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Seoul expects more than 2,200 tonnes of plastic savings a year as QR-code packaging becomes standard.

A SDGs locker located in Yokohama Kannai Station

New station units offer unsold bakery items at reduced prices, part of Yokohama’s growing push to divert food waste under Japan’s climate goals.

Indigenous protests at the recently concluded COP30 echo global climate-justice demands, calling for territorial rights, forest protection and an end to extractive industries – themes strongly reflected in the discussions at the Nyéléni Global Forum on Food Sovereignty held this August in Sri Lanka.

The ban takes full effect in 2027 but officials warn hundreds of tonnes of scraps will still need burning during the transition. Rising treatment costs could also underming the new policy.

Oleh Wang Bowen

Oleh Alefia T Hussain, Cheena Kapoor

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Law and policy measures that prioritise sustainable agriculture are needed to address India’s environmental challenges. Oleh Akhilendra Pratap Singh

The Planetary Health Check is a warning but if we treat science as a compass and act together, we can reverse planetary decline. Oleh Mary Robinson

An ageing agricultural workforce bodes ill for our ability to feed the world. To entice young people to work in food systems, policymakers should demonstrate the industry’s breadth, while providing them with the resources and skills to modernise farming and build sustainable, innovative agribusinesses. Oleh Maximo Torero

Climate discourse must connect with jobs, security and everyday life if it is to win public support. Oleh Tan Hao

Oleh Elyssa Kaur Ludher dan Angaindrankumar Gnanasagaran

Oleh Morgan Gillespy dan Afshan Khan

Oleh Julie McCarthy dan Patrick Odier

Kebijakan & Keuangan

Rethinking ocean finance

Oleh Claudio de Sanctis

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Novel food firms are dreaming big about market expansion, but first they must overcome diners' doubts and a huge cost hurdle.

Studio EB Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?

The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

Simon Lord and Pamela Mar on Sustainability One on One

In the first in a new video series where sustainability leaders interview each other about the toughest things about their jobs, Simon Lord of Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation went head to head with Pamela Mar of Hong Kong-based textile and apparel giant Fung Group.

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A report by WWF finds that Hong Kong could lose 25 per cent of its biodiversity to new developments such as the North Metropolis.

A new report predicts Hong Kong could lose one quarter of its wildlife to new developments. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden's Dr Stephan Gale tell the EB Podcast that developers must build in ways that protect nature and bolster climate resilience.

In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.

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.

Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.

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