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Food & Agriculture
Prabowo administration signals hard stance on illegal deforestation in Indonesia as it plots food estate expansion
Incoming president Prabowo Subianto will "double down on law and order" to ensure sustainability compliance in the resources sector, the head of his advisory team says.
Carbon & Climate
Four Asean countries among the world’s top emitters at high risk of climate disaster
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are among 13 countries with a “clear overlap” of perpetuating global warming while also facing the harshest climate impacts, new research shows. Extreme heat is the most pervasive physical risk.
Bangladesh and India need to talk about sharing water on two major rivers, the Teesta and Ganges. But experts on both sides say much depends on political consensus and the right atmosphere for negotiations.
Policy & Finance
Environmentalists urge Philippines to back proposed US$700 billion tax on fossil fuel giants to support loss and damage fund
A levy on carbon majors is being pushed by green groups as one of the sources to operationalise the loss and damage fund in ongoing board meetings leading up to COP29.
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Data drought: The challenge of AI weather forecasting in India
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Latin America approves plan for protecting environmental defenders
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Policy & Finance
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