 2020

Forests cleared for palm oil cultivation.

Food & Agriculture

Palm oil giant Wilmar quits High Carbon Stock Approach citing governance issues

Beverley Postma takes over from Darrel Webber as chief executive of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

Food & Agriculture

RSPO appoints Food Industry Asia founder Beverley Postma as new CEO

1 April 2020

Aquaculture China

Food & Agriculture

Coronavirus hits sustainable aquaculture

31 March 2020

Great Indian Bustard

Carbon & Climate

Solar, wind and hydro projects are threatening key wildlife habitats in Southeast Asia, India

30 March 2020

instant noodles

Food & Agriculture

A new recipe for instant noodles: One man’s quest to transform comfort food, and help the planet

17 March 2020

A pangolin. Pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammal, are among the species suspected of transferring the Covid-19 coronavirus to humans. Image: Robin Hicks/Eco-Business

Food & Agriculture

Pandemics like Covid-19 could get worse without a better understanding of wildlife health, warn conservationists

13 March 2020

Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex

Carbon & Climate

Vietnam’s new conservation plan prioritises trees and people, but not emissions

sumatran tiger

Policy & Finance

Tiger sighting on Sumatran highway causes a stir, but is no surprise

A beach clean up in Indonesia. Companies pay to have beaches cleaned to offset the plastic they cannot eliminate from their operations. Image: Seven Clean Seas

Waste

What is plastic offsetting? And can it really help to fight the plastic crisis?

12 March 2020

pepsico

Corporate Responsibility

PepsiCo updates sustainable palm oil policy to close supplier loophole

11 March 2020

philippines waste imports

Waste

If the Philippines banned waste imports, why is it still the world's dumping ground?

10 March 2020

tampakan mining

Policy & Finance

Indigenous groups continue fight against newly-revived Philippine mine

6 March 2020

Duranbah Beach Australia

Carbon & Climate

Sandy beaches may succumb to rising seas

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