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Karbon & Cuaca
Civil society groups urge Asean leaders to implement stronger laws to combat environmental destruction
Legal experts say adopting a legally binding environmental rights framework is crucial to hold businesses accountable for the impact they have on ecosystems and public health.
Recently, Bangladesh successfully developed lotus silk – a biodegradable luxury fabric – using lotus stems, merging ancient tradition with modern sustainability science.
Nearly half of Indonesia’s peatlands are vulnerable to flooding due to degradation from exploitation, with 6 million hectares (15 million acres) – twice the size of Belgium – highly at risk.
Makanan & Pertanian
Can Indonesia produce more food without deforestation?
Indonesia's plans to expand agricultural land to feed a growing population could raze climate-saving peatlands and forest.
Karbon & Cuaca
Just 17% of world’s peatlands are protected, new study warns
Polisi & Kewangan
Biodiversity credit initiatives face rising scrutiny, scepticism
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Makanan & Pertanian
The future of sustainability in the palm oil industry will be Asian led
Asia is the dominant producer and buyer of palm oil, so production standards in Indonesia and Malaysia and the policies of palm buyers in the region will determine the next stage of its sustainability journey.
Polisi & Kewangan
How victims can pay polluters for a win-win result
With smoke haze posing a significant pollution problem for Southeast Asia, a victim-pays approach could result in cleaner air for all.
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.
Karbon & Cuaca
Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler: 11 things to watch in 2021
2020 was a rough year for tropical rainforest conservation efforts. So what’s in store for 2021? Mongabay Founder Rhett A. Butler reviews 11 key things to watch in the world of rainforests in 2021.
Polisi & Kewangan
Banks responsible for continuing deforestation in Southeast Asia
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ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
World Wetlands Day 2024: Securing the health and wellbeing of Asean communities
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
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