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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.

Sustainable tourism discourages illegal mangrove cutting and fishing in the Philippines' largest contiguous mangrove forest.

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.

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Facing climate and human threats, mangroves protect communities from storms, erosion and flooding.

Oleh Sean Mowbray

Oleh Bobby Bascomb

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Oleh Gerald Flynn

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'Stop the chop': Demonstrators rally against deforestation in Sarawak, Malaysia

For years, Indigenous communities in Sarawak fought against logging on their lands. Today, they can claim a rare victory as timber giant Samling has withdrawn from logging native forests in the Baram area. Oleh Fiona McAlpine

Rainforest in Pesisir Barat regency, Lampung province, Indonesia

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

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. Oleh Fiona McAlpine

Enshrining free, prior and informed consent in Malaysian law can improve the credibility of carbon projects. In the meantime, carbon conversations must include Indigenous voices and wisdom. Oleh Samantha Ho

Oleh Euan Ritchie

Oleh Anna Cooke, Claudia Benham, Julie Dean dan Nathalie Butt

Oleh William Laurance

Oleh Renard Siew

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The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

Around the world, indigenous people have historically suffered from abuse and rights violations, despite being critical to forest conservation. This tribe in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, just won rights over its land after a 40-year struggle. Are governments waking up to the reality that indigenous groups could lead the battle against climate change?

Harvesting the fruit of oil palms, as this man is doing in a plantation in Indonesia, is tiring and sometimes dangerous work

Studio EB Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?

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Studio EB Transboundary haze pollution is back with a vengeance in Southeast Asia. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz about what the palm oil sector can do to put out the peatland fires that have burned annually for four decades.

The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.

Eco-Business Podcast with Assaad Razzouk

Eco-Business talks to 'angry clean energy guy' Assaad Razzouk about the flaws in much-hyped climate change solutions, and how to fix them.

Biophobia in the city podcast with Dr Denise Dillon.

Eco-Business talks to environmental psychologist Dr Denise Dillon about Singapore's uncomfortable relationship with nature, whether loving nature is essential for conservation, and why climate anxiety might actually be a good thing.

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