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Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.
Polisi & Kewangan
Rare win for Indigenous peoples at COP16 but biodiversity financing remains elusive
Despite funding setbacks, COP16 established an historic Indigenous-led body for biodiversity decisions amid stalled global financing commitments.
Polisi & Kewangan
Malaysia civil society asserts need for climate change bill to protect local and Indigenous consent
The issue of obtaining free, prior and informed consent for use of Indigenous lands should be addressed, said representatives from civil society groups. The month-long public consultation for the draft bill will conclude next Monday.
Sisa Kumbahan
Can incinerators solve Vietnam’s waste crisis?
As landfills struggle to cope, Vietnam is turning to waste-to-energy plants as a potential solution – but could they introduce new challenges?
#rural communities Pendapat
A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth.
Karbon & Cuaca
Clearing the air on snow leopards and last chance tourism
India's Ladakh is seeing a form of tourism which relies on climate grief and a desire to escape toxic cities.
Makanan & Pertanian
La Niña: boon or bane for Southeast Asia’s food security?
The expected advent of the La Niña might portend a double-edged sword for affected regions.
Karbon & Cuaca
How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
Pengangkutan
More stops needed for UN transport goals
Bandar-bandar
Refugees in transit flee one crisis for another
Polisi & Kewangan
Delhi's dilemma: a growing economy and growing unemployment
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Polisi & Kewangan
As anti-mining protests heighten in the Philippines, industry observers call for ‘prudence’ in police intervention
Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.
Polisi & Kewangan
‘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.
After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.
Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
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Makanan & Pertanian
‘We revised the standard because we should’: What RSPO’s new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet
Studio EB
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?
Polisi & Kewangan
‘We do not just adopt global standards, we respond to domestic challenges’: Philippine central bank exec Lyn Javier
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.
In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.
Tenaga
‘Carrots, sticks, and hugs’: Scrutinising Indonesia’s US$20 billion just transition challenge
The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.
#rural communities Siaran Akhbar
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee
Integrated ecological efforts assist green development in China's western region
United Nations Environment Programme
As landscapes heal, Nepal’s most iconic animals stage a comeback
Energy Development Corporation (EDC)
Macquarie confers ESG Award for social impact to EDC
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
New UN report: Along with gender, where people live key factor in determining levels of poverty, inequality in APAC
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
World Wetlands Day 2024: Securing the health and wellbeing of Asean communities
#rural communities Penyelidikan
Eco-Business, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
Moving towards a rabies-free Southeast Asia
