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Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Empowering Indonesian women farmers in the face of climate change
Nurhidayah, 42, is a smallholder farmer and single mother of two. She faces the harsh realities of climate change daily. Her two-hectare farm in East Lombok relies solely on rainwater for sustenance. ...
22 Jul 2024
Empowering Indonesian women farmers in the face of climate change
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Making AI work for food security in Asean
...
smallholders
, of which 100 million are in Southeast Asia. Barriers include the lack of digital literacy leading to lack of awareness among farmers about the availability of such tools and the high cos...
21 Mar 2024
Making AI work for food security in Asean
News /
Food & Agriculture
RSPO's next frontier: Scaling sustainable palm oil in Asia's emerging markets
...
smallholders
can earn premiums for their sustainability efforts through the credits. One RSPO credit is equivalent to a tonne of certified sustainable palm oil. In the United States, D’Cruz foresees ...
27 Jan 2025
RSPO's next frontier: Scaling sustainable palm oil in Asia's emerging markets
News /
Food & Agriculture
Can Jambi’s farmers offer the world a model of sustainable agriculture and reforestation?
...
smallholders
with no access to certified mills or other means to prove compliance, argued Prabowo. “While there other ways to support
smallholders
, ISH credits are a proven, practical and well-targete...
2 Jan 2024
Can Jambi’s farmers offer the world a model of sustainable agriculture and reforestation?
News /
Energy
Palm oil waste can potentially replace Malaysia’s coal power capacity, says minister
...
smallholders
. "The only way forward is to increase yield without planned expansion," said Johari. "Malaysia is ready to comply with EUDR and other international certification requirements."
3 Jun 2025
Palm oil waste can potentially replace Malaysia’s coal power capacity, says minister
Press Releases /
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
Amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling - with a strong focus on passive techniques low-energy and hybrid cooling that combines fans and air conditioners th...
15 Nov 2025
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
News /
Water
Solar-powered irrigation: Empowering Bangladesh’s women farmers?
...
smallholders
and women. For example, Sajeda Begum, a flower farmer who lives in Jhikorgacha district, southwestern Bangladesh, tells Dialogue Earth her work is frequently disrupted by load-shedding an...
24 Dec 2024
Solar-powered irrigation: Empowering Bangladesh’s women farmers?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Bridging the gap for
smallholders
amidst tightening regulations
...
smallholders
. With the right tools and access,
smallholders
can leverage opportunities for the sustainable production and consumption of palm oil. The RSPO’s goal is to support
smallholders
by making ...
9 Nov 2023
Bridging the gap for smallholders amidst tightening regulations
News /
Food & Agriculture
‘
Smallholders
are victims of the haze, not the cause’: Indonesian oil palm farmers union advisor Aida Greenbury
...
smallholders
. Aida Greenbury, sustainability advisor, Indonesian
smallholders
union Aida Greenbury, sustainability advisor, Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS), the Indonesian independent smallholder...
14 Nov 2023
‘Smallholders are victims of the haze, not the cause’: Indonesian oil palm farmers union advisor Aida Greenbury
News /
Food & Agriculture
CIMB sets science-based targets for palm oil sector
...
smallholders
union SPKS, said banks could better support
smallholders
with a mix of grants and low-interest impact investments, in partnership with the bank's large palm oil clients, to enable smallho...
28 Nov 2023
CIMB sets science-based targets for palm oil sector
News /
Food & Agriculture
Sabah is creating forest corridors to save the now-endangered Borneo elephants. Will they work?
...
smallholders
see elephant encroachment into their estates as a menace. Social enterprise Animal Projects & Environmental Education (APE Malaysia)'s Sabah project manager Mark Benedict said that mo...
23 Jul 2024
Sabah is creating forest corridors to save the now-endangered Borneo elephants. Will they work?
Press Releases /
Varaha
Varaha raises US$8.7 million, led by RTP Global, to accelerate agricultural decarbonisation
...
smallholders
towards sustainable practices. Varaha’s industry-leading Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) platform uses remote sensing, machine learning and scientific research to quan...
