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This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on October 27, 2025 - November 2, 2025 “The investor-state dispute settlement system, with its roots in colonialism and extractivism, is not fit for purpose in the 21st century because it prioritises the interests of foreign investors over the rights of states, human rights and the environment.”  — David Boyd, 2nd UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment “Investor-state dispute settlement mechanis

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 18, 2025 - August 24, 2025 Malaysia’s energy transition is at a...

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on April 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 In April 2016, as part of a nature...

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Malaysia is committed to continuing taking climate action, assisting businesses in environmental, social, and...

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on February 24, 2025 - March 2, 2025 Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM)...

Two decades ago, visionary leaders in our industry created a global platform for a sustainable palm oil industry. In the years since, the...

Throughout history, human-wildlife conflict has posed problems to farmers. Until the late 20th century, this was normally addressed by...

What can we learn about coping with climate change from the crash of the cargo ship Dali into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore,...

The first ever global stocktake that was presented at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...

With the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disaster situations, the Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM), or...

Large-scale land and forest fires regularly impact 30 million to 50 million hectares of land in Southeast Asia. These fires can generate...

Web 2.0 made it easier for anyone to debate, share opinions, and connect with like-minded individuals and groups like never before. This...

Scientists have been telling us for years that despite the international consensus in 2015 (culminating in the Paris Agreement) to keep...

I am hopeful that the upcoming COP 28 climate summit will give nature the role it deserves in our fight against climate change. The COP...

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on July 24, 2023 - July 30, 2023 I have been extremely privileged to have...

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on April 24, 2023 - April 30, 2023. The Endau-Rompin river delineating the...

A crisis can bring out the best in critical thinking — a prized attribute of leadership — especially in a volatile, uncertain, complex...

It is my hope that leaders and young people alike will rise to the challenge of protecting the earth from further devastation. Taking...

The Edge Markets, Edge Weekly Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar’s foray into climate governance was through a stroke of luck. As she learnt...

Edge Weekly Human civilisation has been thriving for thousands of years within a narrow envelope of a stable climate. However, the...