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Food & Agriculture
Will the UN food systems summit bring change?
...
smallholders
, indigenous peoples, youth and women have all been involved in the summit action tracks, generating a greater share of ideas for improving food systems than private sector participants. T...
21 Sep 2021
Will the UN food systems summit bring change?
News /
Carbon & Climate
Decline in deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
...
smallholders
in getting certified under sustainability schemes such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and the government’s Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) program, Rudi said. “Th...
4 Jan 2022
Decline in deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
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Policy & Finance
Vietnam to plant 1 billion trees — but how?
...
smallholders
.
Smallholders
are a major aspect of forestry in Vietnam, as they control at least half of the country’s planted forest area, and in rural areas such as the mountains outside Hue, plantati...
24 May 2021
Vietnam to plant 1 billion trees — but how?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
India needs a fast—and just—transition to meat alternatives
In the HBO documentary the “Weight of the Nation” it was noted that if you go with the flow and eat a typical diet in the United States, you will eventually become obese. As a medical doctor, and a ve...
22 Apr 2022
India needs a fast—and just—transition to meat alternatives
News /
Food & Agriculture
Half of rubber trade agrees to new policies to cut deforestation, human rights abuses from supply chains
...
smallholders
do not bear the burden of switching to sustainable practices. The higher cost of sustainable production has slowed the adoption of better practices in other sectors such as palm oil. Clea...
23 Sep 2020
Half of rubber trade agrees to new policies to cut deforestation, human rights abuses from supply chains
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Corporate Responsibility
‘Mind-boggling’ that female garment makers are not paid a living wage: SukkhaCitta co-founder and CSO Bertram Flesch
Every day, the average consumer is bombarded with marketing and advertising that pushes the newest trends. Statistics point to how apparel sales have risen in recent years, in response to drastically ...
12 May 2023
‘Mind-boggling’ that female garment makers are not paid a living wage: SukkhaCitta co-founder and CSO Bertram Flesch
News /
Policy & Finance
Deforestation surge continues amid worsening uncertainty in Myanmar
Carved out of the of the narrow isthmus that connects the Malay Peninsula to the rest of mainland Southeast Asia, Myanmar’s southern Tanintharyi region rises from the Andaman Sea in the west to the fo...
27 Aug 2021
Deforestation surge continues amid worsening uncertainty in Myanmar
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Food & Agriculture
Can natural rubber be farmed sustainably in the time of Covid-19?
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smallholders
and industrial growers, albeit at a reduced frequency, and pay them for it. Before the pandemic,
smallholders
delivered their rubber twice a month and were paid within a week of the deliv...
16 Jul 2020
Can natural rubber be farmed sustainably in the time of Covid-19?
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Policy & Finance
One in five hectares of palm oil in Indonesia is criminal, report shows
Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, owes a substantial slice of that output to criminal deforestation, according to a new report showing that a fifth of its plantations are illegally ...
12 Nov 2021
One in five hectares of palm oil in Indonesia is criminal, report shows
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Food & Agriculture
Coffee farmers in dire straits; large roasters and traders must step up: Report
The largest coffee companies in the world including Nestle, Starbucks, Lavazza and UCC are failing to report transparently on their sustainability commitments and are doing too little to improve the l...
16 Jan 2021
Coffee farmers in dire straits; large roasters and traders must step up: Report
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Carbon & Climate
UN report: land degradation now affects half the world’s population and economy
...
smallholders
, who are paid annual incentives to plant and maintain trees. Since it began in 2009, it has involved nearly 1,000 subsistence farmers, and 20,000 trees have been planted, earning more tha...
4 May 2022
UN report: land degradation now affects half the world’s population and economy
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Food & Agriculture
Will China produce its own palm oil?
...
smallholders
can use simple oil pressing equipment designed for peanuts to produce crude palm oil. Zeng says that while China is not ready for large-scale oil palm planting, it can start with small-sc...
9 Feb 2022
Will China produce its own palm oil?
