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Green activists sound warning on foreign investments in oil palm estates
Environmental activists have responded with alarm to new data showing Indonesia has the third-biggest area of land in the world given over to foreign control since 2000, warning of dire implications t...
17 Jun 2013
Green activists sound warning on foreign investments in oil palm estates
News /
Energy
Biomass a benefit to rural Cambodia
...
smallholders
to take advantage of growing biofuel markets.”
25 Sep 2012
Biomass a benefit to rural Cambodia
Press Releases /
Eco-Business
World Water Day 2012: Water and food security, two sides of the same coin
The following statement was released by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for World Water Day 2012. There are many compelling facts and figures about the outlook for food se...
22 Mar 2012
World Water Day 2012: Water and food security, two sides of the same coin
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Policy & Finance
Food security must be on the table at Rio+20: Joint opinion article by the heads of FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity
They struggle to make crops grow in the parched earth. They watch in despair as their seedlings and livestock are washed away by flash floods. They stand quietly in the markets and watch others buy fo...
21 Jun 2012
Food security must be on the table at Rio+20: Joint opinion article by the heads of FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity
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Food & Agriculture
Cambodia’s largest MFI boosts green farming loans
Cambodian microfinance institution PRASAC says it is bolstering its green credentials by increasing loans for eco-friendly farming methods in the kingdom. Speaking at the the Asia-Pacific Rural and Ag...
1 Jun 2012
Cambodia’s largest MFI boosts green farming loans
Press Releases /
Eco-Business
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
Press Releases /
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
News /
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
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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
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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
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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
News /
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
News /
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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Carbon & Climate
Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say
The United States-led partnership must embed climate justice, gender equity and community participation from the outset to ensure …
Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say
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Carbon & Climate
Will the US climate war with Canada become global?
For the first time, a great power has moved to price transboundary climate-driven harms–massive wildfires–and extract compensation unilaterally.
Will the US climate war with Canada become global?
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Policy & Finance
Philippines pushes AI hub, gas, and nuclear to boost investment
In his fifth state of the nation address, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr elevated AI-driven Pax Silica project, …
Philippines pushes AI hub, gas, and nuclear to boost investment
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Policy & Finance
‘Climate adaptation is economic investment, not a cost’: UNDP senior official
United Nations Development Programme's Edward Vrkić warned that underinvesting in adaptation could be far costlier, as Malaysia develops …
'Climate adaptation is economic investment, not a cost': UNDP senior official
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Corporate Responsibility
Global sustainability hiring holds steady despite tougher business climate, survey finds
Profession grows more senior and diverse, but political backlash and regulation weigh on practitioners.
Global sustainability hiring holds steady despite tougher business climate, survey finds
News /
Carbon & Climate
Sentosa to host Asia’s first experiential climate adaptation hub as Singapore seeks public feedback on national plan
Singapore's National Adaptation Conversation will shape the country's first climate adaptation plan, due in 2027.
Sentosa to host Asia's first experiential climate adaptation hub as Singapore seeks public feedback on national plan
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