Forests News
-
Natural regeneration: when to let forests restore themselvesAllowing forests to reestablish themselves is increasingly being recognised as a more cost-effective strategy for meeting ambitious forest restoration targets. -
Malaysia’s Indigenous Penan block roads to end logging in BorneoPenan activists allege Samling is encroaching on tribal land without their consent, and say they only put up the blockades after authorities failed to respond to their complaints.
-
No end in sight for deforestation, as national goals and funding fall shortCountries have invested just 0.5% and 5% of the estimated US$460 billion per year needed to conserve, manage and revive the planet's forests since 2010, according to a new report. -
Indigenous leaders call for stronger rights as UN nature summit beginsThe appeal comes as governments work to finalise a new global pact to safeguard biodiversity at the two-part COP15 UN summit, which concludes next May.
Forests Opinion
-
Award the Nobel Peace Prize to nature's protectors– The Nobel Committee's decision to award the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was instrumental in elevating that issue to the top of the global policy agenda. Now, the same should be done to recognise the organisation that has done the most work on the crisis of biodiversity loss. -
Closing the nature-finance gap– Although the biodiversity crisis is intimately linked to the climate one, the financing to address it is woefully inadequate. With a new global biodiversity plan now in the works, the world has an opportunity – and a duty – to start making up for lost time. -
The case for a food systems stability board– To help tackle the issues that are driving food and nutrition insecurity, and make the global food system more stable and resilient, governments should consider establishing a new, multilateral, UN-led Food Systems Stability Board (FSSB).
Videos
-
Pandemics and the exploitation of wildlife — what's the connection?– The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.
-
Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
Carbon & Climate
Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
– Around the world, indigenous people have historically suffered from abuse and rights violations, despite being critical to forest conservation. This tribe in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, just won rights over its land after a 40-year struggle. Are governments waking up to the reality that indigenous groups could lead the battle against climate change? -
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?
-
Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?– From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.
Subscribe
-
Subscribe to the Eco-Business NewsletterReceive the latest news in sustainability, daily or weekly. -
Play your part with EB ImpactEB Impact is a non-profit organisation focused on delivering training and programmes in Asia Pacific.
