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The first report card on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal framework was issued at this year’s UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, and the marks were dismal. The problem is not a lack of targets, but a global financial system that pays to destroy nature and penalises those who protect it.

11 Nov 2026

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Southeast Asia can scale climate-smart farming by putting farmers, viable business models and cross-sector partnerships at the centre.

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With regional diplomacy and Singapore’s haze law offering victims slow responses, Indonesia’s own courts may be the most promising route to compensation. A recent procedural rule eases the hardest part of any haze lawsuit – proving whose fires caused the harm.

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EB Studio Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.

7 September 2026

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