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DBS launches transition financing framework to help 'less than dark-green' industriesPolicy & Finance
DBS launches transition financing framework to help 'less than dark-green' industries
To bridge the gap between traditional and sustainable financing, DBS’s transition framework will facilitate the move of key industries towards a low-carbon economy. But transition financing risks fossil fuel lock-ins, experts say. -
New laws in Singapore appear to give employers ‘almost unfettered power’ over migrant workers’ movements, say NGOsPolicy & Finance
New laws in Singapore appear to give employers ‘almost unfettered power’ over migrant workers’ movements, say NGOs
The rules, which took effect on 2 June, require most lower-income foreign workers to obtain their employers’ consent in order to leave their dormitories.
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Investigators cast doubt on China's ban on the pangolin tradeExperts say pangolin scales are still being legally traded in China based on a loophole in the country’s Wildlife Protection Law, which allows the trade of protected species in special circumstances. -
China and EU appetite for soy drives Brazilian deforestationA recent study highlights how demand for Brazilian soy by China and Europe is stoking deforestation, thereby increasing carbon emissions, especially in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna biome and the Amazon rainforest.
Ngos Opinion
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Indigenous lives matter: Reflections from an encounter with Borneo's forest defendersPolicy & Finance
Indigenous lives matter: Reflections from an encounter with Borneo's forest defenders
– Communities in Sarawak are in a David and Goliath battle to safeguard some of the richest carbon and biodiversity stocks left on the planet. -
From farming to female empowerment– Evidence shows that an increase in women's representation in agriculture—as can be seen today in South Asia—does not guarantee their socioeconomic empowerment. But that does not mean that it cannot. -
Isolating the resistance: How coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at riskPolicy & Finance
Isolating the resistance: How coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk
– Rainforest destruction continues while indigenous conservation leaders are in lockdown.
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Jane Goodall returns to Tanzania for tree-planting mission– Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.
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Earth to Paris: A love letter– As the UN climate change conference enters its crucial final days, global social media campaign #EarthtoParis wants to send a strong message to world leaders: Make this the turning point against climate change.
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