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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.
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Southeast Asia’s Struggle Against the Plastic Waste Trade
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand are leading a growing push back against a deluge of unwanted and toxic shipments of waste from the developed world since China’s decision to ban imports.
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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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Malaysia’s government returns imported plastic waste to global north
But this issue needs to be tackled at the source.
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A New Malaysia
Environmental activism is a marathon, not a sprint, fuelled by a heady mix of persistence, youthful optimism (age does not matter) and true grit; the daily battles of the soul…
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Putting the ‘FUN’ back in Fundraising
“Greenpeace is an independent, global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.” – Greenpeace’s mission statement My name…
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DavinaDaVegan: A guest chef on Greenpeace’s iconic Rainbow Warrior ship
When I had a chat with Greenpeace Malaysia in early 2018 about a possible collaboration regarding the arrival of The Rainbow Warrior in Port Klang, My heart skipped a beat.
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The Rainbow Warrior and The People of Greenpeace
I was thrilled when the opportunity to not only walk on the decks of the Rainbow Warrior (RW), but to contribute in her Malaysia tour stop presented itself.
