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Joseph D'Cruz, chief executive, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

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RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz: we need to get better at telling the sustainable palm oil story

...il (ISPO) certification? I would like to make an important clarification: I do not see certification schemes like MSPO and ISPOP as rivals. We just signed a memorandum of understanding in Jambi, Indon...

20 Jun 2022

RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz: we need to get better at telling the sustainable palm oil story

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A mission to conserve forest canopies

...icroclimate, helping to keep it cooler than its surroundings by intercepting rainfall, slowing wind speed, and influencing the rate of evaporation and transpiration. “This buffering effect is quite...

27 Oct 2022

A mission to conserve forest canopies

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Irrawaddy dolphin sanctuary mulls ban on unsustainable fishing in Borneo

...isheries ministry. This new designation will severely limit shipping traffic in this stretch of water, but will allow fishing to some degree. To that end, the ministry is working with conservationists...

29 Dec 2022

Irrawaddy dolphin sanctuary mulls ban on unsustainable fishing in Borneo

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Heat stress rises for Dhaka's poor as green spaces shrink

...ing 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) this week, its parks play an increasingly important role in providing cooling and comfort for residents. Yet rapid urbanisation is shrinking green space in the cit...

20 Apr 2023

Heat stress rises for Dhaka's poor as green spaces shrink

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'Start my life from zero': poor Pakistanis face heavy cost of floods

...istrict to cope with any disaster. Taimur Ali, media coordinator, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority Across Pakistan, millions of families have lost their homes and belonging...

7 Sep 2022

'Start my life from zero': poor Pakistanis face heavy cost of floods

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‘Dire, dismal, awful’: Climate adaptation deadlock at half-time threatens COP28 success

...ion money is being diverted towards loss and damage, into which countries have pledged over US$700 million. Meanwhile, a UN multilateral adaptation fund is struggling – while US$356 million was mobili...

8 Dec 2023

‘Dire, dismal, awful’: Climate adaptation deadlock at half-time threatens COP28 success

Naoki Katayama, deputy general manager of Kanden

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How tech can enliven Japan's energy market

...is among independent and individual energy distributors in the region who will benefit from its forecasting technology. How was your experience at the Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative? PEACE was origi...

7 Jul 2022

How tech can enliven Japan's energy market

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Climate action is 'good business', UN climate chief says at COP27

...iding a "massive" boost in climate finance and increasing political will to make climate action a priority, despite other nagging crises. "I'm a technocrat as well as a politician," he said. "And one ...

10 Nov 2022

Climate action is 'good business', UN climate chief says at COP27

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FedEx in AMEA rolls out sustainability-themed ‘50 days of caring’ to celebrate its 50th birthday

...in Mainland China, Singapore, India, Vietnam, and addition of plants and shrubs around office facilities in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Giving old fabrics in Thailand, including FedEx retired uniforms i...

19 Apr 2023

FedEx in AMEA rolls out sustainability-themed ‘50 days of caring’ to celebrate its 50th birthday

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How I got here... Bayer sustainability head Cherie Tan

...ing you work on soft skills; negotiation, communication, and being perceptive. Tan visiting rice farmers in the Philippines in 2013. Image: Cherie Tan Where do you think the main sustainability kno...

25 Mar 2022

How I got here... Bayer sustainability head Cherie Tan

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Narratives on deep-sea mining clash at COP27

...ific island countries, Fiji and Micronesia. Brown added that some of these countries “continue through their profit-driven actions to neglect the climate change responsibilities” and provide financing...

9 Nov 2022

Narratives on deep-sea mining clash at COP27

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet?

...ilising their calving fronts. Supraglacial lakes and river networks are draining into fractures and moulins, bringing with them vast quantities of latent heat. This “cryo-hydraulic warming” within a...

2 Sep 2022

What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet?

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Women’s lives get harder in Bundelkhand as water scarcity grows

...itions, a pandemic and never-ending water crisis, the problem definitely hikes. Rafiq Ansari, obstetrician-gynaecologist, Chitrakoot district hospital In 2015, Anil Gupta, a division head at India’s ...

13 Jul 2022

Women’s lives get harder in Bundelkhand as water scarcity grows

News / Water

Scientists say worse to come as Himalayan snow ceases

...ity and provides water for irrigation and farming to local villagers.” Katoch is vice president of the Save Lahaul Spiti Society, a non-profit organisation trying to protect this ecologically fragile ...

19 Jan 2024

Scientists say worse to come as Himalayan snow ceases

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Oman's mountain oasis reveals climate-resilient agricultural practices

...ivation of imported olive varieties, building two olive oil processing facilities. So far, the reception has been enthusiastic, al-Yahyai says. People like to grow olives because the tree is frequentl...

25 Jun 2024

Oman's mountain oasis reveals climate-resilient agricultural practices

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Severe summer snowfall drove mass livestock death across Kashmir

...it the mountains of Kashmir. It followed a snowless winter, and a scorching hot and rainless spring. The seeming disruption of climatic balance in Kashmir is having a severe impact on the lives of her...

12 Aug 2022

Severe summer snowfall drove mass livestock death across Kashmir

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Indonesia at odds with science community over orangutan conservation data

...ild orangutan populations within species distribution,” Sherman, who has been leading wildlife and habitat conservation programs since 1995, wrote in an email. “That has major implications if it is a ...

14 Oct 2022

Indonesia at odds with science community over orangutan conservation data

Women in sustainability talk about gender inequality in the sector

News / Policy & Finance

Our struggles with inequality: women in sustainability tell their stories

...in India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia who shared their experiences of inequality in the sustainability sector. Christina Lee Christina Lee is the founder and chief executive of Sing...

7 Mar 2022

Our struggles with inequality: women in sustainability tell their stories

News / Food & Agriculture

Indian farmers turn to solar-powered fridges to fight food waste

...into ice within six hours using solar. The Mizoram Science, Technology & Innovation Council (MISTIC) worked with cold chain company Inficold to set up the 2.2 million-rupee ($27,100) facility, whi...

2 Dec 2022

Indian farmers turn to solar-powered fridges to fight food waste

News / Cities

Cambodian Indigenous community suffer years of harassment by rubber barons

...individual land titles grew as the community’s application dragged on. Historically, across Cambodia, companies and corrupt officials have pushed Indigenous communities to take individual land titles ...

8 Dec 2022

Cambodian Indigenous community suffer years of harassment by rubber barons

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