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Thai Parliament Unanimously Approves PRTR Draft Law, Advancing Environmental Transparency and Public Health Rights
The Thai Parliament unanimously approved in principle the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) draft law
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South Sumatra Residents Testify in Landmark Haze Pollution Lawsuit
Witnesses testified today in Palembang District Court, detailing the devastating impacts of haze pollution caused by peatlands fires.
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Hearings Begin in South Sumatra’s Peatland Smoke Haze Lawsuit
A legal battle over South Sumatra’s perennial peatland fire haze began in earnest today for accountability for smoke haze and other environmental impacts arising from the operations of pulpwood companies
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Report: Indonesia’s Chronic Forest Fires – 2023
Greenpeace Indonesia's latest analysis shows that the indicative area of forest and land fires in 2023 was 2.13 million hectares. This figure is almost twice the size of the government’s data.
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Over 12,000 signatures urge PM Thavisin to make Thai PRTR Law a reality
Used as an environmental policy in other countries, the proposed Thai PRTR law can serve as a vital tool in disclosing public information and in seeking corporate accountability. The PRTR law promotes the community’s Right-to- Know.
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Malaysia’s Waste-to-Energy plans are a wasted opportunity
It is only fair that citizens ask questions and demand full disclosure of the status of state landfills and their waste projections for the next 10 to 30 years. What are the consequences of rehabilitating existing landfills instead of building Waste-To-Energy facilities?
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2023 in Review
In 2023, the region's alarming air pollution levels were a main concern. It has prompted citizens and like-minded NGOs to come together and hold government agencies and big businesses accountable.
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Renewed calls for ASEAN to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
With the combined reality of a positive Indian Ocean Dipole and El Niño, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia governments have started warning their citizens to prepare for possible transboundary haze. But warnings are not enough.
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Verdict a setback for Awyu Indigenous People and Papuan forests
Regret over a court’s rejection of Awyu People's environmental and climate change lawsuit challenging the issuance of an environmental permit for a company to clear Awyu traditional forest lands.
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Asia Pulp and Paper Sinarmas slammed over broken no deforestation and peatland promises
Greenpeace International today released a review and 10-year report card exposing the broken promises of Asia Pulp and Paper Sinarmas (APP Sinarmas) on deforestation, peatland and social conflict in its Feb 2013 Forest Conservation Policy.
