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New testimonials suggest “modern slavery” for Southeast Asian migrant fishers working out at sea
13 foreign distant water fishing vessels have been accused of abusing migrant fishers from Southeast Asia, in cases so severe it has been characterised by many as “modern slavery”.
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At COP25 leaders must prove they can hear us
At COP25, world leaders have an opportunity to overcome growing global skepticism that they're able to end the scientifically-predicted climate emergency. To deliver climate justice and prevent human rights abuses.
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Joint NGO Statement on Failure of RSPO to Meet the Demands of Global Climate Crisis
The world is in the midst of a climate emergency. Global citizens watched in horror and outrage as some of the largest remaining forested areas have been on fire.
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Top consumer companies’ palm oil sustainability claims go up in flames
Consumer goods companies Unilever, Mondelez, Nestle, and Procter & Gamble (P&G), and top palm oil traders including Wilmar are buying palm oil from producers linked to thousands of fire hotspots in Indonesia this year.
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A haze-free ASEAN by 2020 – are we there yet?
“A haze-free ASEAN by 2020 – are we there yet?” Southeast Asia Transboundary Haze 2019 This year, the plummeting air quality in Southeast Asia, caused by forest fires in…
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Why we’ve had enough of broken promises to protect forests
While the Amazon fires capture international headlines, fires have also been raging in Indonesia, harming the life of so many people and a lot of it stems from mostly the cutting and burning of forests and peatlands.
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We must put an end to modern-day slavery at sea
Every year, on the 23rd of August, the world remembers the slave trade and its abolition. It is a haunting reminder of humanity’s ugly past- of how millions of people…
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Greenpeace Statement on the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris
The Bangkok Declaration and the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris is a good example of how regional action can be achieved to address a common challenge. However, the Framework falls short of addressing the plastic pollution problem at root.
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Why waste trade should be on the ASEAN summit agenda
ASEAN leaders meet this week in Bangkok as their countries reel from an unprecedented deluge of foreign waste dumping. But neither waste trade nor waste is on the agenda.
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ASEAN leaders welcomed by “mountain of trash” and calls to ban plastic and e-waste imports
A mountain of plastic and electronic waste appeared on the streets of central Bangkok today as delegates from the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) arrived in the Thai capital for the start of the 34th ASEAN summit.
