Eco-Business

Indonesia has issued a much-anticipated decree to boost the protection of Indonesian deckhands working aboard foreign commercial and fishing vessels.

Slash and burn method of farming illegally done by non-Indigenous people Palawan

In celebration of environment month in the Philippines, Eco-Business asks local conservationists about the biggest challenges they face in preserving wildlife in one of the world’s richest ecosystems.

Frustrated with the pace of global action to fight climate change, more at-risk nations could follow the Pacific island nation’s lead by turning to the courts.

Hundreds of millions of people are projected to remain without electricity by 2030 as concerns grow over the prospect of meeting Sustainable Development Goal 7 on access to green and affordable energy.

By Robin Hicks

By Warief Djajanto Basorie, Yitno Suprapto

By Robin Hicks

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As indigenous communities in Sarawak deal with the second flooding of the year, they also face legal harassment by timber giant Samling in an unprecedented move that seems designed to silence criticism. By Fiona McAlpine

A new study ranks China second in financing commodities linked to tropical deforestation risk. Its financial institutions could do more before state regulations are perfected. By Ward Warmerdam and Tom Picken

The summit could stoke a collective sense that finally – after decades of negotiations – this is the pivotal year for climate. By Claire Healy and Daniela Schulman

Based on financial inputs from overseas, 40 per cent of 'committed emissions' from a sample of coal plants that have been built or proposed since 2015 could be attributed to these nations – with most of the remainder coming from Chinese banks. By Niccolò Manych, Jan Steckel and Michael Jakob

By Amol Mehra and Ilan Vuddamalay

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Wang Chen and Jiang Yifan

By Kamal Prakash Seth

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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.

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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Civic groups charge that an anti-foreign interference bill will muzzle civil society. How can activists safely advocate for human rights? Eco-Business asked Vanessa Ho from Project X and Fair Finance Asia's Bernadette Victorio.

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.

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