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Carbon & Climate

Focus on rainforest conservation can neglect other key ecosystems

As conservation efforts in South America focus on forests, environmentalists say other ecosystems also need urgent attention.
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Food & Agriculture

Attendees at ethical palm oil roundtable flag slow rollout of EUDR’s digital compliance system

Growers and traceability platforms at the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil say the compliance portal for EU’s deforestation law – meant to kick in next month – only opened for registration last week and is not fully live yet.
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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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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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4 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

US election puts millions on the line for Amazon rainforest fund

1 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

Indigenous women are on nature's front lines but get little funding

30 October 2024

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Energy

Will Indonesia’s biodiesel push put its climate goals at risk?

28 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

REDD+ doesn’t work without Indigenous peoples, but fails to engage them: report

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Carbon & Climate

Climate change almost wipes out decline in global area burned by wildfires

25 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

COP16: Countries point to finance, climate and energy links at UN nature talks

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

Scientists warn of ‘irreversible climate disaster’ as 25 Earth vital signs worsen

21 October 2024

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Food & Agriculture

RSPO finds Samsung palm oil subsidiary violated Indigenous rights in Sumatra

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

4 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Why is the weather becoming more extreme?

3 October 2024

Deforestation in Indonesia for pulpwood plantations

Food & Agriculture

Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay 'an act of nature vandalism'

30 September 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Thailand turns to mangrove carbon credits despite scepticism

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