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Marine conservationist ‘trepidatious’ over role of blue carbon credits in protecting ocean
Prominent aquanaut Fabien Cousteau urges caution in putting a price on marine ecosystems, arguing that too many actors in the blue carbon economy are focused on short-term gain and are out of sync with the way nature works. He called for blue carbon standards and slammed plans to mine the ocean floor as "reckless" without more research.
Fisherwomen on the north coast of Java Island are pushing back against plans to dredge sea sand for export, saying they fear it will worsen coastal erosion and harm marine ecosystems.
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The certifier says discharging palm oil waste could be incorporated in its supply chain standard, due for a revision next year. Recent incidences of palm oil dumping in the South China Sea have raised questions around the legality of the practice.
Karbon & Iklim
Study revealing seabed minerals produce oxygen casts cloud over critical deep-sea mining negotiations
The discovery that polymetallic nodules generate "dark" oxygen has frustrated mining companies and given hope to environmentalists pushing for a deep-sea mining moratorium until more is known about its impacts.
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Biodiversity credit initiatives face rising scrutiny, scepticism
In recent years, biodiversity credit projects and the methods to calculate their value have proliferated, seen by some … -
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Berita / Perkotaan
Hong Kong’s new net zero plans are lacking in ‘concrete details’. Can the aspiring green finance hub deliver on its pledges?
The city's plans to halve emissions by 2035 and achieve net zero by 2050 may be ambitious. But … -
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Opini / Manajemen Sampah
Building integrity into the plastics treaty: Lessons from global tobacco control
As lobbyists flood plastic treaty talks, negotiators must uphold the rule of law to prevent corporate capture, including … -
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
‘Break free from brackets’: Officials urge plastics treaty talks to move past discussion into legal text
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
In pictures: The last hours of negotiations at COP29
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Opini / Manajemen Sampah
The business case for producing less plastic
There may be an economic as well as an environmental rationale to support a plastic production cap at …
