Eco-Business

Despite the hype, AI cannot tackle complex social problems that do not have a digital footprint and should not be relied on to produce sustainability reports as it could mask inaccuracies, experts warn.

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Enhancing transparency in fisheries governance can curb illegal practices, protect fish stocks and support coastal communities, argues Maisie Pigeon of the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency.

Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projects. The new developments join five hydropower projects that are already eating into these same forests.

As climate change ravages India's crops, world's largest government insurance scheme leaves vulnerable farmers exposed.

Oleh Hans Nicholas Jong

Oleh Gabrielle See

Oleh Sahana David Menon

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With floods, droughts and extreme weather threatening billions of people, investing in early warning systems must be a priority. Oleh Dr Guyo M Roba

Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste find their way into the world’s rivers and oceans. Image: Martijn Baudoin/Unsplash Unsplash licence

Efforts to end plastic pollution through bans and treaties aren’t getting anywhere, but the advent of bioplastics offers hope. Oleh Yamini Sudha Sistla

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Rising temperatures are weakening the ability of tropical forests to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change, which has significant implications for the global water cycle. Oleh Kristine Crous and Kali Middleby

Plastic-contaminated soils affect food security, water quality and ecosystems, making soil health a critical global issue. Oleh Abhilasha Shourie

Oleh Chelsea Hodgkins

Oleh Ilana Seid

Oleh Tobias Kind-Rieper

Oleh Dr Raksha Pandya-Wood dan Dr Azliyana Azhari

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Launched as policymakers lock horns with petrochemicals lobbyists over a treaty to end plastic pollution, the documentary produced by Eco-Business asks why opportunities to solve humanity's waste crisis are being wasted. It will premiere in Singapore and screen on the sidelines of the upcoming COP28 climate summit.

Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.

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Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.

Eksklusif In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

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Studio EB Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.

Studio EB Dexter Huerto Jr of engineering firm Danfoss tells the Eco-Business Podcast how food supply chains have been affected by a pandemic and conflict, and how they can be fixed.

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