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Cloud forests risk drying out by 2060

...imply by dispersing the clouds that keep them ever moist, and rich with plant, insect and bird life. And as the habitat alters, that could be it for the Monarch butterflies that migrate in their milli...

24 Apr 2019

Cloud forests risk drying out by 2060

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Food security’s red herrings: GMOs and organic

...ium, even when none of their included ingredients exist anywhere in a state of genetic modification. I watched organic become all the rage, with health ‘experts’ proclaiming anything else a sin agains...

10 Aug 2018

Food security’s red herrings: GMOs and organic

Press Releases / CapitaLand

CapitaLand launches 2030 Sustainability Master Plan to elevate its commitment to global sustainability

...inability in real estate. CapitaLand is also listed on the Dow Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DSJI Asia Pacific) for the 11th year, making CapitaLand the first and longest standing company in Sing...

2 Oct 2020

CapitaLand launches 2030 Sustainability Master Plan to elevate its commitment to global sustainability

Workers load a truck with palm fruit at a palm oil plantaion in Nagan raya, Aceh province, Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

RSPO doubts effectiveness of Indonesian palm plantation moratorium

...identified in the licensing moratorium is the lack of sanctions for any violations found during the review of existing licenses. “If during this process we find violations, what are the sanctions?” Ti...

6 Nov 2019

RSPO doubts effectiveness of Indonesian palm plantation moratorium

Opinion / Policy & Finance

To give migrant workers a fairer deal, hold developers and the supply chain to account

...itaLand—one of the first companies in Singapore to voluntarily publish its sustainability reports according to the Global Reporting Initiatives Guidelines in 2009—and City Developments Limited (CDL), ...

22 Apr 2020

To give migrant workers a fairer deal, hold developers and the supply chain to account

News / Carbon & Climate

9 quotes about our planet that made us glad, mad and sad in 2019

...ist and first female chief scientist of the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The event aimed to raise awareness of climate change and plastic pollution using scientific ...

20 Dec 2019

9 quotes about our planet that made us glad, mad and sad in 2019

News / Waste

Global food waste could rise by a third by 2030 - study

...ill increase in developing countries as consumers gain more disposable income, said rhe report, which identified five key changes which it said could save nearly $700 billion in lost food. They includ...

23 Aug 2018

Global food waste could rise by a third by 2030 - study

News / Carbon & Climate

Want to build a stronger climate movement? Integrate.

...ic case of environmental racism. We have said this and documented this over and over and over again with all kinds of studies. It’s not accidental. It’s not coincidental. For certain communities, it’s...

22 Oct 2018

Want to build a stronger climate movement? Integrate.

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

The beef with animal agriculture

...iodiversity loss is attributable to land-use changes from animal cultivation, and as much as 80 per cent of all land in farming is devoted either to raising animals or to growing their feed. There is ...

19 Nov 2018

The beef with animal agriculture

News / Energy

Indonesian court rejects bid to stop coal power plant expansion

...ith far-reaching impact," he said. Indonesia is among the fastest-growing countries for energy consumption due to a steadily increasing population, economic development and a rise in urbanisation. Lik...

20 Aug 2018

Indonesian court rejects bid to stop coal power plant expansion

Loke Poh Lin launched the Bliss Zero Waste Store in Malaysia this year. “We should have such stores in every neighbourhood," she says. Image: Carolyn Hong

News / Waste

Plastic-free stores mushroom in Malaysia

...is big enough to sustain so many shops with more in the pipeline remains to be seen. The zero waste business itself has an in-built limitation: high-margin items such as travel cutlery and water bottl...

1 Nov 2018

Plastic-free stores mushroom in Malaysia

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Fighting anaemia—a silent killer of women

...ing countries, where anaemia continues to damage—and even end—women’s lives. Muttaquina Hossain is an assistant scientist in the Nutrition and Clinical Services Division at the International Centre f...

13 Aug 2019

Fighting anaemia—a silent killer of women

Woman in Nepal drawing water from a tubewell

Opinion / Water

To defeat superbugs, everyone will need access to clean water

...icrobiologist working in developing countries, is a lack of access to clean water, which makes preventing and controlling infections nearly impossible. It is a major driver of inappropriate antibiotic...

23 Apr 2018

To defeat superbugs, everyone will need access to clean water

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

We have an ethical obligation to relieve individual animal suffering

...is application of the utilitarian doctrine to the welfare of non-human animals, their suffering must be considered when weighing the utility values of various actions and practices. But the implicatio...

13 Aug 2018

We have an ethical obligation to relieve individual animal suffering

News / Policy & Finance

‘Green Belt and Road’ in the spotlight

...ional. These partners include environmental ministries, academic institutes, international organisations and businesses. According to a pamphlet on the coalition, it has identified 10 areas within whi...

25 Apr 2019

‘Green Belt and Road’ in the spotlight

News / Carbon & Climate

A new dimension to marine restoration

...ing hideouts for fish communities. The lab is now working with Volvo and Sydney Institute of Marine Science to create oyster habitat on seawalls. Each project’s design and implementation solicits inpu...

28 Aug 2018

A new dimension to marine restoration

News / Food & Agriculture

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

...ink so; I was doing chores,” she shares. It is because of the difficulty of identifying and measuring social issues that political leaders and institutions in Europe—where palm oil is widely criticise...

1 Aug 2018

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

News / Waste

New waste policies leave informal traders struggling

...if I can, and if the policies allow it, I want to keep doing this,” says Li. “And if the sector does become more formal, I’m willing to pay more taxes.” This story was originally published by Chinadia...

10 Aug 2018

New waste policies leave informal traders struggling

News / Waste

Why do we demolish buildings instead of deconstructing them for re-use?

...itted for deconstruction in the first year since its ordinance was enacted, diverting an estimated 2,500 tons (2,200 metric tons) of material from the landfill. “Legislation is kicking in in a lot of ...

10 Oct 2018

Why do we demolish buildings instead of deconstructing them for re-use?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The Amazon is burning: 4 essential reads on Brazil’s vanishing rainforest

...indigenous rights. One of his first moves in office was to transfer responsibilities for demarcating indigenous lands from the Brazilian Ministry of Justice to the decidedly pro-development Ministry o...

27 Aug 2019

The Amazon is burning: 4 essential reads on Brazil’s vanishing rainforest

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