The annual report summarising the international activities of the Environmental Paper Network – International is now online here. This report summarises our activities around the world, excluding North America and China, where our sister networks manage their own affairs. Our budget for the year was slightly down on the previous year, and it is amazing […]
Read MoreThe Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) joined the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) in 2017 when its community was confronted by a proposal for a major new pulp mill in Tartu. ELF is a non-governmental organization that was founded 1991 and whose mission is to preserve endangered species and their habitats, natural landscapes and natural associations […]
Read MoreA new pulp mill is planned in Tartu, Estonia, the second largest city in the country. The mill will produce 700,000 tonnes of pulp and it will consume around a quarter of the total country’s timber production. This increase threatens to be the fatal stroke for Estonian forests, which are already being exhausted by the increasing rate […]
Read MoreBeing heard globally Jikalahari is one of EPN’s key Indonesian member organisations and its co-ordinator, Woro Supartinah, is on the steering group of EPN International. Jikalahari is well known for managing the ‘Eyes on the Forest’ web portal, which has consistently highlighted the threats from the Indonesian paper industry. Behind that visible project is a […]
Read MoreAt a high level congress “Tissue – Moving Towards Sustainability”, major environmental NGOs had discussions with manufacturers and retailers about steps towards responsible production of products like paper for baby nappies (diapers), toilet paper and tissues. The biggest issue for debate was whether significant savings in tissue consumption could be a realistic option for the […]
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