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Sisa Kumbahan
Lobby group rep raises alarm at HK event with ‘denialist’ claim that plastics don’t harm humans or marine ecosystems
Comments made by materials scientist Chris DeArmitt that plastics are not toxic and their impact on ecosystems has been overstated became the centre of debate at the ReThink sustainability conference. An NGO appealed to DeArmitt's audience to carefully review the science.
Nearly 90 per cent of the world’s largest oil ports could be overwhelmed by sea level rise by 2070, a study by CWR warns. The Strait of Malacca is particularly vulnerable.
Makanan & Pertanian
WWF conservation impact head Alistair Monument joins ISEAL as director of programmes
Based in Hong Kong, Monument will lead the sustainability standards association's programmes worldwide and help expand the ISEAL brand in Asia Pacific.
The Conference Board has folded the Asia Sustainability Leadership Council into its China-based network amid a slowdown in support from members. A sustainability council for Australia and New Zealand is set to launch.
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