27 Sep SDSWR2016: Panel 2 – Greening the Palm Oil Supply Chain: Progress and Challenges
From regulators to financiers, producers, traders, buyers and end-consumers, every actor has a crucial part to play in greening the palm oil supply chain. This panel discussion was recorded at the 3rd Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources 2015, held at the Grand Ballroom of the...
27 Sep SDSWR2016: Panel 1 – Sustainable Land Use: What Governments and Companies Can Do
This panel discussion was recorded at the 3rd Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources 2015, held at the Grand Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore on 15 April 2016. The Dialogue was organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA). Indonesia recognizes the importance of...
27 Sep SDSWR2016: Keynote Address by Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad
Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore, delivers his keynote address at the 3rd Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources 2015, held at the Grand Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore on 15 April 2016. The Dialogue was organised...
27 Sep No Smoke Without Fire (Documentary on the 2015 Haze Crisis)
“No Smoke without Fire” is a documentary on the human impact of the 2015 haze crisis on communities in the worst-hit areas, produced by Sawit Watch, an Indonesian NGO and directed by Yan Aristo Manik. The film was broadcast on Indonesian television and has won awards....
16 Sep SIIA Director Lee Chen Chen interviewed by Channel 8 News on fires and haze
SIIA Director of Policy Programmes, Ms. Lee Chen Chen, was interviewed on Focus, a weekly current affairs programme by Channel 8 News. She commented on the recurring transboundary haze situation for a feature that aired on Thursday 15 September. Video of the feature is now...
06 Sep Fighting fires and haze in Indonesia
The recent return of the haze to the region underlines the fact that agribusinesses should take more responsibility in fighting peatland and forest fires in Indonesia. While some industry leaders have stepped up to implement promising methods to tackle fires, many other agribusinesses are not...
29 Aug Southeast Asia’s fires and haze: From risks to opportunities
It’s known simply as “The Haze”: a thick, eye-watering, nose-running, cough-inducing, health and climate hazard emanating from the burning of land and forest fires in Indonesia. Nearly two decades have passed since the terrible haze of 1997-98 swept across the skies. Today the Haze is one...
27 Aug More hot spots in Riau detected in past week
SIIA Director Lee Chen Chen was quoted in The Straits Times in an article by Arlina Arshad on 27 Aug 2016. An excerpt is below. Indonesian satellites detected 17 hot spots from forest and land fires in Riau province yesterday, more than double the number overnight,...
27 Aug NEA relays concerns to Jakarta as air quality worsens
SIIA Director Lee Chen Chen was quoted in TODAY on 27 Aug 2016. An excerpt is below. SINGAPORE — With Singaporeans waking up to a smoky, hazy gloom on Friday (Aug 26) — one that worsened over the day — the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) chief...
23 Jul Post-IPOP: How Indonesia can lead in palm oil sustainability
Palm oil is a vital ingredient for many products and the industry provides a significant source of national revenue and employment for millions of farmers. Indonesia and Malaysia collectively account for 85 to 90 percent of global palm oil production. But palm oil is often associated...