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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Mixed results for Asia Pacific firms in 2018 sustainability ranking
Asia Pacific companies put up a mixed performance in the annual Global 100 ranking of the most sustainable corporations in the world, with some firms falling more than 70 spots, and others featuring in
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Climate change cases predicted to make a legal splash in 2018
A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the world’s
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Indonesia unveils plan to halve forest fires by 2019
The Indonesian government has unveiled an ambitious plan to nearly halve the number of fire hotspots in the country by 2019, in part through the restoration of degraded peat forests. The fires are an
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New UN agency projects to boost farming practices, improve farm animal health
People around the world, especially poor farmers in developing Asian countries, will benefit through the use of nuclear techniques in combatting diseases affecting farm animals and improve water management
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Life on the edge prepares plants for climate change
In the first study to predict whether different populations of the same plant species can adapt to climate change, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology find that Central European
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Hotter world than predicted may be here by 2100
A new study now says there is 93 per cent chance that global warming will exceed 4°C by 2100, under the business-as-usual scenario, compared to the previous estimate of 62 per cent Global warming, under
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Rising seas will swallow 14,000 U.S. historic sites- study
Almost 14,000 archeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by the year 2100 as seas rise due to climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. The findings offer a glimpse
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Can blockchain save Indonesia’s forests?
Blockchain technology will be used for the first time this December in an attempt to protect Indonesia’s rainforests and prevent the peatland haze fires that blight the region on a regular basis. Spearheaded
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Climate finance failing on forest protection
Climate finance, while efficient in sectors such as renewable energy, is not effective in protecting increasingly threatened forests or the rights of their inhabitants, a new report shows. “It’s just
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Climate change puts Cambodians at risk of mental health disorders
Cambodia has been ranked among the most vulnerable countries in the region to climate change. In recent years, the Kingdom has been hit by prolonged droughts, floods and heat waves. With more than half