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Community Rights Advocates Challenge to ASEAN Leaders: End the Toxic Trade in Plastics and E-Waste
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand unite to challenge ASEAN leaders to establish regional policies to immediately ban the flow of foreign plastic waste and e-waste entering the region, and regulate the production and consumption of single-use plastics.
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50 million hectares of forests destroyed worldwide, as palm oil sector in Indonesia continues unreformed
By 2020, at least fifty million hectares of forest – an area the size of Spain – is set to be destroyed for commodities despite ten years of corporate commitments to end deforestation.
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Why plastic pollution is an environmental justice issue
Turtles, seabirds, seals, and whales are well-documented victims of out of control plastic pollution, but when was the last time you saw a video of a person suffering in the…
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Greenpeace pushes back on ‘plastic monster’ created by corporations like Nestlé
KUALA LUMPUR - The plastic waste trade problem gained traction nationwide in recent months due to an overflow of imported plastic waste across several states, with Selangor at its epicentre.
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After ‘The Recycling Myth’ Report: Updates from the Field
Plastic waste has been a visibly mounting issue in Malaysia for over a decade now with increasing news reports on landfills affecting residential neighbourhoods.
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Looking back at our first campaign in Malaysia: Stopping Lynas’ radioactive threat
It was one of our first movements for Malaysia, and its relevance remains as important today as it was in 2014.
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Rally to Support Removal of Lynas’ Toxic Waste
Protect Malaysia and Put People and Planet Over Profit KUALA LUMPUR – An estimated 150 people from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and concerned communities in Kuantan assembled in front of Parliament…
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Three ways coal is depleting the world’s water resources
Last year, the city of Cape Town narrowly averted day zero – the day the city’s water taps would run dry.
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Unearthed: How palm oil sparked a diplomatic row between Europe and southeast Asia
From threats to cancel UK defence deals to pledges to stop imports of Norwegian salmon, European moves to restrict palm oil have enraged Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best
Jakarta, Indonesia – Air pollution will take an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year, while costing the world’s economy nearly 225 billion USD.