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Malaysia waterfall

Polisi & Kewangan

Ways to improve Malaysia’s ecological fiscal transfers

Increasing allocations and giving states more freedom on how they can spend EFT funds could make this mechanism more effective, say conservationists. Malaysia's environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi also agrees there is a good basis to make the scheme more permanent, but in-depth discussions must be held with the states, he told Eco-Business.
Malaysia Johor island

Karbon & Cuaca

Bright spots in the dark: Tracking Malaysia’s fiscal transfers for nature conservation

The federal government says the Ecological Fiscal Transfer (EFT) approach has spurred state governments to expand protected areas and run more conservation programmes. Yet as environmentalists are calling for more EFT funding, our latest analysis finds little transparency on most of the money disbursed, despite some state-level data from Johor and Sabah.
Sulawesi_Indigenous_Rights_Indonesia

Polisi & Kewangan

Indigenous Ngata Toro seek larger role in Indonesia national park

Despite losing most of their customary forest, Ngata Toro Indigenous community in Central Sulawesi still vowed to protect nature.
Patrol_Peatlands_Indonesia

Polisi & Kewangan

Indonesian watchdog urges legal action against environmental crime ‘cartels’

Indonesia’s largest environmental group, Walhi, has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office, accusing 47 companies in the palm oil, mining and forestry sectors of corruption and environmental destruction, allegedly causing 437 trillion rupiah (US$26.5 billion) in state losses.

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Polisi & Kewangan

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Pengangkutan

Paradise protected? The ecotourism lure of Philippines' under-the-radar islands

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Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

Tenaga

Corporate demand for Philippine green energy programme more than doubles

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Karbon & Cuaca

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Polisi & Kewangan

Indonesia’s risky gamble with sea sand exports

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Air

Climate change and overfishing hit Indonesia tuna catch

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Moo_Deng_Craze_Pygmy_Hippo

Polisi & Kewangan

Did the Moo Deng craze help wild pygmy hippo conservation?

4 February 2025

Artificial_Reef_Heron_India

Air

Fears India’s huge reef rollout could do more harm than good

23 January 2025

Invasive_Tilapia_Thailand

Makanan & Pertanian

Thai farmers urge authorities to address invasive fish damage, restore ecosystems

16 January 2025

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Air

How biodiversity impacts every corner of human life

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A night beetle in Singapore

Polisi & Kewangan

Only one in four of Asia's biggest companies consider nature material to business: study

13 January 2025

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Karbon & Cuaca

As Los Angeles area burns, how can we prevent wildfire disasters?

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Karbon & Cuaca

Drought in the Amazon: How the world's nature is drying out

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Polisi & Kewangan

Biodiversity credit initiatives face rising scrutiny, scepticism

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Polisi & Kewangan

Can Kashmir’s new government tackle environmental issues?

22 November 2024

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Makanan & Pertanian

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