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Food & Agriculture
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
...
smallholders
. “We are trying to transform agronomy practices and go more towards agro-ecology,” says Jean-Pierre Caliman, director of the group’s research and development arm, SMARTRI. “Soil cover is ...
7 Oct 2024
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
News /
Policy & Finance
Will the EU’s deforestation law keep forests standing?
...
smallholders
. “More recently, governments have taken a backseat and the private sector has been speaking up about what they want to be defined as sustainable production.” The EUDR is the first large-s...
18 Jul 2023
Will the EU’s deforestation law keep forests standing?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Asean should drive action for agri-food sector after COP29
By many accounts, the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) was a disappointment. Not only did it fail to reach an agreement on the follow...
6 Dec 2024
Asean should drive action for agri-food sector after COP29
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
The key to sustainable food systems
The fabric of our global food system is fraying under the strain of climate change and an ever-expanding population. To prevent it from unraveling, we must embrace distributed renewable-energy solutio...
18 Sep 2023
The key to sustainable food systems
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Energy
South Asia's solar energy push faces a battle for land
Famed for its Sun Temple dedicated to the sun god, Modhera in Gujarat state became India's first fully solar-powered village in 2022, but a legal case against the plant is still in court as residents...
22 Nov 2024
South Asia's solar energy push faces a battle for land
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Policy & Finance
State-wide approach could transform palm oil
...
Smallholders
Smallholders
are typically seen as the weakest link in the supply chain, lacking access to the best land to cultivate, or the technical and logistical resources that commercial oil palm e...
8 Jun 2023
State-wide approach could transform palm oil
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Food & Agriculture
Palm oil plantations absorb more carbon than tropical forests, claims Indonesian palm lobbyist
...
smallholders
unable to comply with stringent new rules. Maulizal was talking at the launch of the Farmers For Forest Protection Foundation (4F), which was set up by Indonesia's palm oil
smallholders
u...
2 Aug 2023
Palm oil plantations absorb more carbon than tropical forests, claims Indonesian palm lobbyist
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Food & Agriculture
Forests found healing poorly from human incursion, worsening conservation headache
...
smallholders
, while the United States has reportedly asked the EU last month to postpone the measure.
6 Jul 2024
Forests found healing poorly from human incursion, worsening conservation headache
Opinion /
Water
The promise and peril of water markets
...
smallholders
lacked sufficient water during dry years. And similar trends have been observed in California, where a small proportion of water-rights holders control a significant amount of available w...
18 Oct 2024
The promise and peril of water markets
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Singapore International Foundation (SIF)
Singapore International Foundation announces first project of its Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) in East Malaysia
The Singapore International Foundation (SIF), in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, today announced its first project of the Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW)....
20 Nov 2024
Singapore International Foundation announces first project of its Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) in East Malaysia
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Lifestyle
Why this researcher is looking to conservation psychology for clues to solve Malaysia's long-standing human-elephant conflict
When Natasha Zulaikha was conducting her doctorate research on human-elephant conflict in Malaysia, a group of respondents in the study stood out: palm oil
smallholders
. Interacting with these locals...
1 Mar 2024
Why this researcher is looking to conservation psychology for clues to solve Malaysia's long-standing human-elephant conflict
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Food & Agriculture
Revitalising coconut farming in Southeast Asia
...
smallholders
accounting for 40 per cent. Coconut, by contrast, is almost entirely grown by
smallholders
on farms of less than two hectares. In fact, the Coconut Knowledge Center estimates that smallho...
24 Jul 2023
Revitalising coconut farming in Southeast Asia
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Food & Agriculture
Deforestation spike in Indonesia's 'orangutan capital' linked to firms financed by sustainability-linked loans
...
smallholders
that use traditional slash-and-burn techniques to clear land for planting, RAN found that those responsible for chopping forests in the reserve are powerful "land speculators". The report...
11 Nov 2024
Deforestation spike in Indonesia's 'orangutan capital' linked to firms financed by sustainability-linked loans
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Food & Agriculture
How Indonesia's
smallholders
are reducing pesticides in coffee
Many people enjoy a hot cup of coffee to start their day or to relax during the weekends, making coffee one of the most heavily traded commodities in the world. As the world's third-largest producer o...
29 May 2023
How Indonesia's smallholders are reducing pesticides in coffee
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Carbon & Climate
Counting cyclone losses, Bangladeshis call for more climate action
As Bangladeshis count their losses from the cyclone that lashed low-lying coastal areas on Sunday, calls are growing for the government to bolster storm defences and aid mechanisms as extreme weather ...
30 May 2024
Counting cyclone losses, Bangladeshis call for more climate action
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Energy
Lufthansa executive advocates limited biofuel use, citing food waste, nature risks
...
smallholders
to meet. Malaysia and Indonesia account for the bulk of palm product exports globally.
24 Nov 2023
Lufthansa executive advocates limited biofuel use, citing food waste, nature risks
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Policy & Finance
Indonesia, Malaysia cry 'discrimination' in lobbying against EU palm oil restrictions
...
smallholders
grouped under the government’s federal land agency, FELDA. This is because FELDA
smallholders
haven’t cleared any forest to establish new plantations since 1990, long before the law’s 202...
29 May 2023
Indonesia, Malaysia cry 'discrimination' in lobbying against EU palm oil restrictions
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Food & Agriculture
China’s eco farmers innovate to cope with extreme weather
...
smallholders
” – those farmers who work on a small scale and do not use chemical pesticides or fertilisers – will increasingly bear the climate in mind, finding and making new adaptations. “ In the pa...
7 Sep 2023
China’s eco farmers innovate to cope with extreme weather
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
AI can transform global food security and climate action
Like all sustainable development challenges, achieving food security is a complex objective intertwined with the environment, economics, peace and security, and technology. But, alarmingly, since 202...
1 Jul 2024
AI can transform global food security and climate action
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Food & Agriculture
Indonesian palm oil
smallholders
union welcomes EU deforestation law, but wants help to comply
...
smallholders
. The two countries, which produce 85 per cent of the world's palm oil – 30 per cent of which is cultivated by 3 million
smallholders
– have also threatened to stop all palm oil exports to...
25 Jan 2023
Indonesian palm oil smallholders union welcomes EU deforestation law, but wants help to comply
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Carbon & Climate
17 brands called out for greenwashing in 2024
Airlines came under scrutiny for suspect green claims this year, as did net zero targets, sustainability-linked loans and …
17 brands called out for greenwashing in 2024
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Carbon & Climate
Analysis: China’s coal-to-chemicals growth risks climate goals
The sector is where energy security and emissions reduction priorities are most directly at odds.
Analysis: China’s coal-to-chemicals growth risks climate goals
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Energy
Indonesia’s renewable energy plans may put forests at risk
Indonesia has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2060, but its reliance on biofuels could create new …
Indonesia's renewable energy plans may put forests at risk
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Food & Agriculture
RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
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The rules will ensure safeguards are in place to strengthen labour conditions and close loopholes to curtail land …
RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
Opinion /
Cities
Sea level rise a clear threat to Malaysia
It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.
Sea level rise a clear threat to Malaysia
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Policy & Finance
‘Opportune moment’ to set things right: Bangladesh eyes social reform as it opens for business
Bangladesh’s interim government seeks to lay the foundations for more inclusive growth post-uprising. The nation must "bounce forward" …
‘Opportune moment’ to set things right: Bangladesh eyes social reform as it opens for business
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