#nature Berita
Hailing from a family of palm oil farmers, Juanan Jamulan found his calling in environmental conservation. He tells Eco-Business about his day protecting a lowland forest within a palm oil concession in Eastern Malaysia.
Karbon & Iklim
Civil society groups urge Asean leaders to implement stronger laws to combat environmental destruction
Legal experts say adopting a legally binding environmental rights framework is crucial to hold businesses accountable for the impact they have on ecosystems and public health.
Despite being endorsed as a way to mitigate emissions in Indonesia’s new power supply plan, the use of wood and crop waste in coal plants delivers minimal climate benefits while posing new pollution risks, says an environmental group.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Ways to improve Malaysia’s ecological fiscal transfers
Increasing allocations and giving states more freedom on how they can spend EFT funds could make this mechanism more effective, say conservationists. Malaysia's environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi also agrees there is a good basis to make the scheme more permanent, but in-depth discussions must be held with the states, he told Eco-Business.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
OCBC to strengthen nature risk assessment, but faces scrutiny over mining ties
#nature Opini
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Central banks must stem the nature crisis
Even though the global economy depends on a stable climate and reliable ecosystem services, businesses and financial institutions are not required or incentivised to invest in nature. Central banks and supervisors could change that trajectory simply by fulfilling their financial-stability mandate.
Karbon & Iklim
Meltdown at the top of the world
The UN has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation as climate change speeds up ice loss not only in the Arctic and Antarctica, but in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayas, which is warming three times the global average rate.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Plantations are not forests
Sarawak's so-called green revolution is little more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Companies and the state government are operating in ways that not only devastate the environment but also marginalise remote Indigenous communities.
Karbon & Iklim
Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?
We feel ecological grief when we lose places, species or ecosystems we value and love. These losses are a growing threat to mental health and wellbeing globally.
#nature Podcasts
Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Faraway tale of pastoralist struggles spotlights China’s green growth complexities
A researcher lived with camel herders in Inner Mongolia for years to find out how they're coping with both conservation schemes and modernisation. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast about their challenges and lessons for the world.
#nature Rilis Pers
Zoological Society of London
A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity
#nature Riset
Eco-Business, supported by S&P Global
S&P Global CSO roundtable: Insights report
