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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
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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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Carbon & Climate
Why India is neglecting its methane problem
Last month at COP26 in Glasgow, more than 100 countries pledged to reduce global methane emissions by 30 per cent by the end of the decade, compared to 2020 levels. If implemented in full, scientists ...
3 Dec 2021
Why India is neglecting its methane problem
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Policy & Finance
Indonesia eyes sustainability certification for oil palm
smallholders
...
smallholders
is increasing faster than that of state-run and private plantation companies. A 2019 study by the Center for International Forestry (CIFOR) on
smallholders
in West and Central Kalimantan ...
29 Apr 2020
Indonesia eyes sustainability certification for oil palm smallholders
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Food & Agriculture
Transformative engagements — a new way to discuss gender relations in agriculture
...
smallholders
, however, often have low bargaining power because of gender norms and structural disadvantages such as lower literacy levels. In agriculture, this could limit women's ability to negotiate...
29 Dec 2020
Transformative engagements — a new way to discuss gender relations in agriculture
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Food & Agriculture
‘We fell in love with the Bambara groundnut’: How a start-up is improving livelihoods of small farmers in Africa
Despite its low nutritional value, approximately 100 billion portions of instant noodles are eaten every year. But what if you could make this convenience food healthier, good for the planet and uplif...
5 Oct 2020
‘We fell in love with the Bambara groundnut’: How a start-up is improving livelihoods of small farmers in Africa
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Food & Agriculture
Lack of resolution mechanisms result to palm oil conflicts to fester in Indonesia
Indonesia has no effective mechanism for resolving its epidemic of land conflicts between rural communities and palm oil companies, according to a new study. Indonesia is the world’s top producer of p...
2 Dec 2021
Lack of resolution mechanisms result to palm oil conflicts to fester in Indonesia
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Food & Agriculture
Will Indonesia end smallholder guarantee meant to empower palm oil farmers?
...
smallholders
[who already have land] don’t have partners. So there’s no need to develop the 20 per cent plasma gardens — it’s enough for the companies to just partner with independent
smallholders
.” I...
14 May 2020
Will Indonesia end smallholder guarantee meant to empower palm oil farmers?
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Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say
The United States-led partnership must embed climate justice, gender equity and community participation from the outset to ensure …
Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say
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Energy
Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat
Nearly a fifth of all Pakistani households rely on solar energy, but the people installing and cleaning these …
Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat
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Carbon & Climate
South Korea takes first legislative step toward binding post-2030 climate goals
The measure responds to Constitutional Court ruling and would require annual and sector-specific emissions reduction pathways through 2050.
South Korea takes first legislative step toward binding post-2030 climate goals
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Policy & Finance
Chinese transition mineral abuses surge 190% overseas, says new study
Allegations jumped from 51 in 2021 to 148 over a five-year period, found a new Business & Human …
Chinese transition mineral abuses surge 190% overseas, says new study
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Energy
Taiwan weighs requiring large power users to install on-site generation, storage
The proposal would initially target about 700 large electricity users as Taiwan seeks to ease pressure on its …
Taiwan weighs requiring large power users to install on-site generation, storage
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Food & Agriculture
Heavily reliant on pesticides, Thai agriculture is ‘trapped in a vicious cycle’
Five years after Thailand banned paraquat and chlorpyrifos, farmers and consumers remain unsafe from the overuse of other …
Heavily reliant on pesticides, Thai agriculture is ‘trapped in a vicious cycle’
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