Backers of Lamu coal project lose court case
Backers of Kenya’s Lamu coal plant have been instructed by the courts to conduct a new environmental impact assessment and halt work on the project, in a ruling celebrated by local environmental groups.
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Rise in plunder of Earth’s natural resources
New UN report warns that the threefold increase in extraction of the Earth’s primary materials will intensify climate change, increase air pollution and reduce biodiversity. Humans’ appetite for gnawing
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Indonesia study disputes UN data on peat fire emissions
The NASA-funded study said carbon dioxide released was eight per cent less than what was reported by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which took samples of peat in Sumatra island
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Which diet makes best use of farmland? You might be surprised.
A new study published in the journal Elementa suggests food choices that make use of grazing and forage land as well as cropland could feed more people than those that completely eliminate animal-based
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Sustainability reporting growing in Asean, but quality lags
Sustainability reporting has taken a stronghold among Southeast Asia’s corporate giants, but they have a long way to go in improving the quality of their reports, new research has found. The study conducted
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Turning Olympic food waste into nutritious meals for the needy
Every year around one-third of worldwide food production is wasted or lost around the globe, entailing the simultaneous loss of all the resources - water, soil, agricultural inputs, feed - that went into
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OECD and FAO see likely end to period of high agricultural prices but urge vigilance
The recent period of high agricultural commodity prices is most likely over, say the OECD and FAO in their latest 10-year Outlook. But the two organisations warn of the need to be vigilant as the probability
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WWF launches new Singapore alliance on sustainable palm oil
WWF Singapore on Monday launched a new alliance on sustainable palm oil in a bid to boost demand for the commodity, and ultimately, help tackle the haze pollution plaguing the region for many decades.
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Laos bans new mining projects in a polluted province
Lao prime minister Thongloun Sisoulith has ordered officials in a heavily-polluted southern province of the country to reject proposals for new mining projects in their area, citing severe damage already