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Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.

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Despite funding setbacks, COP16 established an historic Indigenous-led body for biodiversity decisions amid stalled global financing commitments.

The issue of obtaining free, prior and informed consent for use of Indigenous lands should be addressed, said representatives from civil society groups. The month-long public consultation for the draft bill will conclude next Monday.

As landfills struggle to cope, Vietnam is turning to waste-to-energy plants as a potential solution – but could they introduce new challenges?

By Athar Parvaiz

By Basten Gokkon

By Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey

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A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth. By Vaibhav Chowdhary and Venugopal Mothkoor

India's Ladakh is seeing a form of tourism which relies on climate grief and a desire to escape toxic cities. By Padma Rigzin and Vasundhara Bhojvaid

Farmer working on a rice field in Bali, Indonesia.

The expected advent of the La Niña might portend a double-edged sword for affected regions. By Elyssa Kaur Ludher

The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change. By Sajan Thomas

By James Goldie

By Gabriela Fernando and Sabina Puspita

By Eugene Mark

By Rajat Kathuria

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Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

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Podcast on RSPO's new principles and criteria for certifying palm oil as environmentally and socially sustainable.

EB Studio The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.

The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.

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