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Saving Guimaras island from the worst oil spill in the Philippines

...ilitation if the island was to recover. Various international non-profit organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions collaborated in responding to the crisis. These agencies included...

17 Oct 2019

Saving Guimaras island from the worst oil spill in the Philippines

sembcorp tengeh reservoir solar floating farm

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As Singapore emerges from the pandemic, sustainability offers jobs and other opportunities

...Industries titled Emerging stronger from a crisis. Climate scientists, engineers, technicians and food scientists will be needed as Singapore increases its capabilities in climate action, mitigation a...

21 Aug 2020

As Singapore emerges from the pandemic, sustainability offers jobs and other opportunities

Deforestation for a palm oil plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

News / Carbon & Climate

Hopes dim as COP25 delegates remain deadlocked over Paris rulebook negotiations

...ising global clamor for action — thus far shirking their responsibilities to lead in the kind of transformational change in energy production and land use that scientists warn is required immediately ...

10 Dec 2019

Hopes dim as COP25 delegates remain deadlocked over Paris rulebook negotiations

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Is climate change responsible for the conflicts we're seeing around the world today?

...ivil wars in both Africa and Asia and has written that he finds no causal links with climate on either continent. “[C]limate variability is a poor predictor of armed conflict. Instead, African civil...

17 Oct 2019

Is climate change responsible for the conflicts we're seeing around the world today?

News / Policy & Finance

Pandemic pushes world's biggest jobs programme to brink in rural India

...India's estimated 100 million migrant workers were among the worst hit by India's strict lockdown, which triggered a mass exodus from city jobs at garment factories, building sites and brick kilns. Mi...

11 Sep 2020

Pandemic pushes world's biggest jobs programme to brink in rural India

The family of Chai Bunthonglek, a farmer who was killed in 2015 in a community farm in Klong Sai Pattana Thailand

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Thai farmers brave bullets, prison for community land titles

...iled, received a royal pardon in April and was released after nearly two years in prison. The others remain in prison. "This is my land, my home. Being in jail did not change my mind," said Vilaiwan, ...

7 Oct 2020

Thai farmers brave bullets, prison for community land titles

News / Policy & Finance

UN food body elects first Chinese head as climate crisis worsens

...and open door policy made him who he is. "I will be committed to our original aspiration, mandate and missions of the organisation ... I will uphold the principles of fairness, openness, justice and t...

24 Jun 2019

UN food body elects first Chinese head as climate crisis worsens

News / Food & Agriculture

Will Indonesia’s new rice plan be a repeat of an epic past failure?

...inting to its unsuitability for growing rice, the staple crop in Indonesia. “Peatlands in general contain few nutrients,” said ITB’s Basuki. “So if they are to be managed for rice fields, it will need...

21 May 2020

Will Indonesia’s new rice plan be a repeat of an epic past failure?

Rabobank Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore

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Rabobank sustainability chief: We need to weed out green bonds greenwash

...is among the world's 30 biggest financial institutions, and among the frontrunners in sustainable investing and food and agriculture financing. In this interview with Eco-Business, Biermans talks abou...

23 Apr 2019

Rabobank sustainability chief: We need to weed out green bonds greenwash

News / Energy

In-depth Q&A: How will the UK’s hydrogen strategy help achieve net-zero?

...ital component in plans to achieve net-zero emissions and has been the subject of considerable hype, with many nations prioritising it in their post-Covid green recovery plans. Its versatility means i...

20 Aug 2021

In-depth Q&A: How will the UK’s hydrogen strategy help achieve net-zero?

News / Cities

Coronavirus boosts cloud kitchens as foodie Asians order in

...ifically tailored for our customers," said chief executive Lim Kian Chun. "It is Singapore's first food and beverage brand that is driven entirely by insights derived from artificial intelligence," he...

28 Oct 2020

Coronavirus boosts cloud kitchens as foodie Asians order in

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Singapore-based Allozymes and Hong Kong-based Senior Deli announced as co-winners at Future Food Asia 2021

...in Singapore specialized in the domain of AgriTech and FoodTech in the Asia-Pacific region. ID Capital is a pioneer in the agrifood sector in Asia-Pacific and has contributed effort and capital in als...

14 Jun 2021

Singapore-based Allozymes and Hong Kong-based Senior Deli announced as co-winners at Future Food Asia 2021

News / Policy & Finance

Grim toll from Indonesia’s abandoned mines may get even worse: Report

...i Mandiri in May 2015. Ardi was hearing impaired and relied on his mother to take care of him. The Samarinda police initially stopped the investigation into Ardi’s death, citing his disability as the ...

19 Feb 2021

Grim toll from Indonesia’s abandoned mines may get even worse: Report

News / Food & Agriculture

Low earnings and agricultural neglect push Pakistan into food insecurity

...ices will reduce spending, leading to high food insecurity and diet-related diseases. A political issue In January, inflation was recorded at a nine-year high at 14.6 per cent and Prime Minister Imran...

14 Dec 2020

Low earnings and agricultural neglect push Pakistan into food insecurity

The Eco-Business A-List features executives who have done the most to push sustainability within their organisations over the last year. Image: Eco-Business

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Who are the most influential corporate sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific? The Eco-Business A-List revealed...

...impact. And it could probably be argued that any sustainability report, corporate social responsibility initiative or impressive-sounding emissions reduction target is an exercise in damage limitation...

30 Nov 2019

Who are the most influential corporate sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific? The Eco-Business A-List revealed...

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning

...in partnership with land owners, instead have set priorities for firefighting. Lands are grouped in four categories: limited, modified, full and critical. By far the largest fraction is classified “li...

15 Aug 2019

Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning

News / Energy

Conflicting studies map the controversy surrounding forest biomass

...its biomass policies. “They are not paying attention to the science.” In February 2021, more than 500 scientists and economists backed this anti-biomass burning point of view in a scientific appeal to...

14 Jul 2021

Conflicting studies map the controversy surrounding forest biomass

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Refugees are essential to the Covid-19 response

...ical companies should design ethnically inclusive clinical trials – already being carried out for 18 vaccine candidates – and collect and share data on race and ethnicity. And, to guarantee inclusive ...

4 Aug 2020

Refugees are essential to the Covid-19 response

News / Carbon & Climate

Bangladesh promises to improve local flood warnings after complaints

...ience... I believe that the government will take this into consideration and we will work with them to facilitate the recommendations," Iftekharuzzaman said. This story was published with permission f...

1 Oct 2019

Bangladesh promises to improve local flood warnings after complaints

News / Carbon & Climate

South Asia’s twin threats: Extreme heat and foul air

...and people in crowded cities. The link between air pollution and ill health was established 60 or more years ago and has been confirmed again and again with mortality statistics. Risk to megacities No...

2 Jun 2020

South Asia’s twin threats: Extreme heat and foul air

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