Eco-Business

JUNE 13, 2022

Asia is braced for rapid renewable energy deployment as the region starts to shift away from fossil fuels. But poor planning is placing areas of high biodiversity at risk. A new tool could help developers avoid killing birds.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 1, 2020

24: Solar financing for frontline health clinics in Africa and Asia. The post The Brief: Solar financing for frontline health clinics, biodiversity urgency, India’s digital health boom, greening freight, racial justice algorithms (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! The World Bank’s Raihan.

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 16, 2024

Observers say Asia’s judges might be more culturally disposed to rule in favour of nature, but they need to be equipped with knowledge on the latest trends. Globally, a movement to endow natural ecosystems with legal rights is growing.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

UK aid from the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund earmarked for six projects in fragile ecosystems around the world. Our Biodiverse Landscapes Fund will invest in six of the most environmentally critical landscapes, spanning 18 countries across the globe, to help to combat climate change and protect rare and endangered species.".

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 31, 2020

Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity is an opportunity to reflect on how can we better understand the human potential to preserve biodiversity, get closer to nature and guide our future actions. Unlocking Human Potential for Biodiversity is the first phase of a vast project designed to find and implement solutions for the future.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 25, 2023

What do crayons, satellites, and marine biodiversity have in common? The Crayons of the Seas project by SKY Perfect JSAT , one of Asia’s largest satellite communication companies based in Japan. The team hoped that this feature would spark curiosity in learning more about marine biodiversity.

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 5, 2021

While banks in Southeast Asia have made some progress on sustainable finance, their portfolios are still vulnerable to deforestation and biodiversity risks, a report from WWF has found.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The experiment was set up by the University of Oxford’s Professor Andy Hector and colleagues over twenty years ago as part of the SE Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP). They also emphasise the need to conserve biodiversity within undisturbed forests, so that we can restore it in areas that have already been logged.’

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The 2020 Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) will take place on October 5, 2020 in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is also anticipated that the final decision on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will be taken, together with decisions on related topics including capacity building and resource mobilization.

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Eco-Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A small fraction of Asia's publicly listed firms regard nature as business-critical. Asia's property companies are the most nature-conscious, healthcare firms the least. Japanese firms are the region's most active conservationists.

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Ideas 4 Sustainability

APRIL 1, 2024

However, whether in Europe, Southeast Asia or Africa – coastal ecosystems are threatened worldwide due to anthropogenic sustainability crises such as the climate crises or pollution. Source: Pixabay Coasts provide special habitats for a wide variety of life forms. … Continue reading →

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Eleanor Spencer, ZSL's Sustainable Business Specialist for Asia, said it was possible to source palm oil that adheres to sustainability standards, but many firms are failing to adequately demonstrate that they are adhering to these best practices. We have a shared responsibility to halt deforestation," he said. "To

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Among other impacts, deforestation drives systemic risks like climate change and biodiversity loss that affect not just companies in agricultural supply chains, but companies throughout portfolios. A palm oil plantation in Southeast Asia. Pull Quote. Deforestation. Sponsored Article. Shutterstock. Rich Carey. Close Authorship.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Africa recorded significant wildlife and biodiversity loss at 66%; Asia-Pacific noted a 55% loss. Links between food systems, forests and biodiversity. The way we produce our food is a big reason for this as well as overall biodiversity loss. Ravenscroft said animal agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The problem, according to the researchers of the study, is that when they measured the geographic distribution of insect populations using global biodiversity data and maps of protected areas, they found that 76 percent of insect species were inadequately covered, and more than 1,800 species not covered at all.

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Eco-Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Based in Singapore, Yap has been hired to work with corporations in the region to ensure they are "the solution, not the problem" for biodiversity and climate change.

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Eco-Business

AUGUST 20, 2023

Forest loss continues to plague both tropical biodiversity hotspots, though some Asian countries have been faring better in recent years. The focus should be on feasible action instead of pledges, experts argue.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 10, 2020

The illegal discharge of waste oil and sludge from ships is a daily occurrence in Indonesia, and Southeast Asia's biodiverse waters suffer more from the problem than anywhere. What can be done to stop the practice of bilge dumping?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The question of how to finance nature goals has dominated the UN biodiversity talks, which are expected to culminate in a new strategic plan, or post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, for how countries can work together to stop the alarming decline of nature around the world. the letter states.

