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Malaysia’s Air Quality Improved in 2025, But Haze and Pollution Risks Persist, New Global Report Finds
Malaysia’s air pollution crisis is driven not only by urban emissions and fossil fuel power generation, but mainly by recurring haze linked to forest and peatland fires, agricultural biomass burning, and weak enforcement against polluters.
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Monsoon seasons and the deep wounds caused by logging
The monsoon season is not foreign to the Orang Asli community. Since long ago, we lived alongside the rain, rivers, and forests. However, what we experienced during the 2025 monsoon…
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Musim tengkujuh dan luka akibat pembalakan
Musim tengkujuh bukan sesuatu yang asing bagi masyarakat Orang Asli dan Asal. Sejak dahulu, kami hidup bersama hujan, sungai dan hutan. Ia adalah krisis yang dipergiat dan diperburuk oleh pembalakan, khususnya di kawasan hulu sungai dan sekitar kampung pedalaman.
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Climate, forest protection roadmaps slashed from formal COP30 outcome as people demand change
Belém, Brazil – What started with strong hope and promise ended without actionable roadmaps to end forest destruction and the burning of fossil fuels, as geopolitical divisions again showcased the…
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The forest fund that could change the world
As floods creep higher, haze thickens, and record heat drains cities across Asia, one question keeps resurfacing: who pays to keep the planet alive?
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High Integrity Forest Finance: Learning from past mistakes in the development of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility
2025 is a critical year for changing course on climate change and biodiversity-loss. As the intersecting crisis of ecology crescendos with the crises of inequality and injustice, we find an opportunity for meaningful action.
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A call for genuine climate action
Greenpeace Malaysia welcomes certain positive measures in Malaysia’s Budget 2025 but expresses concerns over the government’s ongoing reliance on unsustainable solutions.
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RSPO weakens standard on No Deforestation; misses opportunity to become compliant with incoming EU Deforestation Regulation
Jakarta, 24 October 2024 – The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has revised its key rule set for member companies, known as its ‘Principles and Criteria’. Grant Rosoman, Senior Advisor at…
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What can we learn from orangutan diplomacy?
Reports have been showing the impacts of oil palm plantations on orangutan
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Evolving environmental dinosaurs
One might question why approaches like adaptation, protection, and restoration are essential in addressing the environmental crisis triggered by human activities and in combating climate change.