Eco-Business

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.

Latin American and Caribbean countries approved a new action plan to protect environmental defenders in April.

Environmentalists are celebrating a Greek ban on bottom trawling and urging other nations to follow. Some scientists fear unintended consequences.

As a heatwave grips Bangladesh, social media influencers call for tree planting but experts say solving heat problem is complex.

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By Josh Gabbatiss

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What role can technology play in Indigenous land conservation around the world? By Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Amy Coughenour Betancourt

Activists calling for climate finance COP27

The International Court of Justice should address investment protection in its advisory opinion on states’ duty to take climate action. By Lorenzo Cotula and Camilla More

Despite Thailand’s energy surplus, the country continues to support environmentally damaging hydropower in Laos, revealing just how removed financers are from the impacts of their investments. By Ming Li Yong

When given the chance, women are responsible stewards who use their extensive knowledge and skills to protect and restore the land in their possession. By Tarja Halonen and Hindou Oumarou

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The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

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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