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Indonesia’s sustainable districts bet on corporate deforestation pledges

...smallholders in particular, some sort of assurances that their efforts will be rewarded.” Coming together When Hernedi met Syahrani in 2016, she was working as the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Su...

12 十一月 2018

Indonesia’s sustainable districts bet on corporate deforestation pledges

workers in oil palm plantation in Malaysia

新闻 / 政策和金融

Malaysian smallholders accuse EU of discrimination on palm oil ban

...smallholders claimed that the planned ban on palm oil will threaten 650,000 farmers and over 3.2 million Malaysians who depend on the palm oil industry for their livelihoods. The ire from Malaysian fa...

25 一月 2018

Malaysian smallholders accuse EU of discrimination on palm oil ban

Loose palm oil fruit on the estate of PT AMNL, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Europe's palm oil ban has no basis, says Sinar Mas boss Franky Widjaja

...smallholders about sustainable farming practices. Smallholders produce 40 per cent of the US$66 billion industry’s oil, but are held back by what Widjaja calls "very old" farming practices. Among them...

28 二月 2018

Europe's palm oil ban has no basis, says Sinar Mas boss Franky Widjaja

46 year-old former bank manager and mother of two Pornsiri Raknukul now runs her own RSPO-certified palm oil plantation in Southern Thailand. Image: RSPO

新闻 / 粮食和农业

What does sustainable palm oil mean to smallholders?

...smallholders produce 40 per cent of the US$66 billion industry’s oil, but only 14.5 per cent of the world’s sustainable palm oil. The potential for smallholders to grow palm oil in ways that avoid the...

30 一月 2018

What does sustainable palm oil mean to smallholders?

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India promotes South-South cooperation, but key questions unaddressed

As the second week of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP) kicked off in Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted South-South cooperation and i...

10 九月 2019

India promotes South-South cooperation, but key questions unaddressed

观点 / 生活方式

Sustainable shopping: save the world, one chocolate at a time

...smallholders, especially in the Pacific region, simply do not use agrochemicals. It’s also more likely to be grown in heavily rainforested areas, with almost zero water footprint. “ With a bit of att...

2 四月 2018

Sustainable shopping: save the world, one chocolate at a time

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Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil

...smallholders’ share of the country’s palm plantations, which stands at about 40 per cent of the 120,000 square kilometres of planted palm estates, according to government data. But there’s a high degr...

22 二月 2019

Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil

新闻 / 碳与气候

24 hours for more sustainable todays and tomorrows

From sustainable landscape restoration that mitigates climate change, to tenure security and innovative financing tools, to climate-smart lifestyle changes, the agenda is wide and deep for an upcoming...

3 五月 2019

24 hours for more sustainable todays and tomorrows

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Bitter aftertaste? Food companies could face costly disputes over land in Africa

Food companies doing business in Africa risk becoming bogged down in decades-long legal disputes over land that could cost tens of millions of dollars, according to a report released on Monday. From s...

26 二月 2019

Bitter aftertaste? Food companies could face costly disputes over land in Africa

新闻 / 水

Poor people's right to water cut off by thirsty exports, unequal supply

Yogita has to fetch water up to six times a day - sometimes going out in the middle of the night - from a hand pump about half a kilometre from her house in India's Madhya Pradesh state, leaving her b...

20 三月 2019

Poor people's right to water cut off by thirsty exports, unequal supply

新闻 / 粮食和农业

What 2018 has in store for sustainable palm oil

...smallholders to complete the certification process. “The clock has already started ticking for us in 2018,” says Webber. “It will take a few years to completely roll out since there are millions of sm...

7 三月 2018

What 2018 has in store for sustainable palm oil

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding

...smallholders with less than 2 hectares (5 acres) of land each. The majority of farmers in the region face an uphill battle to access credit, leaving them unable to modernise, boost yields, diversify i...

12 十月 2018

Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding

An Australian wheat field, by James Edwards/Wheat Initiative, CC BY-SA 2.0

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture

...smallholders, pigs represent their livelihoods, says Ohlsson. "They’re used to pay dowries, for financial security. They're incredibly valuable and well taken care of, but that value is reflected by t...

10 五月 2019

Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture

deforestation imports impact Indonesia's forests

新闻 / 粮食和农业

The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?

...smallholders can be more productive, as long as that doesn’t create a massive incentive to open up even more forest, they can be part of the solution. A rubber plantation in Bintan, Indonesia. Image:...

21 五月 2019

The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?

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A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road

A biodiverse patch of forest in Sumatra threatened by encroaching oil palm plantations and illegal logging could soon be carved up by a road for coal trucks. The Harapan forest spans 769 square kilome...

29 五月 2019

A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road

Palm oil plantation in Kalimantan, Indonesia

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EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

...smallholders who produce palm oil in a sustainable way, Eickhout said. By incentivizing these producers, he said, “we can promote the sustainable versions.” Eickhout said the nuances of the policy wer...

15 十月 2019

EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

观点 / 粮食和农业

How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife

On April 3, the United Kingdom announced a ban on the sale of ivory that is “one of the toughest in the world.” By restricting the ivory trade, the UK joined other countries—including China and the Un...

9 七月 2018

How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more

When we pick up a piece of fruit, bar of chocolate or package of flour, we don’t often think of the massive amounts of agricultural waste — the stems, leaves, seed pods and more — that never make it o...

15 五月 2019

Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

...smallholders, who produce about 40 per cent of the world’s palm oil but often do not have access to good quality seeds, fertiliser and knowledge about better agricultural practices, shares Neville. Sh...

1 八月 2018

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

观点 / 粮食和农业

How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world

...Smallholders will have better knowledge of what and when to produce, and whom to deliver to. They can then market their produce to consumers with greater confidence, and consumers will know well ahead...

3 四月 2018

How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world

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Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice

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‘Rivers do not stop at political boundaries’: Bhutan’s Princess on forests, water and Himalayan cooperation

独家 Bhutan’s decades-long conservation efforts, bolstered by Restore Bhutan’s goal of bringing 50,000 hectares of degraded landscapes back to …
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Indonesia’s wildfire haze blankets Southeast Asia

Air quality in cities and districts across Southeast Asia has reached hazardous levels in recent weeks owing to …
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Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?

The devastating floods in Nepal demonstrate what happens when reckless development puts climate-vulnerable communities in harm’s way.
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Türkiye seeks global backing for ‘climate responsible AI’ at COP31

The voluntary Antalya Pledge asks governments and companies to disclose data centre energy use and shift to renewables, …
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China is using AI to improve renewable efficiency. What can Southeast Asia learn?

The region must strengthen grids and clean energy capacity to incorporate AI for efficiency, experts say. But in …

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