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新闻 / 粮食和农业

Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge disbands

...smallholders use slash-and-burn techniques to clear land for plantations. IPOP, which was signed at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014, was an effort by the world's biggest palm oil growers an...

1 七月 2016

Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge disbands

观点 / 粮食和农业

A model for the eco-transformation of the shrimp industry

...Smallholders in aquaculture in developing markets do not have the collateral nor the credit history to access commercial loans from banks and other institutions. Added to this, aquaculture is traditio...

14 九月 2016

A model for the eco-transformation of the shrimp industry

新闻 / 粮食和农业

RSPO rules on community complaint against Wilmar unit

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has ruled that a unit of Singapore-listed palm oil giant Wilmar had violated indigenous community rights in Indonesia’s West Sumatra region, signalling p...

8 二月 2017

RSPO rules on community complaint against Wilmar unit

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Palm oil's big issue: Smallholders

...smallholders, scheme smallholders have higher yields than independent smallholders, he said. Improving productivity on existing plantations reduces the need for farmers to expand into new areas. Barri...

23 十一月 2015

Palm oil's big issue: Smallholders

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Urbanisation can be a catalyst for rural development

Managing urbanisation sustainably poses new challenges and opportunities to recast food and agriculture systems in ways that benefit both cities and the countryside, according to a new report presente...

28 三月 2017

Urbanisation can be a catalyst for rural development

新闻 / 粮食和农业

NGOs dismiss IndoAgri sustainability policy as "corporate window dressing"

...smallholders, and third party suppliers. It supersedes IndoAgri's prior sustainable sourcing policies, which were announced in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Some of its commitments include getting all...

22 二月 2017

NGOs dismiss IndoAgri sustainability policy as "corporate window dressing"

palm oil concession in air hitam laut sumatra

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Report finds a million "missing hectares" in palm oil industry

The world’s largest palm oil companies are not properly reporting the total land area they control, leaving almost a million hectares unaccounted for and vulnerable to destruction, a new report by Uni...

24 三月 2017

Report finds a million "missing hectares" in palm oil industry

新闻 / 碳与气候

Companies from Chanel to Ben and Jerry’s are benefiting from the new “carbon insetting” trend

Ten years ago, serendipity set Tristan Lecomte on his path to planting millions of trees around the world. Lecomte was CEO of the French organic and fair trade company Alter Eco, and his eco-conscious...

1 二月 2017

Companies from Chanel to Ben and Jerry’s are benefiting from the new “carbon insetting” trend

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Governments must do more to help end deforestation in commodities supply chains

...smallholders and local companies were also seen as considerable challenges. Also, “The absence of global agreement on definitions and standards was seen as a problem; virtually every company we interv...

13 四月 2017

Governments must do more to help end deforestation in commodities supply chains

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

...smallholders from their zero-deforestation pledges out of concern for their livelihoods. In response, IPOP has promised to balance forest protection with protecting smallholders and keeping Indonesian...

19 二月 2016

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

观点 / 粮食和农业

New approaches to sustainable palm oil

...smallholders only just behind at 4.75 tonnes. Compare this to the 1.5-2 tonne average achieved by smallholders outside of our supply chain and the enormous potential scope for improvement through bett...

23 十二月 2015

New approaches to sustainable palm oil

Research / Earth on Board

Efficient agriculture, stronger economies in ASEAN

...smallholders, and the importance of harmonisation in crop protection regulations. By producing this paper, the global network partners of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Singapore...

28 四月 2016

Efficient agriculture, stronger economies in ASEAN

观点 / 碳与气候

The US$5 trillion opportunity Asian businesses cannot afford to ignore

It was a heartening coincidence. As Asia’s business community was left wondering what the United States quitting the Paris climate change agreement might mean for their markets, a United Nations-backe...

5 六月 2017

The US$5 trillion opportunity Asian businesses cannot afford to ignore

观点 / 政策和金融

The climate finance architecture the world needs

The climate finance architecture—the system of specialized, public funds that help countries implement climate mitigation and adaptation projects and programs—is crucial if the world is to overcome th...

13 三月 2017

The climate finance architecture the world needs

Farmers in Pakistan use sms to warn of water

新闻 / 水

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

It is still beyond farmer Mohammad Ashraf’s comprehension that people in Islamabad can predict that it will rain in the next two days in his village. He is also astonished that, based on this predicti...

7 八月 2017

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

观点 / 粮食和农业

Why the local food trend will not cut it in a climate change future

...smallholders. Yet it cannot stand alone; relying on a single cluster of high-rise buildings or peri-urban farms to provide a megacity with all the food it needs is just too risky. Instead, planning fo...

7 三月 2017

Why the local food trend will not cut it in a climate change future

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

...smallholders to markets.

19 十月 2016

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

新闻 / 粮食和农业

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature f...

22 二月 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

新闻 / 粮食和农业

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 十二月 2016

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

新闻 / 粮食和农业

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 七月 2017

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

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Record-breaking Philippines typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change

This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country …
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RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay

EB工作室 The rules will ensure safeguards are in place to strengthen labour conditions and close loopholes to curtail land …
新闻 / 碳与气候

Sustainability innovations that made headlines in 2024

Climate tech financing has dwindled in recent years, while investor doubts on alternative proteins persist. In a difficult …
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Trapped between conflict and climate disaster, women in Myanmar find limited channels to seek social support: research

Forced conscription has led to an exodus of men, forcing women to take on the role of primary …
新闻 / 粮食和农业

Temasek-backed agritech firm eFishery suspends co-founders over alleged embezzlement

Just months after talking about going public following a successful US$200 million funding round, Southeast Asia’s first agritech …
新闻 / 政策和金融

Developing countries’ debt fears increase with new climate finance

Pakistan's Sherry Rehman said climate finance debt is pushing developing countries into "recovery traps".

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