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Food & Agriculture
New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit price slump
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s updated standards aim to improve smallholder inclusion as EUDR kicks in. But decline in credit prices – which growers heavily rely on to recoup certification costs – sparks fears of financial strain.
Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.
Carbon & Climate
How Southeast Asian countries are positioning themselves at COP29
Eco-Business takes a look at the key issues being pushed at the pavilions of Asean countries at the climate summit in Baku.
Policymakers must discard the 'grow now, clean later' model, attract investment in renewables and collaborate, according to a former senior advisor for the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia.
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