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Food & Agriculture
Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain
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smallholders
and workers are properly accommodated,” Marcus Colchester of the Forest Peoples Programme said in a statement. “Respect for customary rights, food security, community involvement in land ...
10 Nov 2016
Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Livestock and sustainable development do mix
...
smallholders
from accessing inputs, services and markets — and markets increasingly require traceable products, stringent hygiene and large volumes. Collective action is often vital to overcoming such...
30 May 2016
Livestock and sustainable development do mix
News /
Food & Agriculture
Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops
For millions of people around the world, a cup of coffee is necessary to start the day. Though it might seem like the supply of this popular commodity is endless, climate change and a growing demand i...
2 Dec 2016
Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops
Press Releases /
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) Services
First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification
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smallholders
additional income. The main root and trunk of the tree remains sequestering carbon. Biomass Group (parent company) is now implementing an IT system to track every farmer, monitor the fue...
9 Nov 2015
First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification
News /
Food & Agriculture
Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore
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smallholders
in the province continued to burn land for agriculture, Indonesia’s disaster management agency said on Tuesday. Data from Global Forest Watch shows the district of Ketapang recorded 144 f...
14 Sep 2016
Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore
News /
Food & Agriculture
Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger
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smallholders
and family farmers-- with timely and accessible content on markets, sustainable and efficient farming practices and new technologies.” The FAO Director General highlighted joint work betw...
9 Jun 2016
Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger
News /
Food & Agriculture
Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds
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smallholders
by the end of this year. ISPO aims to rein in illegal practices in the production of what has become the world’s most controversial edible oil by requiring plantations to comply with the ...
22 Feb 2016
Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds
News /
Food & Agriculture
A new business model for palm oil?
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smallholders
increase their productivity, "which is always lower than plantation-based enterprises," he notes. RSPO also has a fund in place to help
smallholders
to attain the sustainability certific...
16 Oct 2015
A new business model for palm oil?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Better water use can cut global food gap
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smallholders
,” he says. In theory, the gains could be massive, but the authors acknowledge that getting local people to adopt best practice remains a challenge. They have been careful to limit their e...
17 Feb 2016
Better water use can cut global food gap
News /
Food & Agriculture
RM53 million allocated for oil palm
smallholders
to get certification
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smallholders
would not encounter problems when selling their produce after getting the certification. "We want
smallholders
to gain recognition, but the cost of getting the MSPO is rather high. That i...
4 Aug 2015
RM53 million allocated for oil palm smallholders to get certification
News /
Carbon & Climate
Indonesian province declares emergency as forest fires flare
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smallholders
to clear land, and were particularly bad in 2015 because of a prolonged dry season caused by the El Nino weather pattern. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged authorities to contain...
9 Mar 2016
Indonesian province declares emergency as forest fires flare
Opinion /
Policy & Finance
Refugees and rural poverty
Development experts and policymakers understandably focus on migration to urban areas and the need for sustainable urbanization. But they should not lose sight of the dramatic changes happening in rur...
14 Sep 2016
Refugees and rural poverty
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
Climate change is more than a tech problem, so we need more than a tech solution
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smallholders
to improve food security while increasing household income potential. Olivier De Schutter, a former U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, has argued that agroecological food produ...
21 Mar 2017
Climate change is more than a tech problem, so we need more than a tech solution
News /
Food & Agriculture
To fight climate change, invest in agriculture
In addition to reducing poverty and hunger, agriculture can play a crucial role in making the response to climate change responsible and more effective, Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-Genera...
27 Apr 2016
To fight climate change, invest in agriculture
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Policy & Finance
Indonesian govt ministers at odds over peatland haze policies
Divisions have started to appear between Indonesian government ministries over how to tackle peatland fires that have caused choking smoke to spread across much of Southeast Asia. Indonesia and the wi...
20 Nov 2015
Indonesian govt ministers at odds over peatland haze policies
Opinion /
Manufacturing
Conservation in palm oil is possible
Whereas most oil palm concessions are associated with the destruction of orangutan habitat, at least one company, PT KAL in West Kalimantan, stands out for protecting some 150 orangutans in its conces...
28 Nov 2016
Conservation in palm oil is possible
News /
Carbon & Climate
Disrupt your business model to take action on climate change
At the end of the 19th Century, people were concerned about a very different environmental issue than today – horse manure. There were projections about New York and London being buried in six feet of...
6 Dec 2016
Disrupt your business model to take action on climate change
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change
While carbon pollution gets all the headlines for its role in climate change, nitrogen pollution is arguably a more challenging problem. Somehow we need to grow more food to feed an expanding populati...
5 Dec 2016
Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change
News /
Food & Agriculture
Ecosystem-based farming comes of age
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smallholders
who grow the majority of the world's crops to be enabled to do so more efficiently and in ways that don't further increase humanity's ecological debt. Save and Grow is a broad-based appro...
21 Jan 2016
Ecosystem-based farming comes of age
Press Releases /
Cargill Asia Pacific
Village communities strive for a sustainable, fire-free Indonesia
Cargill assists local communities to take ownership and responsibility for their environment and personal livelihoods Program supports Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and Environment e...
15 Oct 2016
Village communities strive for a sustainable, fire-free Indonesia
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Water
Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice
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As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much …
Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice
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Water
‘Rivers do not stop at political boundaries’: Bhutan’s Princess on forests, water and Himalayan cooperation
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Bhutan’s decades-long conservation efforts, bolstered by Restore Bhutan’s goal of bringing 50,000 hectares of degraded landscapes back to …
‘Rivers do not stop at political boundaries’: Bhutan’s Princess on forests, water and Himalayan cooperation
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Cities
Indonesia’s wildfire haze blankets Southeast Asia
Air quality in cities and districts across Southeast Asia has reached hazardous levels in recent weeks owing to …
Indonesia’s wildfire haze blankets Southeast Asia
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?
The devastating floods in Nepal demonstrate what happens when reckless development puts climate-vulnerable communities in harm’s way.
Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?
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Energy
Türkiye seeks global backing for ‘climate responsible AI’ at COP31
The voluntary Antalya Pledge asks governments and companies to disclose data centre energy use and shift to renewables, …
Türkiye seeks global backing for 'climate responsible AI' at COP31
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Energy
China is using AI to improve renewable efficiency. What can Southeast Asia learn?
The region must strengthen grids and clean energy capacity to incorporate AI for efficiency, experts say. But in …
China is using AI to improve renewable efficiency. What can Southeast Asia learn?
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