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.
Climate change is not some distant menace; its effects are already being felt worldwide, especially in climate-vulnerable developing economies.
By
Vera Songwe and
Ishac Diwan
Transport is one of the world's biggest polluters, but on the path to net zero, aviation is reinventing itself, potentially building a new kind of jet age.
By
Dr Mirjam Wiedemann
Recovery is being led by high-income countries, with low-income countries lagging far behind, worsening the global employment divide.
By
Olivier De Schutter
The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.