3. Good health and well-being
Many more people today are living healthier lives than in the past decade. Nevertheless, people are still suffering needlessly from preventable diseases, and too many are dying prematurely. Overcoming disease and ill health will require concerted and sustained efforts, focusing on population groups and regions that have been neglected.
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Jakarta court finds president, governor liable for city’s air pollution troublesThe judges order the government to carry out serious actions to improve air quality in Jakarta and ensure the rights of citizens to clean and healthy air. -
Roundtable: should COP26 be delayed?Civil society groups have called for a delay to COP26, but their main aim is to make the UN climate conference fairer and more inclusive.
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Global health journals warn on climate and natureThe world’s major health journals say the climate and nature crisis is an emergency demanding we transform our societies. -
Climate groups call for COP26 summit delay over vaccines, costsUK announces it will pay for hotel quarantine and says it is working 'tirelessly' to vaccine delegates and ensure inclusive climate talks - but activists say that aim is now impossible.
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Combating Covid-19 and ensuring no-one is left behind– If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalisation and regional cooperation. -
Lipstick and Covid-19– The pandemic has highlighted the need to ensure that everyone understands that gender equality is a public good, one that will help to usher in the healthier societies we seek. -
The United States owes a massive climate debt. One way to pay it: Let in climate migrants.– By making it easier for people to migrate to the United States, President Biden could give a much needed boost to countries hard hit by climate change.
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
– As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag. -
Meet the families working in Indonesia's palm oil industry– What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
– On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood. -
Dodging falling fruit and venomous snakes: A day in the life of an oil palm harvester– Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?
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How is the World Economic Forum helping to shape a sustainable China?– The World Economic Forum – best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos since 1971 – has been a dynamic platform bringing together the best in business, politics and society to shape global industry agendas. How is WEF helping to shape China’s economic goals alongside its environmental and societal priorities?
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The sustainability of healthcare: Why aren't we talking about it?– If the global healthcare sector was a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter in the world — not great for a sector that promises 'to do no harm'. But a growing movement is emerging to decarbonise healthcare.
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How to rebuild the plastic circular economy in 2021?– 2020 was a bad year plastic recycling and ocean pollution. Eco-Business asked Circulate Capital CEO Rob Kaplan how the circular economy can be rebuilt in Asia this year.
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Can plant-based diets save the planet?– Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.
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