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Eco-Business

OCTOBER 26, 2020

With research showing the impact of infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia, experts call for the protection of ecosystems to be taken into account during BRI planning.

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 3, 2023

Terratai aims to address a gap in the conservation finance ecosystem in Asia. Backed by Hong Kong-based RS Group, it is being led by former Wildlife Conservation Society executive Matthew Leggett.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The combination of high mountain snow peaks and glaciers along with the natural biodiversity of these regions make them an irreplaceable part of the global water cycle. According to the authors, the most relied-upon mountain system is the Indus water tower in Asia. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ?

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The combination of high mountain snow peaks and glaciers along with the natural biodiversity of these regions make them an irreplaceable part of the global water cycle. According to the authors, the most relied-upon mountain system is the Indus water tower in Asia. Asia: Indus, Tarim, Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Ganges-Brahmaputra. ?

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 30, 2023

From expanding conservation areas to eliminating subsidies that harm nature, implementing the outcomes from the latest global biodiversity summit COP15 is complex for India and South Asia, say experts.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Water shortages and a decline in pollinators will affect agricultural production levels, trade, and food prices across Eastern and Western Africa, central Asia and parts of South America, the study predicts. The study also estimates economic costs arising from the loss of specific ecosystem services.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2021

The government is to "establish tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity as the UK's number one international priority in the decade ahead". In 2021 and beyond, Her Majesty's Government will make tackling climate change and biodiversity loss its number one international priority," Johnson wrote in the foreword to the report.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

New golf course developments in Asia, the Middle East and Africa are incorporating sustainability into the design and implementation phases of their projects. Particularly, Laguna L?ng These things are absolutely vital to the health and wellbeing of future generations, so we all need to do our best to make things better.".

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2022

Wetland International calls for protection of crucial ecosystems ahead of the delayed COP15 Biodiversity Summit. The Convention on Biological Diversity must not lump wetlands in targets for land and sea, rather affirm specific targets on these ecosystems, thus ensuring affirmative actions for bending the biodiversity curve.".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

BusinessGreen speaks to delegates at COP15 about how the dash for cash to protect biodiversity will impact investors and business. Finance and Biodiversity Day at the COP15 Biodiversity Summit got off to an explosive start yesterday morning, after developing nations walked out of talks on finance in the wee hours of the morning.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2021

Update from NGO’s Global Forest Watch scheme highlights that deforestation of tropical forests crucial for biodiversity and storing carbon continue to rise. million hectares - an area roughly the size of the Netherlands - were humid tropical primary forests that are critical stores of carbon and hubs for biodiversity.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

Within Asia, the energy transition is marked by robust demand driven by economic growth amidst climate threats and challenges to infrastructure resilience. Europe on the other hand is currently reassessing its energy strategy with a new focus on security in relation to affordability and sustainability.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

And how can the UK scale up efforts and market measures to support the restoration and protection of forests, peatland, mangroves and biodiversity? How effective are they are drawing down CO2 and boosting nature's resilience?

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Eco-Business

MAY 25, 2023

Scientists described 380 new-to-science species from the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia between 2021 and 2022.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

According to a new analysis from research firm Vivid Economics and the Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) initiative, just $1.8tr of the $17.2tr of public stimulus money injected into the global economy to aid the coronavirus recovery is set to have a net positive impact on the environment and green economy. Only around 10.6

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to attend the critical COP15 Biodiversity Summit which is set to kick off next Wednesday in Montreal, with campaigners calling on the Prime Minister demonstrate his support for an ambitious outcome from the high-profile UN meeting.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2020

They are also home to much of the world’s biodiversity, and regulate key aspects of the carbon cycle. In short, forests are vital in global and national efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss, and eradicate hunger and poverty. Around the world, 1.6

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Eco-Business

MAY 21, 2023

Discounting South Asian countries’ debt in exchange for investment in conservation could protect biodiversity while promoting prosperity.

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