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Why don’t consumer brands promote their sustainable palm oil credentials?Some companies think the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil logo looks too much like a marijuana leaf. Others don't want to highlight that the controversial oil—sustainable or not—is in their products. -
Southeast Asia urged to cooperate on taking firms to task over fire hazeResearchers say governments in the region would do better to work jointly on preventing fires than playing a blame game.
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Asia Pulp & Paper involved in numerous land disputes, shirking demands for more transparency—reportFood & Agriculture
Asia Pulp & Paper involved in numerous land disputes, shirking demands for more transparency—report
A new study reveals the paper giant’s trail of disputes across Indonesia. But even as the controversial firm claims to address the social harm caused, it keeps experts in the dark about whether community rights are genuinely respected. -
‘What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic’—why the north pole matters to AsiaCarbon & Climate
‘What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic’—why the north pole matters to Asia
A new exhibition by Eco-Business explores the link between melting ice sheets and communities in Asia. One of its defining images: The carcass of a reindeer that likely starved to death after getting its antlers entangled in a fishing net.
Opinion
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Indigenous leadership delivers natural climate solutions– Indigenous communities, like the Sungai Utik Dayak Iban Longhouse community in Indonesia, are guardians of the land on which they reside. Across the world, there is growing recognition of their work towards protecting the environment and mitigating climate change. -
Can Indonesia relocate its capital without derailing its Paris Agreement targets?– Southeast Asia’s largest economy must explore clean energy and build its new capital without destroying Kalimantan’s forests and peatlands. Otherwise, it stands to lose more life-sustaining natural capital, even as it gains a new one. -
High time for a Green New Deal for Singapore– For a rich country, Singapore is not doing nearly enough to tackle climate change, and has chosen to spend billions on adaptation rather than prevention. Here's what the city-state could and should do to rise to the climate crisis, writes Assaad Razzouk.
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Highlights from Ecosperity Week 2019– Eminent speakers and thousands of attendees discussed strategies for a resource-efficient future at Ecosperity Week 2019. As they heard about the science of global warming, delegates were called upon to be part of the solution.
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Why emerging Asia is the hub of climate-smart urban development– About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.
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Malaysia—the new dumping ground for the world's plastic waste– After China banned waste imports, Malaysia has taken up the slack with worrying consequences, a Greenpeace investigation has found. Much of Malaysia's imported trash—most of which comes from the US, UK and Japan—is not recycled, but dumped or burned.
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This anti-palm oil ad for a British supermarket just got banned– The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'
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Visit Changing Course 2019An exhibition captured in a series of photographic prints, a 360° video experience and Arctic Awakening -
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