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Food & Agriculture
Jokowi’s land reform initiative hits roadblock as conflicts nearly double, report shows
Land conflicts in Indonesia have nearly doubled under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as his administration pursues an investor-first economic agenda that has sidelined local communities and the environment, a new report shows.
Policy & Finance
Calls grow for stricter law on wildlife trafficking in Indonesia
With protected animals widely available to buy online, some lawmakers want the wildlife conservation law urgently revised.
For the first time, global law enforcers meet at UN climate talks to discuss how to turn the heat up on environmental criminals.
Typhoon Haiyan's devastation created the conditions for human trafficking in Tacloban, where online exploitation is a new threat.
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Policy & Finance
End the pandemic of violence against women
Lockdowns have increased the risk of violence against women. Governments have made more resources available for survivors, but without programmes to address the problem's root causes, the assistance do little to prevent future incidents.
Indigenous communities in Sarawak have been monitoring their forests for the past year, gathering data to counter a logging company's assumptions about the value of their traditional lands.
Policy & Finance
Getting to zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030
Amazon deforestation in Brazil reached a 12-year high in 2020, and over 95 per cent of it is illegal. Governments and markets must radically revalue the rainforest’s natural services and stimulate a green economy to avoid a nightmare scenario.
Organised crime in the fisheries sector occurs globally throughout the entire value chain, taking massive toll on human populations worldwide. How can we address these crimes?
Policy & Finance
Firm priorities for fragile states
Carbon & Climate
Hotter temperatures will lead to more deaths from injury
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Carbon & Climate
This engineer is using old cell phones to stop illegal logging
Logging scars landscapes, destroys habitats and is a major contributor to climate change. Here's how old Android smartphones--that might otherwise end up in a landfill-- are being used to stop illegal logging and curb climate change impacts.
Policy & Finance
2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders
A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
Policy & Finance
Hong Kong to ban ivory trade by 2021
Hong Kong government’s three-step plan to ban ivory trade by 2021 received the go-ahead from the Chief Executive in Council, and the legislature amendments will be tabled before the Legislative Council in the first half of 2017.
Policy & Finance
Record number of people killed for protecting the environment
Brazil and the Philippines are the most dangerous countries for activists fighting mining, agribusiness and hydroelectric companies for their rights to land, forests, and rivers, a new report by Global Witness found.
