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If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked very different. The focus on Global North research in academia needs to shift. By Surya Deva, Talya Swissa

20 Dec 2024

Countries which govern half the world's territorial oceans have yet to integrate ocean-focused solutions into their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, due for an …

This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country in under a month – was …

Drought and desertification is making human life on the planet harder to sustain. What can be done?

The number of new coal plants under development in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) region has reached record lows since the …

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Climate migration is a growing issue driven by disasters and conflict.

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A forced conscription order earlier this year led to an exodus of men, forcing women to take on the role of primary protector in villages. But these women are also vulnerable to rape and violence and mostly remain silent in the face of such threats, according to a local think tank research.

Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles.

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The rules will ensure safeguards are in place to strengthen labour conditions and close loopholes to curtail land grabbing incidents, says Leena Ghosh, head of human rights and social standards at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

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Asean's growing carbon trading initiatives present vast opportunities for emissions reduction and economic growth, but equitable frameworks and robust regulations are critical to their success. By Julie de los Reyes and Katrina Navallo

13 Dec 2024

Instead of backtracking on net zero, companies are retracting unsubstantiated carbon neutrality claims – a positive development. By John Lang

Prohibiting mining in key areas can safeguard biodiversity and Indigenous rights in the energy transition. By Tobias Kind-Rieper

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Did COP29 fail women?

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A researcher lived with camel herders in Inner Mongolia for years to find out how they're coping with both conservation schemes and modernisation. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast about their challenges and lessons for the world.

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A closer look at how these ‘energy transition’ deals are backed reveals gaps in the lending policies of banks in the Mekong subregion. A 1,460-MW dam, now under construction near the Luang Prabang UNESCO World Heritage Site, will see all its electricity sold to Thailand, but critics have pointed out that the nation is facing an oversupply of energy.

The city's plans to halve emissions by 2035 and achieve net zero by 2050 may be ambitious. But NGOs tracking its policy direction over the years are not convinced and demand a more measurable roadmap with interim goals – not just long-term pledges.

Attribution to global warming is still challenging due to the lack of weather stations in rural areas and small islands, according to the Philippine Climate Change Assessment Cycle report.

Southeast Asia's digital economy is booming. Keeping its environmental footprint in check will require innovative solutions to build, operate and decommission data centres sustainably.

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The “Women in ESG and Sustainability Symposium” (WESS) is set to take place on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the beautiful Meru Hotel Sanur in Bali, uniting over 200 women …

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On November 27, 2024, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) launched a new report, Towards a Gender-Transformative Energy Transition in Asia, which reveals critical gaps in the consideration of gender equality and …