#timber Berita
Karbon & Cuaca
Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline
Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles.
Construction of Indonesia’s vast new capital city on the east coast of Borneo has prompted a surge in port traffic in Balikpapan Bay, elevating existing pressures on the belt of mangroves lining the inlet.
Indonesia has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2060, but its reliance on biofuels could create new environmental harms.
Makanan & Pertanian
Attendees at ethical palm oil roundtable flag slow rollout of EUDR’s digital compliance system
Growers and traceability platforms at the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil say the compliance portal for EU’s deforestation law – meant to kick in next month – only opened for registration last week and is not fully live yet.
#timber Pendapat
Makanan & Pertanian
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.
Karbon & Cuaca
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all.
Karbon & Cuaca
‘Ghost roads’ are cracking open pristine rainforests in Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
A new study finds that illegal roads have enabled illicit logging, mining, poaching and land grabbing in some of the world's most biodiversity-rich ecosystems.
Karbon & Cuaca
Malaysia’s carbon credit conundrum: State governments hold key to unlocking its potential
Malaysia is expected to launch its first local nature-based carbon credit but it faces a jurisdictional quagmire, wherein forest management is predominantly governed by state authorities.
Polisi & Kewangan
Rich countries must compensate the Global South for biodiversity loss
Polisi & Kewangan
How technology can help save Indigenous forests – and our planet
#timber Video
Logging scars landscapes, destroys habitats and is a major contributor to climate change. Here's how old Android smartphones--that might otherwise end up in a landfill-- are being used to stop illegal logging and curb climate change impacts.
Bangunan Hijau
Frank Gehry’s ‘brown paper bag’ is green
The newly opened Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney boasts more than 25 sustainable design features and has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
#timber Siaran Akhbar
The Borneo Project
King Charles III called on to stand up for forests in Sarawak
PEFC International
Living proof: PEFC-certified timber used in WAF award-winning project
Ecoforests Asset Management
Amazon fires continue destruction of “Lungs of the Earth” rainforests
The Rainforest Alliance
Ag-Tech Developer Challenge launches
