carbon
- Indonesia
Indonesia reduces deforestation rate as researchers urge caution
News General News Indonesia Water Portal Tuesday, 09 June 2020 Where there’s smoke: Thick smoke from forest fires in Nongsa in Batam, Riau Islands province, blankets the sky on April 15. (Antara/M N Kanwa) Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 9 June 2020 Indonesia has offered a glimpse of hope for the…
- Indonesia
New study shows loss of Southeast Asia’s peat forests drives climate change
News General News Indonesia Water Portal Wednesday, 10 June 2020 In less than three decades, most of Southeast Asia’s peatlands (right) have been wholly or partially deforested, drained, and dried out (left). Photo: Alison Hoyt Source: ASEAN TodayDate: 10 June 2020 New research documents how clearing and drainage of peat…
- Vietnam
Partners pledge $665 million to support green recovery in ASEAN
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Wednesday, 03 November 2021 The newly-pledged sum of $665 million will help ASEAN boost its green recovery 03 Nov 2021 – Source: Vietnam Investment Review – Four partners have collectively pledged $665 million towards a platform managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that aims…
- General News
Indonesian coal plant taints South Korea’s green pledge
Ramidin, 59, a local fisherman, smokes a cigarette as he prepares for fishing at a port near the coal-fired power plant owned by Indonesia Power in Suralaya, Banten province, Indonesia, July 11, 2020. (REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan) Source: Reuters Date: 16 July 2020 Indonesian fisherman Ramidin says he used to catch stingray by paddling…
- General News
Vietnam pioneers post-pandemic carbon pricing
19 Nov 20 East Asia Forum Source Having contained the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is becoming the first developing country to adopt carbon pricing in the post-pandemic period to help guide a cleaner recovery. On 17 November, Vietnam’s National Assembly passed the revised Law on Environmental Protection legalising an emission trading scheme.…
- General News
Vietnam on road to development of carbon market
Chairs of the workshop 31 Dec 20 Vietnamplus Source The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the World Bank, held a Final Workshop for the “Vietnam Partnership for Market Readiness” project in Hanoi on December 29. After 5 years of implementation, up to now, the project has made…
- General News
Indonesia, World Bank strike deal on emissions reduction
The Environment and Forestry Ministry and the World Bank signed a deal on Friday on the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which provides an additional opportunity for the government to receive payments in exchange for reducing carbon emissions. (Picture by: EDF) Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 28 November 2020 The Environment…
- General News
Indonesia creates expert wetlands team to revitalize development goal efforts
Mangrove forest on Lake Tabarisia in Mamberamo Raya, Papua. (Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi / CIFOR) Source: Forests NewsDate: 30 December 2020 Getting a jump start on U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration A Strategic Coordination Team for Wetlands Management created by Indonesia’s Ministry of National Planning or National Development Planning Agency…
