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Indonesia’s largest environmental group, Walhi, has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office, accusing 47 companies in the palm oil, mining and forestry sectors of corruption and environmental destruction, allegedly causing 437 trillion rupiah (US$26.5 billion) in state losses.
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Local communities question Philippines law allowing for wind farm construction in protected area
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Conservationists in Philippines have called into question a wind energy project in Samar which overlaps with a nature reserve, raising questions over ‘multiple use zones’ within nationally designated protected areas, where some commercial activities are legally permitted.
This marks a shift from the steady progress made by the region's top listed firms in integrity disclosures since 2020, as focus turns from governance towards climate reporting. Thailand retains its lead, followed by Malaysia and Singapore.
Residential areas next to a major nickel processing site on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island recorded exponential increases in diagnoses of respiratory infections between 2020 and 2023.
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