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 for the commodity in the world, driven… Continue reading South Korea’s finance of ‘green’ palm oil drives destruction in Indonesia
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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 organisations (CSOs) count among the unsung heroes of COVID-19 pandemic response… Continue reading Adapting and responding to the pandemic: civic spaces in Southeast Asia
GLOBAL FINANCE ENABLING DESTRUCTION OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA RAIN FORESTS
A new investigation from anti-corruption NGO Global Witness has uncovered how global financial institutions – including the likes of Blackrock and the Norway Government Pension Fund – are backing Malaysian banks linked to a hugely destructive logging project in Papua New Guinea, that are likely to be illegal. This has not only destroyed swathes of highly biodiverse… Continue reading GLOBAL FINANCE ENABLING DESTRUCTION OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA RAIN FORESTS
Mahathir picks a water fight with Singapore
Nile Bowie Malaysian premier says a decades-old, fixed rate supply contract is ‘too costly’ and ‘ridiculous’ while the rich city-state maintains that a deal is a deal In resource-scarce Singapore, water is sacrosanct. Water security has long been a perennial concern for the otherwise rich city-state, which for decades has relied on water imports from… Continue reading Mahathir picks a water fight with Singapore
Safeguarding our oceans through sustainable seafood
Almost half of the seafood we eat comes from farms. For fish farming (aquaculture) to hold its promise to meet our future food demands, it will need to demonstrate that it can produce better farmed seafood. Through a partnership, Marina Bay Sands and WWF have jointly developed measurable and achievable goals to improve responsible procurement… Continue reading Safeguarding our oceans through sustainable seafood
Indigenous activist’s life in danger after opposing destruction of Peruvian Amazon
Washington Bolivar, an indigenous activist in Peru has been receiving death threats as he challenges the destruction of Amazon rainforest for timber extraction and conversion to oil palm. According to a press release by Forest Peoples Programme, in the course of the last month, human rights defender, Mr Bolivar received the following threat in an handwritten form: Washington…we… Continue reading Indigenous activist’s life in danger after opposing destruction of Peruvian Amazon
Can Latin America do palm oil right?
Duncan Gromko As western hemisphere oil palm plantations boom, environmentalists eye ways to avoid repeating the devastation in Southeast Asia Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. What do soap, Ben & Jerry’s and Kit Kat bars have… Continue reading Can Latin America do palm oil right?
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