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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 conservation organisation, I found myself in a small canoe travelling upriver on the Caura, a tributary of the mighty Orinoco. This biodiversity-rich Venezuelan watershed borders the Amazon basin and is home to several indigenous tribes and local communities who roam the jungles in search of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). At that time of year,

The Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) Conversations Series provides a dynamic forum for corporate leaders to engage directly with global experts and peers. These sessions deliver timely insights into emerging trends, regulatory developments, and actionable strategies that are shaping corporate climate ambition. Held on 9 May 2025, the inaugural session of the series focused on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), featuring Tony Goldner, CEO of the TNF

The incoming Brazilian Presidency of COP30 has released its second letter to the international community, calling for urgent and collective climate action. With 2024 confirmed as the warmest year on record and CO₂ levels at an 800,000-year high, the letter moves from vision to action. At the heart of this call is the launch of the Global Mutirão —a worldwide, self-organized mobilization encouraging concrete, grassroots climate solutions. Everyone, from governments to communit

With the conclusion of the ' Malaysian Support for COP29 ' parallel program, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our esteemed speakers, curators, sponsors, and partners. Your unwavering support and contributions have been the cornerstone of this event's success. Organized in conjunction with the Malaysia Pavilion at COP29 in Baku, this impactful parallel program featured 111 speakers from 12 countries, delivering 62 sessions over the nine-day event. The program

After months of careful planning, the National Climate Governance Summit (NCGS) 2024 has come to a successful close. We extend our...

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

On 17 March 2023, Martijn Wilder, CEO and founder of the Pollination group, spoke to a small group of CGM followers, kindly hosted by the...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi It’s a very short spring with temperatures soaring in the Indian subcontinent bringing forward the searing hot...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi The continent of Asia, where more than half of the world's population resides, consumes over 40 per cent of...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the second chapter of its most sweeping...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi With climate change identified as one of the biggest challenges facing India and South Asia — the World...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi With the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, faced by the planet, UN...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi The past couple of days featured news of US and China reaching a joint declaration which gave political impetus...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi As we ushered in the ‘new’ year, South-East Asia was witnessing extreme weather with Malaysia providing...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi As we usher in the new year battling against several strains of Covid and the resulting uncertainties, the most...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi The Asia-Pacific region is slowly coming around to accepting the inevitability of extreme weather events due to...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi Over the past week, The World Bank Group released its new South Asia Climate Roadmap to help guide its...

Compiled by Purnima Joshi The Glasgow Climate Pact signed last month at the UN climate change conference (COP26) will accelerate the...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi The COP26 Summit in Glasgow came to an end after two weeks of intense negotiations in which 197 countries...

Compiled by Ms. Purnima Joshi As COP26 entered its second week it brought to the fore yet again the thorny issues of climate change...