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Eco-Business’s Sustainability Leadership A-List award is open for 2025 nominations
The award recognises outstanding professionals and youths in Asia Pacific who are driving change across policy, business and society. Judges say clarity of vision and strength in project execution are key attributes they will look out for.
The Knasaimos peoples of the South Sorong Regency in Papua have been granted legal land rights over their indigenous lands. However, enforcing these rights remains challenging, with a lack of political will by the Indonesian government to enact the draft law on Indigenous peoples, and persistent targeting of merbau timber by loggers.
Policy & Finance
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Asia urged to look beyond gender
While gender was one of the first items addressed and remains a priority, experts say Asia has lingered on this issue for too long, neglecting other vital areas.
Policy & Finance
Billion-dollar forest conservation scheme Rimba Collective scrambles to meet first-year targets
With just days to go before the end of the year, it has closed two more projects in Indonesia, bringing the initiative to complement the palm oil industry's efforts to end deforestation in Southeast Asia closer to its near-term target.
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Ukraine war gives ammunition to the deep-sea mining lobby
27 October 2021
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Carbon & Climate
Eco-Business wins at WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards 2019
9 October 2019
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Food & Agriculture
The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?
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Food & Agriculture
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