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Men in Assam, India, preparing flood defences.

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Voluntary carbon markets: a misunderstood climate solution

...smallholders in South Asia, farmers whose entire year's family income is less than US$300. We help create value chains for them (warehousing, access to credit, market linkages, and so on). We work wit...

30 Jan 2023

Voluntary carbon markets: a misunderstood climate solution

News / Carbon & Climate

Eco-Business' 10 most read stories of 2022

Every year, the stories that Eco-Business readers find most interesting reveal something about the zeitgeist. The year gone by was marked by climate misinformation running amok, “bad” news getting vil...

14 Dec 2022

Eco-Business' 10 most read stories of 2022

News / Food & Agriculture

How I got here... Bayer sustainability head Cherie Tan

...smallholders on training and certification. We made progress because very senior people in the organisation stepped in and encouraged the industry to make a broader commitment towards no deforestation...

25 Mar 2022

How I got here... Bayer sustainability head Cherie Tan

News / Food & Agriculture

Chinese techniques offer corn farmers in Benin a way to adapt to climate change

...smallholders. Access to chemical fertilisers is managed exclusively through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The cost of fertilisers, already high, has become even more prohibitiv...

29 Sep 2022

Chinese techniques offer corn farmers in Benin a way to adapt to climate change

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesian palm oil export ban threatens global food prices

...smallholders,” GAPKI said in a statement. This article was originally published on SciDev.Net. Read the original article.

6 May 2022

Indonesian palm oil export ban threatens global food prices

News / Water

How Bangladesh’s shrimp industry is driving a freshwater crisis

...smallholders, previously happy with cultivating paddy, were drawn to shrimp farming in the hope of increasing their profits. Others, Hasan said, were forced to switch as their land became saline due t...

22 Nov 2021

How Bangladesh’s shrimp industry is driving a freshwater crisis

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Google Cloud establishes point carbon zero program advisory board

Today at Singapore FinTech Festival 2022, Google Cloud announced three key updates under the Point Carbon Zero Program, which was jointly launched in July with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS...

3 Nov 2022

Google Cloud establishes point carbon zero program advisory board

News / Food & Agriculture

Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms environment: UN report

That is the main finding of a new UN report calling for repurposing these incentives to achieve more of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and realize the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. The ...

15 Sep 2021

Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms environment: UN report

News / Policy & Finance

Southeast Asia chasing 'silver bullet' climate solutions at expense of proven methods: report

There is a bias towards “revolutionary” climate solutions in Southeast Asia, at the expense of existing methods which are cheaper and more effective, according to a report by American consultancy Bain...

8 Jun 2022

Southeast Asia chasing 'silver bullet' climate solutions at expense of proven methods: report

News / Policy & Finance

Corruption stokes malpractice in Indonesia's palm oil industry

The combination of weak antigraft policies, lack of transparency, revolving-door politics, and the prevalence of politically exposed persons within companies makes Indonesia’s palm oil industry highly...

5 May 2023

Corruption stokes malpractice in Indonesia's palm oil industry

News / Food & Agriculture

How can Asia’s smallholder farmers endure both climate change and Covid-19?

In Asia, over 450 million smallholder farmers support the bulk of food supplies. Despite their small land size, they produce up to 80 per cent of the food consumed in the region. But these farmers cu...

9 Feb 2021

How can Asia’s smallholder farmers endure both climate change and Covid-19?

News / Carbon & Climate

Satellite imagery bares dire straits of deforested Tesso Nilo National Park

Reportedly home to 3 per cent of the planet’s mammal species and one of the highest levels of lowland plant diversity known to science, Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park is a sanctum for Sumatra’s ...

15 Jun 2022

Satellite imagery bares dire straits of deforested Tesso Nilo National Park

News / Food & Agriculture

Are oil palm plantations exposing endangered wildlife to rodent poison?

...smallholders to understand the potential harm to non-target wildlife, Salim said. One alternative method is to only place bait when damage to fruit is above 5 per cent, as part of integrated pest mana...

14 Jul 2022

Are oil palm plantations exposing endangered wildlife to rodent poison?

The spike in plastics waste during the pandemic is worsening marine pollution.

Opinion / Water

The world is making the Mekong its dump

Countries along the Mekong River have become the world’s dumping ground for waste. Rubbish is finding its way into the water — killing marine animals and clogging up animals with plastic that are late...

23 Sep 2022

The world is making the Mekong its dump

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

The corporate capture of the UN Food Summit

When I visited my parents in Bogotá last month, I witnessed how people in their neighbourhood went up and down the streets begging for help to survive. Since the end of April, Colombia has experience...

27 Sep 2021

The corporate capture of the UN Food Summit

News / Carbon & Climate

Forest conservation best left to private sector? Rare glimpse into Wilmar protected area sparks discussion among scientists

...smallholders, as well as a river managed by the Department of Drainage and Irrigation, George said. The degazettement has raised the question among the scientific community as to whether forests are b...

19 Oct 2022

Forest conservation best left to private sector? Rare glimpse into Wilmar protected area sparks discussion among scientists

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Climate leadership needs more women

“The higher you go; the fewer women there are.” This observation by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and environmental trailblazer Wangari Maathai, reflects a reality familiar to all women who have asp...

3 May 2022

Climate leadership needs more women

News / Food & Agriculture

Climate change drives down yields and nutrition of Indian crops

Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of land in the state of Punjab. He took up the profession of his forefathers after completing his MTech degree. “I feel conn...

15 Jul 2022

Climate change drives down yields and nutrition of Indian crops

News / Policy & Finance

Conferences highlight forests as a vital solution to converging crises

A series of recent high-level international conferences have brought record numbers of forestry experts and delegates together, calling for forests to be put at the centre of conversations on the worl...

12 Jul 2022

Conferences highlight forests as a vital solution to converging crises

News / Carbon & Climate

Can only western buyers afford sustainable palm oil?

...smallholders and the premium and levels of demand are uncertain.” The challenge for small-scale farmers Small-scale farmers are in a particularly difficult position. According to the report, smallhold...

1 Jun 2021

Can only western buyers afford sustainable palm oil?

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