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Researchers, farmers and policy makers to collaborate on “massive” climate adaptation challenge for South Asia
Today, recognizing the knowledge gap between the existing evidence of climate change and adaptation on the ground, researchers in Asia launched a novel learning platform to improve agricultural resili...
24 Apr 2012
Researchers, farmers and policy makers to collaborate on “massive” climate adaptation challenge for South Asia
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Eco-Business
West Papua’s big palm oil plantations rip-off
An Indonesian oil palm plantation in which Norway has a financial stake paid Papuan tribal landowners as little as US$0.65 per hectare for their forestland, the Environmental Investigation Agency (...
17 May 2012
West Papua’s big palm oil plantations rip-off
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Food & Agriculture
Cocoa growers target global market
Viet Nam hopes to become a major supplier of cocoa beans in the world market, with production of 50,000 tonnes of fermented beans by 2020. It plans to have 50,000ha under cocoa cultivation, of which 4...
18 Jun 2012
Cocoa growers target global market
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Food & Agriculture
The secrets of palm oil: a Q & A with food expert Kurt Berger
Palm oil is a widely-used commodity across the globe, especially in Asia Pacific. Major producers of palm oil include Malaysia and Indonesia, where a range of businesses from smallholder farmers to bi...
26 Feb 2013
The secrets of palm oil: a Q & A with food expert Kurt Berger
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Policy & Finance
UNEP, IFAD launch joint policy on sustainable agriculture
...
smallholders
. IFAD and UNEP argue that focusing aid and investment on the 500 million smallholdings interspersed throughout developing countries will address poverty and natural resource issues at ...
3 Jun 2011
UNEP, IFAD launch joint policy on sustainable agriculture
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Policy & Finance
Malaysia, Indonesia refute EPA report on palm oil-based biofuels
...
smallholders
as well as alleviate poverty in rural areas. US-Malaysia bilateral trade in 2011 was at US$36.9 billion (RM113.496 billion), while US-Indonesia trade was US$27 billion (RM83.045 billion)....
23 Mar 2012
Malaysia, Indonesia refute EPA report on palm oil-based biofuels
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Water
Driving change in water use amongst India's cotton farmers
In India, there are over 4 million smallholder farmers who produce cotton on less than one hectare, many of whom run up huge debts to purchase pesticides and fertilisers in order to protect their c...
18 Jul 2012
Driving change in water use amongst India's cotton farmers
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Carbon & Climate
Ministry to rehabilitate 500 thousand hectares of forest
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smallholders
timber estate (HTR) on a 500,000 hectares of land. A further 500,000 hectares would be developed as societal forest and village forest with another 50,000 hectares of
smallholders
partner...
18 Jun 2011
Ministry to rehabilitate 500 thousand hectares of forest
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Food & Agriculture
Forests, potential solution in the fight against hunger
The role of forests in providing timber and other wood products must not overshadow their important contribution to feeding many of the world's poorest communities, a group of international forest org...
26 Oct 2011
Forests, potential solution in the fight against hunger
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Carbon & Climate
Central Kalimantan may complete provincial REDD+ strategy in 2 months
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smallholders
in one village or several villages” into one project, he said. In December last year, the Indonesian government selected Central Kalimantan as a pilot province for REDD+ under an agreemen...
19 Jul 2011
Central Kalimantan may complete provincial REDD+ strategy in 2 months
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Food & Agriculture
Sustainable palm oil body to release inaugural Growth Interpretation Narrative this week
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smallholders
and new frontiers,” he added. Malaysia for example, is the largest grower of RSPO certified products. To date, it has 72 mills certified, a production area of 534,861 ha, 2.69 million ton...
5 Mar 2012
Sustainable palm oil body to release inaugural Growth Interpretation Narrative this week
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Policy & Finance
Malaysia to send reps for Aussie palm oil bill panel hearing
...
smallholders
represented 40% of the industry, which meant if this commodity should be labelled as something unsafe to consume, it would affect the source of livelihood for a lot of people in Malaysia....
