Jakarta, Indonesia – Today, a coalition of civil society organizations published Perpetual Haze, a report analysing the role of Indonesia’s pulp industry in recurring fire and haze episodes affecting the Southeast Asian region. Through the end of October 2019, Indonesia’s fires have released an estimated 660 mega-tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the EU’s […]
Read MoreJakarta – The Koalisi Anti Mafia Hutan released a report today finding that Indonesia’s two largest pulp and paper producers – the Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) groups — violated their zero-deforestation commitments in 2018 by taking wood from a controversial supplier owned by Djarum Group. APP and […]
Read MoreAPP found to be one of the companies responsible for the forest fires in Indonesia; NGOs call on APP to uphold it’s promises for both communities and forests San Francisco, CA – A new report conducted by a coalition of Indonesian organizations and the Environmental Paper Network has found that Asia Paper & Pulp (APP), one […]
Read MoreThreat map report shows biomass industry set to increase 250% in next decade – threatening both the fight against climate change and forests globally. MEDIA RELEASE | For Immediate Release (29 November 2018) – There is a new and growing threat to the world’s forests, people and climate: the biomass energy industry, touted as a […]
Read MoreOrganisations from over 30 countries release statement calling for an end to monetary and policy support for biomass (24 October 2018) – A loud chorus of civil society organisations representing hundreds of thousands of people around the world has come together to release a new statement expressing concern over the use of forest biomass for […]
Read MorePopular environmental impact estimator aims to drive innovation in paper use and purchasing Asheville, NC – An improved web-based Paper Calculator, launched today by the Environmental Paper Network-North America, will provide tens of thousands of annual users with new information and features to help them measure the impacts of their paper and reduce that impact […]
Read More[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2018 Media Contacts: Kelley Martin | Green Sports Alliance | kelley@greensportsalliance.org Joshua Martin | Environmental Paper Network | joshua@environmentalpaper.org Brad Kahn | Forest Stewardship Council | b.kahn@us.fsc.org Launch of the Paper Use Playbook A valuable […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE The people of Estonia struggling to prevent a huge ‘biorefinery’, which would consume a quarter of Estonia’s wood supply and pollute the country’s second largest river, have today received support from concerned organisations all over the world. Estonian civil society groups, the City of Tartu, the former prime minister and many prominent scientists have already […]
Read MoreReport shows risks of a dangerously expanding global paper industry 26 April 2018 – A new report from the Environmental Paper Network reveals the social and environmental developments in an industry that is expanding to produce new products – such as tissue disposables, food service and e-commerce packaging – and into new markets, as global […]
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