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A palm oil plantation next to tropical forests in Indonesia.

News / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil plantations absorb more carbon than tropical forests, claims Indonesian palm lobbyist

...smallholders unable to comply with stringent new rules. Maulizal was talking at the launch of the Farmers For Forest Protection Foundation (4F), which was set up by Indonesia's palm oil smallholders u...

2 Aug 2023

Palm oil plantations absorb more carbon than tropical forests, claims Indonesian palm lobbyist

Press Releases / Singapore International Foundation (SIF)

Singapore International Foundation announces first project of its Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) in East Malaysia

The Singapore International Foundation (SIF), in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, today announced its first project of the Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW)....

20 Nov 2024

Singapore International Foundation announces first project of its Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) in East Malaysia

News / Lifestyle

Why this researcher is looking to conservation psychology for clues to solve Malaysia's long-standing human-elephant conflict

When Natasha Zulaikha was conducting her doctorate research on human-elephant conflict in Malaysia, a group of respondents in the study stood out: palm oil smallholders. Interacting with these locals...

1 Mar 2024

Why this researcher is looking to conservation psychology for clues to solve Malaysia's long-standing human-elephant conflict

News / Food & Agriculture

Deforestation spike in Indonesia's 'orangutan capital' linked to firms financed by sustainability-linked loans

...smallholders that use traditional slash-and-burn techniques to clear land for planting, RAN found that those responsible for chopping forests in the reserve are powerful "land speculators". The report...

11 Nov 2024

Deforestation spike in Indonesia's 'orangutan capital' linked to firms financed by sustainability-linked loans

News / Food & Agriculture

Revitalising coconut farming in Southeast Asia

...smallholders accounting for 40 per cent. Coconut, by contrast, is almost entirely grown by smallholders on farms of less than two hectares. In fact, the Coconut Knowledge Center estimates that smallho...

24 Jul 2023

Revitalising coconut farming in Southeast Asia

News / Food & Agriculture

How Indonesia's smallholders are reducing pesticides in coffee

Many people enjoy a hot cup of coffee to start their day or to relax during the weekends, making coffee one of the most heavily traded commodities in the world. As the world's third-largest producer o...

29 May 2023

How Indonesia's smallholders are reducing pesticides in coffee

News / Carbon & Climate

Counting cyclone losses, Bangladeshis call for more climate action

As Bangladeshis count their losses from the cyclone that lashed low-lying coastal areas on Sunday, calls are growing for the government to bolster storm defences and aid mechanisms as extreme weather ...

30 May 2024

Counting cyclone losses, Bangladeshis call for more climate action

News / Energy

Lufthansa executive advocates limited biofuel use, citing food waste, nature risks

...smallholders to meet. Malaysia and Indonesia account for the bulk of palm product exports globally.

24 Nov 2023

Lufthansa executive advocates limited biofuel use, citing food waste, nature risks

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia, Malaysia cry 'discrimination' in lobbying against EU palm oil restrictions

...smallholders grouped under the government’s federal land agency, FELDA. This is because FELDA smallholders haven’t cleared any forest to establish new plantations since 1990, long before the law’s 202...

29 May 2023

Indonesia, Malaysia cry 'discrimination' in lobbying against EU palm oil restrictions

News / Food & Agriculture

China’s eco farmers innovate to cope with extreme weather

...smallholders” – those farmers who work on a small scale and do not use chemical pesticides or fertilisers – will increasingly bear the climate in mind, finding and making new adaptations. “ In the pa...

7 Sep 2023

China’s eco farmers innovate to cope with extreme weather

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

AI can transform global food security and climate action

Like all sustainable development challenges, achieving food security is a complex objective intertwined with the environment, economics, peace and security, and technology. But, alarmingly, since 202...

1 Jul 2024

AI can transform global food security and climate action

An independent palm oil farmer in Indonesia.

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesian palm oil smallholders union welcomes EU deforestation law, but wants help to comply

...smallholders. The two countries, which produce 85 per cent of the world's palm oil – 30 per cent of which is cultivated by 3 million smallholders – have also threatened to stop all palm oil exports to...

25 Jan 2023

Indonesian palm oil smallholders union welcomes EU deforestation law, but wants help to comply

News / Policy & Finance

EU deforestation rule could be threat or opportunity for Indonesia's smallholders

...smallholders in the four districts lacked clear title to their land. This would make it difficult for the smallholders to comply with the legality element of the EU deforestation regulation. The small...

19 Jan 2023

EU deforestation rule could be threat or opportunity for Indonesia's smallholders

Palm oil plantation Kalimantan Indonesia

News / Food & Agriculture

Make biodiversity reporting, assessments mandatory: Wilmar

...Smallholders – who overall represent 40 per cent of global oil palm production – have said they would have trouble producing such information. “You’re announcing to farmers on the ground, who have dem...

5 Oct 2023

Make biodiversity reporting, assessments mandatory: Wilmar

News / Policy & Finance

Sabah's labour law reform signals closer alignment with global standards, but child exploitation still a concern

...smallholders, and the media, about the risks faced by children and the comprehensive response required,” Correa said. Additionally, she said the project aimed to develop core and entrepreneurship skil...

19 Jul 2024

Sabah's labour law reform signals closer alignment with global standards, but child exploitation still a concern

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Eco-Business Sustainability Leadership A-List winners and CDG-EB Impact Sustainability Education Grant unveiled

...smallholders gain market access through fair pricing schemes and no-deforestation management efforts. Beyond policy, she also provides psychological support, inspiring optimism among smallholders faci...

2 Feb 2024

Eco-Business Sustainability Leadership A-List winners and CDG-EB Impact Sustainability Education Grant unveiled

News / Cities

Deforestation in Cambodia linked to stunting in children, anaemia in women: study

New research has linked prenatal exposure to deforestation in Cambodia to child stunting and anaemia among women. This link between human well-being and forest loss illustrates how the latter can comp...

16 Apr 2024

Deforestation in Cambodia linked to stunting in children, anaemia in women: study

Press Releases / Pandawa Agri Indonesia

Pandawa Agri unveils frameworks to accelerate sustainable farming in Indonesia

...smallholders financing. More than IDR 5 billion in total financing has been facilitated for smallholders through productive credit and product off-taking. Diva Tanzil, Impact Finance Consultant of Ra...

25 Jan 2023

Pandawa Agri unveils frameworks to accelerate sustainable farming in Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

How can the palm oil industry reach net zero?

...smallholders. This is exactly why the cooperation and commitment of palm oil producers will be essential to realising such targets. How are emissions accounted in the palm oil industry? The Greenhouse...

21 Jun 2023

How can the palm oil industry reach net zero?

News / Carbon & Climate

How tech companies can fund and scale climate projects in APAC

...smallholders who lack the resources to adopt effective pest management systems. Mumbai-based not-for-profit organisation Wadhwani AI sought to find a solution. In 2019, Wadhwani AI received a US$2 mil...

9 Nov 2023

How tech companies can fund and scale climate projects in APAC