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Critics call US–Indonesia trade deal ‘extractive colonialism’ over mining, fossil fuels
Activists warn a new US-Indonesia trade deal could accelerate mining, deforestation and fossil fuel use, with weak, nonbinding environmental safeguards.
Indonesia plans to rezone large parts of Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra for carbon trading and luxury tourism to raise conservation funds.
Carbon & Climate
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2025
From flood control scandals that swallowed billions in public funds to Indigenous resistance against palm oil bulldozers, Eco-Business’ 10 most-read stories show how extreme weather, geopolitics and rushed renewables are sharpening the urgency – and complexity – of climate action across Asia.
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in Indonesia's Sumatra, where the most lives have been lost, the scale of disaster was worsened by deforestation.
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Carbon & Climate
New dams cast doubt on Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects
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Policy & Finance
Indigenous Filipinos hope carbon credits can protect their forests
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News / Policy & Finance
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Opinion / Energy
The energy transition has its own Strait of Hormuz
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Cambodia scraps EV import taxes, citing fuel price pressure
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Asia Pacific a bright spot for sustainable finance in 2026: ING
Financial institutions and corporations drove strong growth in green bonds and loans in 2025, the banking group said, …
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