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Manufacturing

Fighting fires, breathing smoke: Palm oil’s small farmers face the cost of sustainability

Independent growers are helping prevent wildfires even as haze threatens their families and livelihoods, while the costs of sustainable farming remain difficult to bear.
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Manufacturing

‘We all need to do better’: Indonesia’s fires test the credibility of sustainable palm oil

With 1.9 million hectares affected by fires in Indonesia, the palm oil industry faces questions over what sustainability certification can deliver – and who should be held accountable when fires occur.
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Policy & Finance

Nature funding falls for second year, putting global conservation bargain under strain at COP17

Support for protected and conserved areas fell from more than US$1.2 billion in 2023 to US$1 billion in 2025, as governments conclude COP17 in Yerevan to advance the goal of protecting 30 per cent of land and waters by 2030.
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Carbon & Climate

Mining and extraction threaten global 30x30 target: report

A new report finds that more than 61.5 million hectares of protected areas analysed across tropical countries overlap with oil and gas blocks, while another 42.7 million hectares overlap with mining concessions.

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20 October 2026

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Carbon & Climate

‘Mana hutan kami?’ The Malaysian youths turning climate anxiety into legal action

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Food & Agriculture

India’s forest communities build livelihoods beyond timber

17 October 2026

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Cities

Global mangroves rebound after decades of loss

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Water

COP17: Nature knows no boundaries – neither can our solutions

15 October 2026

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Policy & Finance

Global forest rights funding grows, but direct access lags

13 October 2026

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Water

The growing Himalayan risks in Bhutan’s hydropower ties with India

6 October 2026

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Cities

Rohingya camps in Bangladesh face growing landslide risk

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Carbon & Climate

Is the target to protect 30% of Earth still achievable, and still worthwhile?

2 October 2026

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Water

Water risks threaten trade as companies face US$397 billion exposure: CDP

1 October 2026

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Policy & Finance

USAID cuts carry environmental costs, new report finds

29 September 2026

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Water

Looser US fishing rules could put vital ecosystems at risk: experts

25 September 2026

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Energy

Can offshore wind protect the climate and ocean alike?

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Water

Sustainable tourism could help restore coral reefs at Bali hotspot: study

24 September 2026

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Water

Freediving helps Indonesia’s Bajau preserve traditions and marine life

23 September 2026

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Manufacturing

After EU deforestation exemption, leather industry seeks to rebuild trust

18 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

Protecting biodiversity brings income gains to Vietnam’s Annamite communities

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