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Carbon & Climate
Breaking Southeast Asia’s fire and haze cycle through certification and coordinated action
Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.
Carbon & Climate
Regional haze casts a pall on Asean’s influence
The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while Asean has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur.
The downlisting of recovering species can put conservation gains at risk when funding systems shift resources to species facing higher extinction risks.
Food & Agriculture
Southeast Asia holds the key to nature-positive palm oil
A nature-positive approach to agriculture, and specifically palm oil plantations, can marry mandates with production.
All #forests Opinion
7 April 2026
4 March 2026
Carbon & Climate
Rethinking Malaysia’s path to net zero
14 January 2026
Corporate Responsibility
Sustainability reporting tools must bridge impacts of local businesses and Earth's limits
24 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
‘They invite us to speak, but not to decide’
15 December 2025
1 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
A new opening for a fossil fuel phase out?
15 November 2025
Policy & Finance
Governments are failing environmental defenders. COP30 must act
Policy & Finance
Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals
29 May 2025
6 May 2025
Policy & Finance
Indigenous forest peoples can finally control nature finance
20 February 2025
Carbon & Climate
How Indigenous communities in Malaysia stopped the chop
16 January 2025
21 November 2024
Food & Agriculture
Plantations are not forests
10 September 2024
1 July 2024
Carbon & Climate
Habitat destruction hurting more than climate change
8 May 2024
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