Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
KORK THLORK, Cambodia — Vorn Keo, perched on the edge of a green wooden boat, navigates through the flooded forest of Tonle Sap Lake and across the boundary into a…
Proposal to export 100,000 crop-raiding macaques sparks outcry in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s animal-human conflicts are on the rise with increasing crop raids, but a recent request from a Chinese company requesting 100,00 toque macaques from Sri Lanka has…
‘Extinct’ snails return to Tahiti in largest wildlife reintroduction ever
The Polynesian tree snail, a tiny mollusk about the size of an aspirin pill, used to be found in abundance on Tahiti, the largest island in French Polynesia. But about 30…
Tapping the ad industry’s power for climate action
[GreenBiz publishes a range of perspectives on the transition to a clean economy. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the position of GreenBiz.] Advertising is not…
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Charting a Course For A Sustainable Blue Economy : CIIC Challenges 2023
For aspiring innovators in Southeast Asia looking to showcase their ideas and receive funding to kickstart their sustainable business, the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) is the platform to be…
Exxon scrambles to save investments before Colombia bans fracking
The company is looking at how to get some money back despite Gustavo Petro’s government looking to ban it from fracking in Colombia Exxon Mobil is in talks with Colombia’s…
What is the global stocktake of climate action and why does it matter?
The first Global Stocktake will tell us collective efforts need to be stepped up to reach the Paris Agreement goals. The question is how countries will respond to it. As…
Mitsubishi bets on carbon removal while keeping coal plants
Japanese engineering giant Mitsubishi has announced a major investment in carbon removal technology, despite continuing to run fossil fuel power plants. Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi has made a big investment in…
‘Staggering’: US on cusp of 600 GW clean energy boom
The U.S. is poised to deliver 600GW of new solar, wind, and energy storage capacity through to the end of the decade, according to the latest U.S. Clean Energy Market…