News / #haze
An ambitious roadmap for smog mitigation has been launched in Pakistan’s Punjab province, but experts are not convinced.
Food & Agriculture
Singapore firm accused of deforestation through ‘shadow’ firms linked to Indonesia’s controversial food estate project
Palm oil company First Resources has denied that it secured sugarcane concessions in Papua through its subsidiaries, which would jeopardise a no-deforestation pledge the company made almost a decade ago.
Carbon & Climate
Ozone pollution shrinks tropical forest growth
Ground-level ozone, an invisible pollutant, hampers tree growth and reduces carbon absorption, potentially making tropical forests less effective as carbon sinks than previously estimated.
Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been blamed for illnesses and other disruptions.
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Carbon & Climate
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Deforestation fans fire risk in Borneo as temperatures rise
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