22 Feb 2024
Varaha raises US$8.7 million, led by RTP Global, to accelerate agricultural decarbonisation
News /
Food & Agriculture
New RSPO rules for sustainable palm oil certification raises concern over deforestation and human rights
...
smallholders
. The omission was in breach of international law and RSPO’s long-held policy commitment to uphold FPIC, said Angus MacInnes, project officer at Forest Peoples Programme. MacInnes believe...
29 Oct 2024
New RSPO rules for sustainable palm oil certification raises concern over deforestation and human rights
Press Releases /
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains
Women in Nepal, who are the backbone of the agriculture sector, are faced with an escalating challenge: the climate crisis. For rural farmers like Gnaga Maya Adhikari, the impacts of climate ...
15 Apr 2025
Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains
News /
Food & Agriculture
Could a landscape approach help palm oil farmers adapt to EU rules and protect forests?
...
smallholders
to farm sustainably. Image: Musim Mas The programme has helped to boost productivity for
smallholders
in the regency. "Previously, smallholder productivity was very low, and many smallho...
7 Nov 2023
Could a landscape approach help palm oil farmers adapt to EU rules and protect forests?
Podcasts /
Carbon & Climate
Seeing through the haze – is palm oil still to blame?
...
smallholders
, is there a factor here of
smallholders
in some agricultural supply chains using fire for land clearing? I think the data shows that yes, it is an issue. But of course, in years which are...
2 Nov 2023
Seeing through the haze – is palm oil still to blame?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Aida Greenbury steps down from HCSA Foundation board
...
smallholders
implement deforestation-free practices, conserve their customary forests, and receive fair treatment through her role as sustainability advisor for the oil palm independent
smallholders
u...
3 Nov 2023
Aida Greenbury steps down from HCSA Foundation board
News /
Food & Agriculture
Palm oil watchdog adds new targets: climate emissions, small farms
...
smallholders
." Joko Prasetyo is head of the Association of Independent Oil Palm
Smallholders
, a collective of RSPO-certified farmers on Sumatra island that is backed by Indonesian producer Musim Mas. ...
27 Dec 2023
Palm oil watchdog adds new targets: climate emissions, small farms
News /
Food & Agriculture
From farm to fork, UN plan targets fair cuts to food emissions
The first-ever UN roadmap for cutting climate-heating emissions from the world's farming sector, unveiled at the COP28 UN climate summit this month, has stirred debate around how to share fairly the ...
26 Dec 2023
From farm to fork, UN plan targets fair cuts to food emissions
Opinion /
Policy & Finance
Inclusive finance is the key to climate action
At the top of the list of measures to be agreed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, is the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance, which will...
18 Nov 2024
Inclusive finance is the key to climate action
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Energy
After the mandate: China’s energy storage sector one year on
With clean energy projects no longer needing to be bundled with energy storage, companies are finding new opportunities …
After the mandate: China’s energy storage sector one year on
News /
Food & Agriculture
Climate, pests and pollution fuel crop losses across India
Unseasonal rains, pest outbreaks and land degradation are driving crop losses in India, while toxins, poor grain quality …
Climate, pests and pollution fuel crop losses across India
News /
Waste Management
Malaysia to ban e-waste imports amid mounting environmental concerns
The move reclassifies electronic waste under absolute prohibition to tighten border controls and curb environmental risks in the …
Malaysia to ban e-waste imports amid mounting environmental concerns
News /
Policy & Finance
Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026
On 1 February, India’s Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the government’s budget for 2026, which included a new …
Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026
News /
Corporate Responsibility
Most Singapore firms say they have a moral duty to give back – but a minority are acting on it, survey finds
Survey of 1,100 Singapore companies reveals broad belief in corporate responsibility, but only 30 per cent of firms …
Most Singapore firms say they have a moral duty to give back – but a minority are acting on it, survey finds
News /
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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