An operational review of the Safeguard Policy Statement by the ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department found substantial gaps in safeguard delivery and safeguard failures at the project level due to lack …
A significant portion of the world’s tropical peatlands are in Southeast Asia. Indonesia and Malaysia are the peatland powerhouses of the region. Indonesia alone is home to more than 30 …
Fiercely territorial, when threatened they hiss and make a deep rumbling boom. “When you first look at them eye to eye, that can be intimidating, because they’ve got big eyes, …
Canada’s biofuel industry is welcoming a proposed multi-billion dollar package of financial support from the federal government, although concerns remain about whether it will be enough to compete with lucrative …
Attendees of the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in 2022. Photo: Reuters The standards could become the basis for authorities around the world to regulate such disclosures, according …
A key week of negotiations kicks off Tuesday, as representatives from 176 countries descend on Ottawa to tackle global challenges posed by plastics. The fourth and penultimate instalment of talks …
Under the mainland’s revised company law enacted in December, from July 1, the minimum ownership threshold for submitting shareholder resolutions to be voted on at shareholder meetings will be lowered …
Financiers of nature-based projects that seek to reduce and capture carbon emissions while also enhancing developing nations’ resilience against climate change are focusing on investments that are viable even without …
The government will develop “a holistic approach” that includes phased implementation of the disclosure requirements for “all financial services sub-sectors”, including listed companies, banks, fund managers, insurance companies and Mandatory …
The sharp decline in fisheries has largely been attributed by Mekong experts to 12 Chinese dams on the Lancang (the upper Mekong), and two dams downstream in Laos – the …