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Rubber drives ‘at least twice’ as much deforestation as previously thought

...in size. This makes them hard to capture in satellite imagery and national crop statistics. It is also difficult to distinguish rubber trees in satellite images because they appear quite similar to t...

19 Oct 2023

Rubber drives ‘at least twice’ as much deforestation as previously thought

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia’s president-elect should get real on nickel

...ination countries, including the EU and US, have been tightening up their regulations. The EU’s Critical Raw Minerals Act, its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive, and the US’s Inflation ...

21 Aug 2024

Indonesia’s president-elect should get real on nickel

News / Cities

Bangladesh influencers push tree planting to fight record heat

...its residents relief and shelter. Now social media influencers are urging their followers to plant trees in a bid to make the city, and country, more liveable during heatwaves, which scientists say a...

8 May 2024

Bangladesh influencers push tree planting to fight record heat

Press Releases / City Developments Limited (CDL)

CDL is first real estate company to launch SME Supplier Queen Bee programme to help local SMEs strengthen decarbonisation efforts

...issions from the participating SME suppliers. Participating SME suppliers which are interested in further enhancing their capabilities in sustainability and decarbonisation can also gain access to Sin...

7 May 2024

CDL is first real estate company to launch SME Supplier Queen Bee programme to help local SMEs strengthen decarbonisation efforts

News / Water

'Finding life in places once lifeless': How these 3D-printed terracotta tiles are restoring coral reef ecosystems

...ir solutions can benefit them. This will make a huge difference in selling your solution. What sparked your interest in sustainability in the first place? I was born and raised in Hong Kong, which isn...

19 Apr 2023

'Finding life in places once lifeless': How these 3D-printed terracotta tiles are restoring coral reef ecosystems

News / Food & Agriculture

Solar pumps increase productivity, profits of West Bengal farmers

...investigation and development department website says that the possibility of connecting existing solar-powered minor irrigation installations with the grid “is being studied and monitored.” However, ...

14 Jul 2023

Solar pumps increase productivity, profits of West Bengal farmers

News / Policy & Finance

AI boom is dream and nightmare for workers in Global South

...in artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the need for large training datasets, which are serviced by millions of workers labelling text, images, video and audio for everything from voice recognition...

16 Mar 2023

AI boom is dream and nightmare for workers in Global South

Press Releases / Asean Centre for Biodiversity

Asean, UNDP launch marine conservation project

...ing and with ACB as the executing agency, together with Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand. The project will be implemented for five years from 2024 to 2029 and will build on national initiatives to...

3 Jun 2024

Asean, UNDP launch marine conservation project

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News / Policy & Finance

‘Whole-of-nation’ approach needed to meet Philippines’ decarbonisation pledge

...ing and adaptive capacities for mitigation,” First Philippine Holdings Corporation’s Lopez added. “While addressing the climate risk crisis feels like such a daunting task. We remain optimistic and en...

15 Nov 2024

‘Whole-of-nation’ approach needed to meet Philippines’ decarbonisation pledge

News / Lifestyle

China’s would-be parents and their climate concerns

...India, the Philippines and Brazil. In 2021, a survey of over 10,000 young people in ten countries was conducted by universities and research institutes, including Bath and Stanford universities. The r...

16 Feb 2023

China’s would-be parents and their climate concerns

Press Releases / UN Environment Programme

UN-convened panel to address equity, sustainability and human rights across value chains of critical energy transition minerals

...and its flagship initiative on ‘Harnessing Critical Energy Transition Minerals for Sustainable Development’ and will draw from existing standards and initiatives to strengthen and consolid...

4 May 2024

UN-convened panel to address equity, sustainability and human rights across value chains of critical energy transition minerals

News / Carbon & Climate

Thailand turns to mangrove carbon credits despite scepticism

...it trading in incentivising companies to decarbonise has stirred controversy. “ Mangrove can thrive in our climate and expand continuously, unlike the inland forest which can reach land surface limit...

30 Sep 2024

Thailand turns to mangrove carbon credits despite scepticism

News / Energy

The ‘new three’: How China came to lead solar cell, lithium battery and EV manufacturing

...initiative in 2009 was one of China’s early efforts to drive the industry. It provided subsidies for: installing solar PV on buildings, formulating technical standards, and promoting certain key techn...

8 Nov 2023

The ‘new three’: How China came to lead solar cell, lithium battery and EV manufacturing

News / Carbon & Climate

Widows of Nepal's sherpa guides fear rising climate-fuelled risks

...iers and ice, the work is becoming increasing perilous – and with few benefits available to bereft families, more mountain guides are pondering whether it might be time to give up the profession. In 2...

17 Feb 2023

Widows of Nepal's sherpa guides fear rising climate-fuelled risks

Press Releases / GenZero

Scaling up of innovative clean energy technologies needed to achieve net zero emissions targets globally

...ile benefiting local communities and biodiversity; (ii) technology-based solutions that deliver deep decarbonisation impact; and (iii) carbon ecosystem enablers which refer to companies and solutions ...

29 Apr 2024

Scaling up of innovative clean energy technologies needed to achieve net zero emissions targets globally

200-hectare residential development on a river delta in Nhon Trach

News / Green Buildings

Taking cues from nature in urban design

...illion in global output. In Asia, design firms increasingly recognise the value of adopting biomimicry principles in their work. Dr Jamie Miller is director of biomimicry at architecture and design c...

15 Feb 2023

Taking cues from nature in urban design

News / Waste

Could ocean plastic cleanups be doing more harm than good?

...ith the plastic, including sea dragons, by-the-wind sailors, and snails. Running a cleanup operation through it could significantly disrupt the ecosystem and trap marine animals, scientists including ...

26 Sep 2024

Could ocean plastic cleanups be doing more harm than good?

Covid-19 medical workers vaccine Philippines

News / Policy & Finance

Southeast Asia’s healthcare sustainability struggle lingers post-Covid

...ing the Covid-19 outbreak. Image: Flickr/ UN Women Asia and the Pacific. Finding cost savings in sustainability is something Mary Johnston Hospital, a 120-bed facility in Manila city in the Philippin...

8 Sep 2023

Southeast Asia’s healthcare sustainability struggle lingers post-Covid

News / Policy & Finance

Petronas says it needs regulations to support Scope 3 reporting

...ification, and that having this verification process is a standard practice by companies disclosing their emissions worldwide?” Rimbawatch asked in an open letter to the media. Petronas said that it i...

11 Sep 2023

Petronas says it needs regulations to support Scope 3 reporting

News / Policy & Finance

NGOs boycott AIIB annual meeting, citing a ‘troubling pattern of exclusion’ of impacted communities

...IIB has projects in, like Cambodia, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka, have also faced difficulties in obtaining visas. Regarding the breakfast briefing that AIIB referenced, Hassan said that i...

25 Sep 2024

NGOs boycott AIIB annual meeting, citing a ‘troubling pattern of exclusion’ of impacted communities

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