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Carbon & Climate

Haze victims in Malaysia and Singapore can take polluters to court in Indonesia

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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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.
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Policy & Finance

Banks responsible for continuing deforestation in Southeast Asia

Forest-risk companies in Southeast Asia tend to rely almost entirely on debt financing. In view of this leverage, banks can be deemed directly accountable for deforestation and related offences committed by their borrowers.

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