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Food & Agriculture
Coastal towns in Bangladesh give up shrimp farming for agriculture to combat salinity
The decades-long shrimp aquaculture on Bangladesh’s southwest coast, which negatively impacts the environment in many ways, including creating a freshwater crisis, is now losing its importance as the farmers are gradually inclining toward agriculture again.
Food & Agriculture
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
Large trials in Indonesia and Malaysia are showing it is possible to become sustainable without damaging productivity or local economies.
Carbon & Climate
Bumpy road ahead as battery fears hit global EV rollout
The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries, driven by electric vehicles, is expected to result in a surge of spent batteries in developing countries, raising concerns about the destructive mining practices used to extract lithium.
Policy & Finance
Just transitions in the Mekong: China’s role in trade and investment
Second of four workshops sheds light on China’s influence in the Mekong region and opportunities for better engagement with Chinese stakeholders.
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19 September 2024
Food & Agriculture
How does Indonesia's palm oil industry fuel the climate crisis?
16 September 2024
Carbon & Climate
Q&A: Why methane levels are rising with no ‘hint of a decline’
9 September 2024
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Policy & Finance
How rife is exploitation of migrant workers on EU farms?
29 August 2024
Food & Agriculture
Bali's water temple priests guide a sustainable rice production system
26 August 2024
Food & Agriculture
Five charts: How climate change is driving up food prices around the world
23 August 2024
Carbon & Climate
How biochar can help China reach carbon neutrality
29 July 2024
Carbon & Climate
Proforest appoints Taufiq Alimi as Southeast Asia executive director
24 July 2024
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Carbon & Climate
Brazil races to launch carbon market ahead of COP30
Food & Agriculture
In Nepal, debate rages on crop-raiding monkeys
15 July 2024
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