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Food & Agriculture
Food crisis 2022: the many rethinks needed to feed the world
First went wheat and corn, when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, resulting in beseiged ports and trade embargoes. The two countries exported a quarter of the world’s wheat and a sixth of the world’...
1 Jun 2022
Food crisis 2022: the many rethinks needed to feed the world
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Transport
Q&A: Major global report reveals how climate, land use and trade drive ‘invasive species’
The term “invasive alien species” refers to a species that human activities have enabled to move into a region outside its native habitat and that has established a self-sustaining population there, w...
15 Sep 2023
Q&A: Major global report reveals how climate, land use and trade drive ‘invasive species’
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Carbon & Climate
Data-driven platform aims to clear up fog of palm oil traceability
...
smallholders
, since very few of them have been mapped despite accounting for 40 per cent of all palm oil production. “Despite the many challenges, I’m optimistic palm oil could be the first major defo...
2 Nov 2021
Data-driven platform aims to clear up fog of palm oil traceability
News /
Food & Agriculture
In Indian mining hub, farmers bring polluted land back to life
For years, Indian farmer Chape Hanumaiya struggled to grow anything on his tiny plot of land—it was caked in the thick, red dust drifting from the iron ore mines that surrounded it. But today, Hanumai...
22 Sep 2021
In Indian mining hub, farmers bring polluted land back to life
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Why palm oil firms will fail to meet their social and environmental pledges in 2020
...
smallholders
. Although most refiners and traders have made commitments to eliminate NDPE risks from their supply chains, it is unrealistic to expect full NDPE compliance before 2025 or sooner, because...
23 Nov 2020
Why palm oil firms will fail to meet their social and environmental pledges in 2020
Press Releases /
Pinduoduo
Pinduoduo launches 2021 Smart Agriculture Competition
Pinduoduo (NASDAQ:PDD), China Agricultural University and Zhejiang University jointly announced the launch of the 2021 Smart Agriculture Competition, an agricultural technology competition with the ai...
10 Aug 2021
Pinduoduo launches 2021 Smart Agriculture Competition
News /
Carbon & Climate
The COP26 climate talks saw progress on nature
Nature was given prominence at the UN COP26 climate talks in Glasgow. It was the focus of the first major announcement at the world leaders’ summit which opened the talks, when more than 130 countries...
11 Jan 2022
The COP26 climate talks saw progress on nature
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Food & Agriculture
Smallholder farmers: If you want to save forests, pay more for sustainable rubber
...
smallholders
To help
smallholders
make the transition to more sustainable natural rubber cultivation, which includes paying workers fair wages, clearing land without burning it, and using fewer chemi...
15 Apr 2020
Smallholder farmers: If you want to save forests, pay more for sustainable rubber
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Energy
Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025
Solar power, electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of the growth in …
Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025
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Energy
Inside China’s solar villages
For a decade, solar power has been bringing opportunities to China’s villages. What does that mean today?
Inside China’s solar villages
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Waste Management
Chile’s Julio Cordano elected chair of UN plastic pollution treaty talks
The position had been vacant for four months amid a deadlock in negotiations for the treaty to curb …
Chile’s Julio Cordano elected chair of UN plastic pollution treaty talks
Opinion /
Policy & Finance
Sanae Takaichi supermajority opens path to nuclear-led, industry-driven energy transition in Japan
Landslide election win strengthens push to link decarbonisation with economic security, boosting nuclear, domestic clean tech and state-led …
Sanae Takaichi supermajority opens path to nuclear-led, industry-driven energy transition in Japan
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Cities
Thirsty tech: Why chips and data centres are a growing water risk for investors
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published a new case study examining the financial risks that …
Thirsty tech: Why chips and data centres are a growing water risk for investors
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Policy & Finance
Taiwan delays 20 per cent renewables target beyond 2026 as tighter solar rules slow rollout
The government shifts focus to rooftop solar and offshore wind, says power supply will remain stable despite regulatory …
Taiwan delays 20 per cent renewables target beyond 2026 as tighter solar rules slow rollout
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