#livelihoods Berita
Pangan & Agrikultur
New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit price slump
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s updated standards aim to improve smallholder inclusion as EUDR kicks in. But decline in credit prices – which growers heavily rely on to recoup certification costs – sparks fears of financial strain.
Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.
Policymakers must discard the 'grow now, clean later' model, attract investment in renewables and collaborate, according to a former senior advisor for the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia.
As Bangladesh pays debts to Indian energy firm Adani Power, its new government wants to go green.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Imbalance of power: Women at international climate negotiations
Pangan & Agrikultur
From farmers to importers: how Filipino rice growing went wrong
#livelihoods Opini
Pangan & Agrikultur
Plantations are not forests
Sarawak's so-called green revolution is little more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Companies and the state government are operating in ways that not only devastate the environment but also marginalise remote Indigenous communities.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The delay to EU deforestation rules must help people transition
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) can help protect nature and biodiversity but requires careful cooperation.
The number of cancer cases in Singapore is on the rise even though the hazardous material was banned more than 30 years ago.
Karbon & Iklim
Women leading the green charge
Inspiring women are driving sustainable solutions and empowering communities, showcasing their potential to shape a more equitable and sustainable future.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Climate adaptation is as imperative as mitigation
Karbon & Iklim
Three ways Pacific nations are adapting to climate change
Karbon & Iklim
Clearing the air on snow leopards and last chance tourism
#livelihoods Video
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘No income, insufficient aid’ for Oriental Mindoro fisherfolk after oil spill: Research group
A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘We are not afraid’: Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.
#livelihoods Podcasts
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
#livelihoods Rilis Pers
Climate Finance Asia
Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released
Singapore International Foundation (SIF)
Singapore International Foundation announces first project of its Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) in East Malaysia
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Global labour income share declines putting upward pressure on inequality
International Labour Organization (ILO)
New toolkit to help strengthen responsible business conduct in Thailand’s automotive supply chain
#livelihoods Riset
Eco-Business, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
Moving towards a rabies-free Southeast Asia
Eco-Business & Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific of the KAS
Ocean of Solutions: Protecting biodiversity in the blue economy
