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Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration
Scientists and conservationists have long argued that, given the vast amount of degraded forestland in the tropics, large-scale and long-term restoration efforts are urgently needed, not just to help ...
14 Dec 2016
Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration
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Food & Agriculture
Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation
After giving a talk expounding the benefits of sustainability certification in Singapore last week, Ben Gunneberg, chief executive officer of the world’s largest forest certification body, the Program...
11 Jul 2017
Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation
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Food & Agriculture
How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture
...
smallholders
in a way that is accurate and not too costly. The challenge is finding a simple platform that works in areas of low connectivity and bandwidth like West Kalimantan, and then scaling it, s...
11 Apr 2017
How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture
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Food & Agriculture
Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet
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smallholders
to multinational agricultural giants, says Montgomery. Even in commercial agriculture where economic reliance on a single agricultural commodity is core to the business, mulching and no-...
19 Mar 2018
Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet
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Food & Agriculture
New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security
Thirty-six of the biggest names in agriculture have teamed up to launch the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA), which aims to tackle the key challenges facing agricultural supply chains across the wo...
30 Nov 2016
New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security
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Carbon & Climate
10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report
By growing their enterprises in ways that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the private sector could unlock US$5 trillion in business opportunities and create 230 million new jobs i...
5 Jun 2017
10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report
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Carbon & Climate
El Niño over, but its victims still need help
Over 400 million people have been affected by the El Niño weather event that ended around the middle of this year. The droughts it led to are continuing the affect farmers worldwide, says a report by ...
14 Nov 2016
El Niño over, but its victims still need help
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Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain
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smallholders
and workers are properly accommodated,” Marcus Colchester of the Forest Peoples Programme said in a statement. “Respect for customary rights, food security, community involvement in land ...
10 Nov 2016
Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain
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Food & Agriculture
Livestock and sustainable development do mix
...
smallholders
from accessing inputs, services and markets — and markets increasingly require traceable products, stringent hygiene and large volumes. Collective action is often vital to overcoming such...
30 May 2016
Livestock and sustainable development do mix
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Food & Agriculture
Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops
For millions of people around the world, a cup of coffee is necessary to start the day. Though it might seem like the supply of this popular commodity is endless, climate change and a growing demand i...
2 Dec 2016
Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops
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Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) Services
First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification
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smallholders
additional income. The main root and trunk of the tree remains sequestering carbon. Biomass Group (parent company) is now implementing an IT system to track every farmer, monitor the fue...
9 Nov 2015
First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification
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Food & Agriculture
Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore
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smallholders
in the province continued to burn land for agriculture, Indonesia’s disaster management agency said on Tuesday. Data from Global Forest Watch shows the district of Ketapang recorded 144 f...
14 Sep 2016
Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore
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Food & Agriculture
Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger
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smallholders
and family farmers-- with timely and accessible content on markets, sustainable and efficient farming practices and new technologies.” The FAO Director General highlighted joint work betw...
9 Jun 2016
Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger
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Food & Agriculture
RM53 million allocated for oil palm
smallholders
to get certification
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smallholders
would not encounter problems when selling their produce after getting the certification. "We want
smallholders
to gain recognition, but the cost of getting the MSPO is rather high. That i...
4 Aug 2015
RM53 million allocated for oil palm smallholders to get certification
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Food & Agriculture
A new business model for palm oil?
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smallholders
increase their productivity, "which is always lower than plantation-based enterprises," he notes. RSPO also has a fund in place to help
smallholders
to attain the sustainability certific...
16 Oct 2015
A new business model for palm oil?
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Food & Agriculture
Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds
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smallholders
by the end of this year. ISPO aims to rein in illegal practices in the production of what has become the world’s most controversial edible oil by requiring plantations to comply with the ...
22 Feb 2016
Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds
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Food & Agriculture
Better water use can cut global food gap
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smallholders
,” he says. In theory, the gains could be massive, but the authors acknowledge that getting local people to adopt best practice remains a challenge. They have been careful to limit their e...
17 Feb 2016
Better water use can cut global food gap
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Carbon & Climate
Indonesian province declares emergency as forest fires flare
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smallholders
to clear land, and were particularly bad in 2015 because of a prolonged dry season caused by the El Nino weather pattern. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged authorities to contain...
9 Mar 2016
Indonesian province declares emergency as forest fires flare
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Food & Agriculture
To fight climate change, invest in agriculture
In addition to reducing poverty and hunger, agriculture can play a crucial role in making the response to climate change responsible and more effective, Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-Genera...
27 Apr 2016
To fight climate change, invest in agriculture
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Policy & Finance
Indonesian govt ministers at odds over peatland haze policies
Divisions have started to appear between Indonesian government ministries over how to tackle peatland fires that have caused choking smoke to spread across much of Southeast Asia. Indonesia and the wi...
20 Nov 2015
Indonesian govt ministers at odds over peatland haze policies
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Japan-led decarbonisation forum called out for promoting ‘false’ climate solutions to Indonesia
Billed as a platform to advance decarbonisation and boosting economic growth, environmentalists say the Asia Zero Emission Community …
Japan-led decarbonisation forum called out for promoting 'false' climate solutions to Indonesia
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Food & Agriculture
Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay ‘an act of nature vandalism’
After sustained pressure from commodity producers and resistance from its own members, the EU Commission decided to postpone …
Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay 'an act of nature vandalism'
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Carbon & Climate
Why is the weather becoming more extreme?
Climate change is making floods, heatwaves and storms more frequent and more intense; scientists warn emissions must be …
Why is the weather becoming more extreme?
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Food & Agriculture
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
Large trials in Indonesia and Malaysia are showing it is possible to become sustainable without damaging productivity or …
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
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Policy & Finance
Indonesia’s sustainable finance taxonomy is Asia’s ‘least stringent’ for classifying new coal plants as green: study
The taxonomies of Singapore and Thailand are Southeast Asia's most robust, according to a report by the Institute …
Indonesia's sustainable finance taxonomy is Asia's 'least stringent' for classifying new coal plants as green: study
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Carbon & Climate
Malaysia’s draft climate change bill seeks to establish emissions trading scheme
Emissions thresholds will be set for organisations, starting with hard-to-abate sectors or large emitters. The draft bill also …
Malaysia’s draft climate change bill seeks to establish emissions trading scheme
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