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Will EU deforestation law save trees or marginalise poor palm oil farmers?
...
smallholders
contracted to work for big palm oil companies, known as "plasma"
smallholders
, will find compliance easier than independent
smallholders
, who are often blamed for deforestation and starti...
27 Jun 2023
Will EU deforestation law save trees or marginalise poor palm oil farmers?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Linking
smallholders
to markets was the breakthrough: Earthshot Prize winner S4S Technologies
...
smallholders
increase profits by up to 15 per cent through selling dried goods. It wants to reach three million farmers by 2025, and in the year after, reduce food waste by a total of 1.2 million tonn...
17 Nov 2023
Linking smallholders to markets was the breakthrough: Earthshot Prize winner S4S Technologies
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Policy & Finance
Philanthropy’s role in defining moment for health stewardship in Asia – helping countries build self-reliance
Asia Pacific has seen some of the fastest gains in health and human development in the past decades. Yet as traditional paths to development face global pressures, experts are increasingly emphasising...
12 Aug 2025
Philanthropy’s role in defining moment for health stewardship in Asia – helping countries build self-reliance
Opinion /
Cities
Amid Indonesia’s quest for development, don't neglect Indigenous land rights
...
smallholders
’ land. Plasma land provision to local communities is crucial to avoid land conflicts. An example is the dispute between PT Tapian Nadeggan and the local community in the Nanau sub-distric...
10 May 2024
Amid Indonesia’s quest for development, don't neglect Indigenous land rights
News /
Food & Agriculture
Rubber drives ‘at least twice’ as much deforestation as previously thought
...
smallholders
competing for an already very low rubber price.” She adds that it is “absolutely” critical that the EU deforestation regulators distinguish between farmers renewing existing rubber planta...
19 Oct 2023
Rubber drives ‘at least twice’ as much deforestation as previously thought
News /
Policy & Finance
Is it possible to work with China for development?
Some 10,000 kilometres from the rolling tea fields of east China, tea farmers in Kenya are fighting climate change using Chinese know-how. From planting trees to organically fertilising, tea plantatio...
9 May 2025
Is it possible to work with China for development?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
...
smallholders
. “We are trying to transform agronomy practices and go more towards agro-ecology,” says Jean-Pierre Caliman, director of the group’s research and development arm, SMARTRI. “Soil cover is ...
7 Oct 2024
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Asean should drive action for agri-food sector after COP29
By many accounts, the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) was a disappointment. Not only did it fail to reach an agreement on the follow...
6 Dec 2024
Asean should drive action for agri-food sector after COP29
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Policy & Finance
Will the EU’s deforestation law keep forests standing?
...
smallholders
. “More recently, governments have taken a backseat and the private sector has been speaking up about what they want to be defined as sustainable production.” The EUDR is the first large-s...
18 Jul 2023
Will the EU’s deforestation law keep forests standing?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
The key to sustainable food systems
The fabric of our global food system is fraying under the strain of climate change and an ever-expanding population. To prevent it from unraveling, we must embrace distributed renewable-energy solutio...
18 Sep 2023
The key to sustainable food systems
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Energy
South Asia's solar energy push faces a battle for land
Famed for its Sun Temple dedicated to the sun god, Modhera in Gujarat state became India's first fully solar-powered village in 2022, but a legal case against the plant is still in court as residents...
22 Nov 2024
South Asia's solar energy push faces a battle for land
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Policy & Finance
State-wide approach could transform palm oil
...
Smallholders
Smallholders
are typically seen as the weakest link in the supply chain, lacking access to the best land to cultivate, or the technical and logistical resources that commercial oil palm e...
8 Jun 2023
State-wide approach could transform palm oil
Opinion /
Water
The promise and peril of water markets
...
smallholders
lacked sufficient water during dry years. And similar trends have been observed in California, where a small proportion of water-rights holders control a significant amount of available w...
18 Oct 2024
The promise and peril of water markets
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
News /
Food & Agriculture
Forests found healing poorly from human incursion, worsening conservation headache
...
smallholders
, while the United States has reportedly asked the EU last month to postpone the measure.
6 Jul 2024
Forests found healing poorly from human incursion, worsening conservation headache
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
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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
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Energy
Philippines offshore wind auction pause an ‘additional step’ toward bankable projects, say wind trade associations
The temporary suspension of the country’s first offshore wind green auction is seen as an extra move to …
Philippines offshore wind auction pause an 'additional step' toward bankable projects, say wind trade associations
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Transport & Logistics
JR East to launch Japan’s first commercial hydrogen hybrid train in fiscal 2027
One of the world’s largest rail operators plans to deploy the zero-emission train on commuter routes near Tokyo …
JR East to launch Japan’s first commercial hydrogen hybrid train in fiscal 2027
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
Why carbon markets need data infrastructure, not just carbon credits: an Asia-Pacific perspective
Carbon markets in the region are growing fast, but their credibility still depends on strong evidence grounded in …
Why carbon markets need data infrastructure, not just carbon credits: an Asia-Pacific perspective
News /
Carbon & Climate
Heat stress could trap Filipinos in poverty: report
Frontline communities are already paying the everyday costs of extreme heat as the government cuts climate resilience funds, …
Heat stress could trap Filipinos in poverty: report
News /
Energy
Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat
Nearly a fifth of all Pakistani households rely on solar energy, but the people installing and cleaning these …
Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat
Opinion /
Manufacturing
Indonesia can build a green steel industry, but only if the government creates the market
Green steel faces weak domestic demand in Indonesia, as prices remain 30 to 60 per cent higher than …
Indonesia can build a green steel industry, but only if the government creates the market
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