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Ranjit Devraj Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts. With coal-based energy responsible for 40 per cent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, serious climate change action must begin with strict monitoring and control of coal-fir

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Monitoring , Resources , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/04/2023

From declining deforestation to quitting coal, Indonesia marks a pivotal 2022

Isabel Esterman Home to the world’s third-largest expanse of tropical forest, the world’s fourth-biggest population, and frequently ranked among the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters, Indonesia is a country where what happens has a vast effect on global biodiversity and environmental heal

Business , Economy , Environment , Health , Labour , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 10/26/2022

Textile-producing nations unite to reduce chemical waste

The $43-million initiative will support businesses to manage risks to workers and eliminate the most toxic chemicals from their production processes The Governments of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam have joined forces to fight chemical pollution today, launching a joint $43-million pro

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Opinions , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Soil , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/28/2021

Can Unconventional Land be the Hope to Support Our Food Security

Indonesia has a vast tract of suboptimal land that is rarely used as land for agriculture because it is considered to have low productivity – it is often infertile, marginal, low potential, poor in resources, degraded and difficult to cultivate for productive agricultural land Why do we need to lo

Biodiversity , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/23/2021

The Negligence of Indigenous Community under the Food Development Programme in Indonesia

Feny Nuroktaviani Indigenous Forest in Indonesia is categorized as state forest, that authorizes the government to utilize the forest for the sake of the state interest Since the 1990s, Food Estate has been one of the Indonesian government’s key programs to strengthen food security in In

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Health , Monitoring , SDGs / 03/24/2021

TB progress set back a decade by COVID-19 – WHO

Ruth Douglas and Gareth Willmer More than half a million people may have died last year as a result of reductions in TB diagnosis and care, setting back progress towards ending the disease by a decade, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. About 1.4 million fewer people received care fo

COVID-19 , Economy , Food , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 02/25/2021

Impacts of COVID-19: Food Security under threat in Indonesia

Kurnia Dwi Agustina Studies coming out on the impact of COVID-19 point that food security is under an immense threat and farmers are on the brink of loosing their livelihood. Here is an example based on a survey in Indonesia. Various policies have been implemented in all countries to prevent the spr

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Environment , Food , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development , Transport / 12/30/2020

South Korea’s finance of ‘green’ palm oil drives destruction in Indonesia

Seulki Lee A growing grassroots movement aims to stop the government bankrolling palm oil companies linked to forest destruction and human rights abuses In 2019, South Korea imported 745,000 metric tonnes of palm oil, up from 194,000 metric tonnes in 2005. It is one of the fastest-growing markets fo

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Gender , Governance , Health , Sustainable Development / 10/03/2020

Adapting and responding to the pandemic: civic spaces in Southeast Asia

Nicola Nixon Focusing on health, food, and information needs, CSOs throughout the region have been working since the first outbreak to help minimise the pandemic’s impact. In many cases, CSOs responded to the crisis faster, more nimbly, and more effectively than governments. Civil society organisa

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Labour , Launches & Events , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 07/26/2020

Mars Chocolate invests in Sustainable Cocoa and Palm Oil Research

The new project launched between International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mars, Incorporated and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have will focus on two raw materials critical to the livelihoods of small-scale producers: cocoa and palm oil IFAD), Mars Incorpora

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