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A new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative finds little progress in securing Indigenous and local community women's rights to forests, with many legal frameworks remaining gender-blind or regressive.
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The lingering impacts of Duterte’s brutal ‘war on drugs’ on law and civil society in the Philippines
The former president was arrested this week for his alleged role in thousands of extrajudicial killings. Philippine civil society is still reckoning with the Duterte-era crackdown two and a half years after he left office.
Policy & Finance
Why calls for Asean to appoint its first female secretary-general are getting louder
Its charter says gender equality should be considered when filling the top post, but so far Asean’s 15 sec-gens have all been men. On International Women's Day, Eco-Business spoke to Asean watchers drumming up support for Indonesia to widen its search when fielding the next sec-gen.
Policy & Finance
China and India central to climate action: COP30 president
As the United States steps back from climate efforts, people will start looking to China for 'additional leadership', says incoming summit chief André Aranha Corrêa do Lago. His comments come as more are asking China and India to step up, including to lead on driving climate finance.
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