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Food & Agriculture

COP29 must offer lifeline for ‘blue foods’ amid climate storm

Aquatic foods are vital for the future of our changing world, and more support is needed to prioritise them, say the leaders of the UN’s Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue.
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Food & Agriculture

Deforestation spike in Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital’ linked to firms financed by sustainability-linked loans

An investigation by Rainforest Action Network has identified new illegal forest clearing for palm oil in Indonesia's protected Leuser ecosystem. The loss of habitat for endangered species such as the Sumatran orangutan has been connected to Singapore-headquartered firms with no-deforestation pledges that supply major consumer brands.
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Water

77% of world’s corals exposed to bleaching-level heat: report

More than 75 per cent of the world’s coral reefs faced potentially deadly ocean temperatures in 2023, as rising heat from climate change triggers a record-breaking coral bleaching event, NOAA reports.
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Policy & Finance

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.

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24 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

Legal rights for nature boost biodiversity conservation

23 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

‘Ambition' problem: Why most Southeast Asian nations missed the COP16 biodiversity pledges deadline

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Cities

Environmental laws ‘given pass’ in Kashmir’s tourism drive

22 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

‘You can’t grow forever on a finite planet’

21 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

Developed countries failing to pay ‘fair share’ of nature finance ahead of COP16

11 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

How fast is biodiversity declining globally?

7 October 2024

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Food & Agriculture

Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?

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Policy & Finance

Meagre pay, little support: Budget cuts for Philippines' forest guards put conservation commitment under question

23 September 2024

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Policy & Finance

Just transitions in the Mekong: China’s role in trade and investment

16 September 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Q&A: Why methane levels are rising with no ‘hint of a decline’

6 September 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Climate change in the Arctic is a wake-up call for the Global South

26 August 2024

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: ‘The window of opportunity is there, but closes a little every day’

19 August 2024

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Policy & Finance

Nepal’s once-thriving community forests face existential crisis

30 July 2024

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Cities

How China’s most ‘futuristic’ city restored its mangroves

26 July 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Seeing mangroves regrow: A visual story on the surprise resurgence of Iloilo's coastal forests

17 July 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Adapting to wildfire health risks in a burning world

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