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Carbon & Climate
New dams cast doubt on Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects
Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projects. The new developments join five hydropower projects that are already eating into these same forests.
Though disproportionately affected by plastic pollution, Indigenous Peoples are struggling to shape a global treaty on it.
Carbon & Climate
Limited climate aid leaves Sri Lankan communities vulnerable
Despite being highly vulnerable to climate risk, Sri Lanka is slow to tap into climate funding due to a range of issues including inadequate data systems, institutional weaknesses and limited capacity to design and implement viable projects.
Policy & Finance
Indonesian court halts palm oil expansion but fails to uphold Indigenous land rights
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to block further expansion of the Tanah Merah oil palm project in Papua, preserving a Jakarta-sized swath of primary rainforest.
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Carbon & Climate
Better call Saul: Can climate lawsuits slow global warming?
10 March 2025
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Policy & Finance
Philippines' LGBTQ+ groups seek options to US aid
4 March 2025
27 February 2025
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Transport
Asia divided on shipping carbon tax
14 February 2025
Policy & Finance
Trump's USAID freeze: Where does the money go?
13 February 2025
Policy & Finance
Q&A: Should climate be a national security issue?
6 February 2025
Policy & Finance
Is Indonesia withdrawing from the Paris Agreement despite JETP deal?
4 February 2025
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