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Study fails to establish link between increased deforestation and Covid crisis

...ing from the pandemic, such as lockdown and martial law, have impaired the ability of environmental police and other societal functions to crack down on land invasions and illegal activities,” she sai...

15 Sep 2021

Study fails to establish link between increased deforestation and Covid crisis

A farmer walks within a regenerative agriculture project in the Brazilian Amazon

News / Food & Agriculture

Can regenerative agriculture transform palm oil?

...igher yields. This is according to Heni Martanila, a community development manager with Indonesian non-profit Inobu, which helps farmers bring their production in line with sustainability certificatio...

28 Mar 2022

Can regenerative agriculture transform palm oil?

News / Policy & Finance

Sorting out the messy economics for a fair climate transition

...is convinced that there is in fact a “climate dividend" which results in inaction and a reluctance to back sustainable investments. “This is a big issue, because in the climate transition, the benefit...

25 Nov 2021

Sorting out the messy economics for a fair climate transition

News / Energy

Cambodia chooses coal in rush for power

...ion meetings with communities and civil society organisations and the plant’s representative prior to its construction. “During the presentation, the company representative said there will be mitigati...

4 Nov 2020

Cambodia chooses coal in rush for power

News / Cities

Heavy toll of development frenzy on Karachi coast

...iled a petition in the SHC against the housing authority for cutting mangroves and reclaiming land. Their petition linked severe flooding in 2020 within DHA developments to illegal land reclamation an...

8 Aug 2022

Heavy toll of development frenzy on Karachi coast

News / Corporate Responsibility

Fossil fuel firms face new challenge over 'greenwashing' ads

...ion. Various US states and cities — including New York City and the District of Columbia — have in recent years sued oil companies over "greenwashing", and activists say such litigation is likely to b...

24 Jun 2021

Fossil fuel firms face new challenge over 'greenwashing' ads

News / Corporate Responsibility

'More scattered than streamlined': Could efforts to bring clarity to sustainability reporting be muddying the waters?

...inability reporting organisations—CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), and the Sustainability A...

30 Sep 2020

'More scattered than streamlined': Could efforts to bring clarity to sustainability reporting be muddying the waters?

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesian farmers walk 1,800-km to protest against evictions

...ity. Arya Sinulingga, special advisor to Indonesia's minister of state enterprises, said the ministry would review the farmers' case with a parliamentary commission overseeing industry and investment....

27 Aug 2020

Indonesian farmers walk 1,800-km to protest against evictions

News / Corporate Responsibility

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Janice Lao, hospitality trailblazer

...ive without? The word “sustainability”. I think it’s overused and people misunderstand it. It has six syllables. You can’t elegantly describe it in any language. What is "sustainability" in Filipino? ...

16 Jan 2020

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Janice Lao, hospitality trailblazer

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Ego versus eco—is vanity compromising the impact of Asia's sustainability leaders?

...I get the sense that ego and the pursuit of recognition are a growing presence in the sustainability community in Asia Pacific. There's the rising expectation of coverage for sustainability initiative...

17 Mar 2020

Ego versus eco—is vanity compromising the impact of Asia's sustainability leaders?

News / Policy & Finance

Preventing the next pandemic is vastly cheaper than reacting to it: report

...and economic productivity. But instituting and funding them will require political will and commitments from the wealthiest nations, NGOs and international organizations — along with broad, interdisci...

8 Feb 2022

Preventing the next pandemic is vastly cheaper than reacting to it: report

News / Policy & Finance

COP26: Rifts remain over finance for adaptation, loss and damage

...ies involved in negotiating at COP26 — are demanding that adaptation finance is doubled, and that climate finance is split evenly between adaptation and mitigation. Scientists are clear that the imp...

15 Nov 2021

COP26: Rifts remain over finance for adaptation, loss and damage

News / Carbon & Climate

Vietnam establishes new nature reserve, possible home to elusive ‘Asian unicorn’

...in very significant, I see growing understanding and prioritising within the government for more balanced and sustainable development, and that includes conserving forests, biodiversity and ecosystem ...

30 Sep 2020

Vietnam establishes new nature reserve, possible home to elusive ‘Asian unicorn’

News / Policy & Finance

China's coronavirus slowdown hits workers in India's diamond hub

...ic activity in China, the world's second largest market for diamonds, causing job losses and wage delays in India. "There is no work," said Ramesh Zilariya, head of a diamond labour association. "In t...

6 Mar 2020

China's coronavirus slowdown hits workers in India's diamond hub

Wind turbines in the Xinjiang region in China

News / Energy

‘China should set up a carbon cap’ – Zou Ji on the next national energy targets

...in emissions and create a vicious circle – once the capacity is there, it will be used and prevent reductions in coal-fired power. It will also increase the risk of assets becoming stranded, and ultim...

3 Jul 2020

‘China should set up a carbon cap’ – Zou Ji on the next national energy targets

News / Food & Agriculture

‘Solutions, not spats like this’: Food innovators' take on plant-based burger brand Lightlife’s campaign against Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat

...ightlife burgers’ 11 ingredients with the 18 to 20 that Impossible and Beyond use. Curtin said Lightlife’s ingredients were simple, clean and recognisable—unlike the genetically modified ingredients a...

28 Aug 2020

‘Solutions, not spats like this’: Food innovators' take on plant-based burger brand Lightlife’s campaign against Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat

News / Carbon & Climate

Asbestos mining health hazards continues to plague this tribal village in Jharkhand

...inhalation of fibres in air in the working environment, ambient air in the vicinity of point sources such as factories handling asbestos, or indoor air in housing and buildings containing friable (cru...

18 Apr 2022

Asbestos mining health hazards continues to plague this tribal village in Jharkhand

News / Carbon & Climate

How Biden's climate agenda aims to trigger a 'good-paying' jobs boom

...iling wage and benefits". But it could face significant resistance from Republicans in the Senate, particularly when it comes to inclusion of labour standards like fair wages and making it easier for ...

1 Feb 2021

How Biden's climate agenda aims to trigger a 'good-paying' jobs boom

News / Energy

Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit

...andemic," said Wendel Trio, director of Climate Action Network Europe. Vaccine inequity and online link-ups during the pandemic have spurred greater coordination between activists in wealthy nations a...

2 Aug 2021

Fresh wave of climate protests to target gas ahead of COP26 summit

News / Transport

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Pamela Mar, supply chain futurist

...ir citizens to get empowered and improve their quality of life, to be able to achieve any ambition. And the environmental side is about treasuring nature. I grew up in cities and I know how to appreci...

30 Jan 2020

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Pamela Mar, supply chain futurist

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