SE Asia
Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns
Mongabay – Fossil fuel projects are putting the Pacific Coral Triangle’s unique marine ecosystem at risk, according to a new report presented Oct. 31 at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity summit (COP 16) in Cali, Colombia.
Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand
AP – Enormous swathes of pristine forest are being cut down across Indonesia to supply the rapidly rising international demand for biomass material seen as critical to many countries’ transitions to cleaner forms of energy.