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Policy & Finance
How trade deals can save nature
Environmental conservation is among the most important, universally shared imperatives the world faces, and market access is one of the few carrots available in international politics. By linking tariffs to deforestation, the EU and others can create trade agreements that deliver more conservation and more gains from trade.
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Nature can’t wait
Although the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are spurring governments to increase spending on defence and focus more on economic growth, it would be a mistake to postpone investments designed to protect nature. In fact, meeting internationally agreed targets could add up to US$450 billion to annual global GDP by 2050.
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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Breaking Southeast Asia’s fire and haze cycle through certification and coordinated action
EB Studio
Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.
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Southeast Asia holds the key to nature-positive palm oil
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Rethinking Malaysia’s path to net zero
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The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
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Building inclusive economies: Lessons from East Asia’s social innovation ecosystems
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Central banks must stem the nature crisis
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Meltdown at the top of the world
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