Eco-Business

A rethink of global water security is needed as knowledge grows about the role of nature and climate, analysts say.

Recovering forests can offset around a quarter of the emissions generated from deforestation in humid tropical regions, according to a new study.

As clean energy technologies require more metals and minerals like lithium, copper and cobalt, mining disasters have raised questions about the sector's ability to change.

A global study finds that most executives think their competitors' sustainability data lacks credibility. About 80% of the respondents believe their rivals are more focused on image than achieving actual sustainability outcomes.

By Robin Hicks

By Maurício Brum and Sílvia Lisboa

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Emma Bryce, Abdul Brima, Zubaida Mabuno Ismail, Fidelis Satriastanti, Alejandra Cuéllar, Jack Lo Lau, Lou Del Bello, Rishika Pardikar, Chih-Ching Lan, Josie Phillips, Jessica Aldred, Regina Lam

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Oil and gas fields located in Tarim Basin in central Xinjiang, China.

Volatility in oil and gas markets has been devastating for middle-income energy exporters, which produce nearly half of the world’s oil and gas. As the world shifts to renewables, these countries must adopt strategies to ensure that the transition does not harm workers and communities. By Carlos Lopes

Green hydrogen is being hailed as the top fossil fuel substitute. To avoid greenwashing, Western policymakers must work with leaders in the Global South to create an economically viable sector with strong environmental and social standards. By Jörg Haas

Concrete plans and financing will be needed. The COP27 and COP15 summits can also be combined, writes former Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. Climate change and biodiversity loss must be addressed in tandem. By Juan Manuel Santos

As governments seek an agreement on a global plan to halt the rapid loss of the world’s biodiversity, the rights of Indigenous peoples, smallholder farmers and other agroecological communities are being sidelined. By Sofia Monsalve and Georgina Catacora-Vargas

Policy & Finance

Counting queers

By Egerton Neto

By Simon Zadek

By Evan Fricke, Alejandro Ordonez, Haldre Rogers, Jens-Christian Svenning

By V. Shankar

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Particularly for women, access to clean water creates education and economic opportunities.

A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.

Brazil and the Philippines are the most dangerous countries for activists fighting mining, agribusiness and hydroelectric companies for their rights to land, forests, and rivers, a new report by Global Witness found.

The second-largest city in Colombia has been recognised for its transformation from a city struggling with uncontrolled urban expansion and violence to one that is now held up as a model for sustainable urban innovation.

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Can electronic dance music drive climate action?

When sweaty revellers are cutting shapes on the dance floor, can they be inspired to think about climate change? Dilo and Robin Perkins from DJs For Climate Action tell the Eco-Business Podcast how dance music can drive climate action.

Palm oil farmers working with Natural Habitats

Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.

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