Threat 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 MoreA new report from the Anti Forest Mafia Coalition/Koalisi Anti Mafia Hutan is calling on the Indonesian government not to destroy natural forests in its efforts to protect peatlands after an analysis of its land swap policy showed risks for further deforestation. The land swap policy is intended to compensate timber plantation concessions (Hutan Tanaman […]
Read MoreUPDATED 2-August-2018: International Paper has provided an updated statement which corrects a mistake in the figure for the volume of wood sourced from Ukraine in 2017. The corrected figure is in the statement below. An investigation released July 14th. reveals how European consumers are contributing to an epidemic of corruption in Ukraine’s forests, in a […]
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 MorePopular environmental impact estimator aims to drive innovation in paper use and purchasing 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 through better choices. […]
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 MoreStatement of Joshua Martin, Director, EPN-North America, on the vote for final adoption of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 30e-3 and the modernization of fund disclosure delivery: The Environmental Paper Network supports the efforts of the United State Securities and Exchange Commission to modernize the delivery of fund reports and the final decision to […]
Read MoreReposted from Auriga In 2015, following Indonesia’s disastrous forest and peatland fires, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) – Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper producer – denied owning or controlling two forest plantation companies in Sumatra that had experienced some of the worst burning. While acknowledging that PT Bumi Mekar Hijau and PT Sebangun Bumi Andalas […]
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