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The 72 year-old conservation group has launched in the city-state to help the government and businesses achieve climate goals. Tom Brzostowski has been appointed from TNC's New Zealand operation as Singapore country director.

Recovering forests can offset around a quarter of the emissions generated from deforestation in humid tropical regions, according to a new study.

Developments in Manila Bay are causing unease in fishing communities hit by shrinking catches and mounting climate risks.

Key changes have raised concerns among some marine conservationists and defenders of artisanal fishers’ rights, who say the new regime is oriented mostly toward the large-scale exploitation of Indonesia’s marine resources when more than half of fishing zones in the country are already “fully exploited.”

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Abdul Brima

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Despite being pretty, lantana is an invasive weed in India that threatens tiger habitat

India’s future prosperity is threatened by invasive species. Yet action on the problem is piecemeal or missing. By Achyut Kumar Banerjee

Indonesia's laws aren't effectively cracking down on rampant animal trafficking

As long as the law does not recognise it as transnational organised crime, the illegal trade of wildlife will continue to flourish in Indonesia. By Anugerah Rizki Akbari

Members of Indonesia's Conservation Response Unit working alongside endangered elephants in the Genung Leuser National Park

Strong legislation backed by science and technology could help protect Indonesia’s wildlife. By Noviar Andayani

The World Bank Group is working across many fronts to help countries recognise both the value of nature and the risks that would follow from losing it. By David Malpass

By Russ Feingold

By Juan Manuel Santos

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Amid competing concerns such as urban development and tackling climate change, keeping biodiversity conservation in people's minds can be a challenge. Eco-Business asks primatologist Andie Ang how that can be tackled.

Crowds descended on a beach at low tide again on Chinese New Year, despite intense media coverage of a similar occurrence in June last year.

The family is the most important thing to Dayak council chief Florianus Tihai

EB Studio The indigenous Dayak people of Kalimantan, Indonesia are working with an agribusiness giant to retain their time-honoured customs and practices while expanding the local economy.

From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.

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EB Studio Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.

Green School students visit a school in Bali, Indonesia

Most schools only teach the science of climate change. Green School gives the skills needed to live in a warming world. Eco-Business asked Green School's Leslie Medema how to be real with children about climate change without scaring them.

Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.

Filipino commuters during Covid. Image: Commuters of Metro Manila

Exclusive As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.

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