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India promotes South-South cooperation, but key questions unaddressed
As the second week of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP) kicked off in Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted South-South cooperation and i...
10 Sep 2019
India promotes South-South cooperation, but key questions unaddressed
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Policy & Finance
Malaysian
smallholders
accuse EU of discrimination on palm oil ban
...
smallholders
claimed that the planned ban on palm oil will threaten 650,000 farmers and over 3.2 million Malaysians who depend on the palm oil industry for their livelihoods. The ire from Malaysian fa...
25 Jan 2018
Malaysian smallholders accuse EU of discrimination on palm oil ban
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Food & Agriculture
Europe's palm oil ban has no basis, says Sinar Mas boss Franky Widjaja
...
smallholders
about sustainable farming practices.
Smallholders
produce 40 per cent of the US$66 billion industry’s oil, but are held back by what Widjaja calls "very old" farming practices. Among them...
28 Feb 2018
Europe's palm oil ban has no basis, says Sinar Mas boss Franky Widjaja
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Food & Agriculture
What does sustainable palm oil mean to
smallholders
?
...
smallholders
produce 40 per cent of the US$66 billion industry’s oil, but only 14.5 per cent of the world’s sustainable palm oil. The potential for
smallholders
to grow palm oil in ways that avoid the...
30 Jan 2018
What does sustainable palm oil mean to smallholders?
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Policy & Finance
Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil
...
smallholders
’ share of the country’s palm plantations, which stands at about 40 per cent of the 120,000 square kilometres of planted palm estates, according to government data. But there’s a high degr...
22 Feb 2019
Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil
Opinion /
Lifestyle
Sustainable shopping: save the world, one chocolate at a time
...
smallholders
, especially in the Pacific region, simply do not use agrochemicals. It’s also more likely to be grown in heavily rainforested areas, with almost zero water footprint. “ With a bit of att...
2 Apr 2018
Sustainable shopping: save the world, one chocolate at a time
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Carbon & Climate
24 hours for more sustainable todays and tomorrows
From sustainable landscape restoration that mitigates climate change, to tenure security and innovative financing tools, to climate-smart lifestyle changes, the agenda is wide and deep for an upcoming...
3 May 2019
24 hours for more sustainable todays and tomorrows
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Food & Agriculture
Bitter aftertaste? Food companies could face costly disputes over land in Africa
Food companies doing business in Africa risk becoming bogged down in decades-long legal disputes over land that could cost tens of millions of dollars, according to a report released on Monday. From s...
26 Feb 2019
Bitter aftertaste? Food companies could face costly disputes over land in Africa
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Water
Poor people's right to water cut off by thirsty exports, unequal supply
Yogita has to fetch water up to six times a day - sometimes going out in the middle of the night - from a hand pump about half a kilometre from her house in India's Madhya Pradesh state, leaving her b...
20 Mar 2019
Poor people's right to water cut off by thirsty exports, unequal supply
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Food & Agriculture
Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture
...
smallholders
, pigs represent their livelihoods, says Ohlsson. "They’re used to pay dowries, for financial security. They're incredibly valuable and well taken care of, but that value is reflected by t...
10 May 2019
Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture
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Food & Agriculture
The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?
...
smallholders
can be more productive, as long as that doesn’t create a massive incentive to open up even more forest, they can be part of the solution. A rubber plantation in Bintan, Indonesia. Image:...
21 May 2019
The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?
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Food & Agriculture
What 2018 has in store for sustainable palm oil
...
smallholders
to complete the certification process. “The clock has already started ticking for us in 2018,” says Webber. “It will take a few years to completely roll out since there are millions of sm...
7 Mar 2018
What 2018 has in store for sustainable palm oil
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Food & Agriculture
Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding
...
smallholders
with less than 2 hectares (5 acres) of land each. The majority of farmers in the region face an uphill battle to access credit, leaving them unable to modernise, boost yields, diversify i...
12 Oct 2018
Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding
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Policy & Finance
A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road
A biodiverse patch of forest in Sumatra threatened by encroaching oil palm plantations and illegal logging could soon be carved up by a road for coal trucks. The Harapan forest spans 769 square kilome...
29 May 2019
A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road
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Policy & Finance
EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out
...
smallholders
who produce palm oil in a sustainable way, Eickhout said. By incentivizing these producers, he said, “we can promote the sustainable versions.” Eickhout said the nuances of the policy wer...
15 Oct 2019
EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife
On April 3, the United Kingdom announced a ban on the sale of ivory that is “one of the toughest in the world.” By restricting the ivory trade, the UK joined other countries—including China and the Un...
9 Jul 2018
How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife
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Food & Agriculture
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
When we pick up a piece of fruit, bar of chocolate or package of flour, we don’t often think of the massive amounts of agricultural waste — the stems, leaves, seed pods and more — that never make it o...
15 May 2019
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
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Food & Agriculture
Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?
...
smallholders
, who produce about 40 per cent of the world’s palm oil but often do not have access to good quality seeds, fertiliser and knowledge about better agricultural practices, shares Neville. Sh...
1 Aug 2018
Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world
...
Smallholders
will have better knowledge of what and when to produce, and whom to deliver to. They can then market their produce to consumers with greater confidence, and consumers will know well ahead...
3 Apr 2018
How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
Climate action must not leave human rights behind
Seventy years ago, in the wake of World War II, the world emerged from one of its darkest times. This led the international community to send a clear message to future generations: “Never again!” Thro...
13 Dec 2018
Climate action must not leave human rights behind
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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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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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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
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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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