Macaranga Wrap-Up: July 2023

Law Yao Hua, Co-Founder, Macaranga | Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founder, Macaranga

31-Jul-23 15:30

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For our monthly roundup of environmental news from the month of July, we tackle Ecological Fiscal Transfers, ship-source pollution and its impacts on our maritime environments, and the illegal trade of wildlife, with the co-founders of environmental journalism portal Macaranga, Law Yao Hua and Wong Siew Lyn.

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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: environment

Tags: ship-source pollution, maritime pollution, macaranga, EFT, Ecological Fiscal Transfers, pangolins, illegal wildlife trade,

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