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December 29, 2025
ASEAN Weekly: Vietnam sets carbon allowance pilot; Indonesia’s Danantara backs renewable projects
This week in Southeast Asia, renewable energy, carbon governance, and marine sustainability take center stage. Indonesia’s Danantara fund backs PLN to speed up green projects, while the government cracks down on illegal palm oil and mining.
December 22, 2025Philippines scales blue carbon with $1 billion financing, blue economy law
The Philippines is advancing marine ecosystem management, backed by USD 1 billion in international financing and a new national blue economy framework.
December 08, 2025Philippine mangroves survived a typhoon, but now confront a human-made challenge
A new study shows mangroves in Tacloban, the Philippine city hit hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan in December 2013, have expanded beyond pre-storm levels.
November 03, 2025EU’s 2040 climate goal faces uncertainty over carbon credits, shrinking sinks
The EU is considering options that would allow it to revise or weaken its 2040 climate target, originally aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels.
October 08, 2025Indonesia eyes seagrass zoning for blue carbon as experts urge community benefits
Indonesia is moving to designate 17 seagrass habitats as national strategic areas for blue carbon, a plan that promises climate and community benefits but raises concerns over safeguards.
August 26, 2025Nestlé, PepsiCo join drive for deforestation-free palm oil in Indonesia’s Aceh
Major brands including Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group to align with a new road map for deforestation-free palm oil in the Indonesian province.
August 15, 2025NASA satellites show surge in Indonesia hotspots as 2025 fires send smoke to Malaysia
NASA satellite data show a dramatic uptick in fire hotspots across Indonesia, with smoke from Sumatra detected in Malaysia in late July.
August 08, 2025Rapid development, legal changes put pressure on Vietnam’s forestland
A planned tourism and residential development on Vietnam’s Phú Quốc Island, has led to the forced relocation of 508 households and the clearing of 57.7 hectares (142.5 acres) of forest within Phú Quốc National Park.
July 21, 2025Conservationists raise sharks to restore reefs in waters around Thailand
A new rewilding program aims to boost the local population of bamboo sharks in the waters of Khao Lak, Thailand. Since the project launched in 2018, with the support of luxury resorts in the area, it has released 200 bamboo sharks into the wild.
June 27, 2025Study finds major coral loss in Vietnam’s first marine protected area
Vietnam’s first marine protected area (MPA), Nha Trang Bay, has lost nearly 200 hectares (494 acres) of coral reef since it was established in 2002, according to a new study. The study calls for stronger conservation measures.