8 Aug 2011
Malaysia to send reps for Aussie palm oil bill panel hearing
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Food & Agriculture
FAO stresses hunger eradication for ensuring sustainable development
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smallholders
and income generation opportunities with the strengthening of safety nets, cash for work and cash transfer programmes that contribute to strengthening of local production and consumption ...
31 May 2012
FAO stresses hunger eradication for ensuring sustainable development
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Food & Agriculture
Prawns bring new life to flooded Bangladesh fields
For six months of the year, Bangladeshi rice farmer Raj Mia and his wife suffered as the annual monsoon rains flooded their fields, leaving them unable to feed their five children. "For months, we had...
20 Dec 2011
Prawns bring new life to flooded Bangladesh fields
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Energy
Rising biomass demand could drive land grabs: report
Rising global demand for cleaner energy from biomass could drive more land acquisition in poorer nations where food security and land rights are weak, an International Institute for Environment and De...
30 Aug 2011
Rising biomass demand could drive land grabs: report
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Food & Agriculture
Small-scale dairy production: a way out of poverty
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smallholders
achieve relatively high incomes per litre of milk. They are also comparatively resilient to rising feed prices as they usually only use small amounts of purchased feed. Growing consumer d...
29 Sep 2010
Small-scale dairy production: a way out of poverty
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Food & Agriculture
Cambodia’s untapped farming potential
A few weeks ago, Oxfam released one of the most crucial and ambitious international programs in its history. The GROW campaign, for a world without hunger, has been described by no less a person than ...
5 Jul 2011
Cambodia’s untapped farming potential
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Food & Agriculture
GTP: Sustainable Palm Oil Clusters oils path to higher yields
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smallholders
through the RSPO certification. “Produce from fresh fruit bunches (FFB) are expected to increase by 30 per cent within three years of RSPO cer tification.” “The quality of FFB is also exp...
10 Nov 2010
GTP: Sustainable Palm Oil Clusters oils path to higher yields
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Policy & Finance
Record number of delegates attend Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil meeting
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smallholders
in the growing regions by funding their RSPO certification cost. Webber pointed out that huge efforts were also seen in the RSPO greenhouse gases (GHG) working group which had come up wit...
28 Nov 2011
Record number of delegates attend Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil meeting
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Carbon & Climate
Forest stewards group receives certification biodiversity
...
smallholders
have signed a contract with the Global Forest&Trade Network (GFTN) in Viet Nam, which offered a price 25 per cent higher than the local market price for uncertified timber. In additio...
10 Nov 2010
Forest stewards group receives certification biodiversity
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Circular textiles startup refuses clothing ‘donations’ from ultra fast-fashion brand
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Singapore-based circular clothing enterprise Cloop said it does not want to encourage dumping of cheap clothing that cannot …
Circular textiles startup refuses clothing 'donations' from ultra fast-fashion brand
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Energy
How the Philippines is preparing its nuclear workforce for a revival
As nuclear energy returns, the government, universities and companies are training the next generation of engineers to operate …
How the Philippines is preparing its nuclear workforce for a revival
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Carbon & Climate
Singapore lays out plan to close $700 billion nature-finance gap as Asia’s TNFD pioneers show disclosures can move capital
The world is spending only about US$200 billion a year on nature-based solutions, against an estimated US$700 billion …
Singapore lays out plan to close $700 billion nature-finance gap as Asia's TNFD pioneers show disclosures can move capital
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Carbon & Climate
Electrified carbon capture and methanol-to-power technologies win The Liveability Challenge 2026
Firms based in France and Singapore claimed the top prizes at the ninth edition of the global innovation …
Electrified carbon capture and methanol-to-power technologies win The Liveability Challenge 2026
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Energy
Singapore partners with nuclear fusion firm CFS in push for future clean energy industry
A*STAR expands collaboration on commercial fusion technology as rising AI and data centre power demand revives global interest …
Singapore partners with nuclear fusion firm CFS in push for future clean energy industry
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Energy
How far can AI improve China’s power grid?
Experts think a lack of flexibility in China’s grids could undercut potential efficiency gains from artificial intelligence.
How far can AI improve China’s power grid?
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