Forest fires Indonesia continue to burn on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and are on track to release more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire US economy this year. Today, a coalition of Indonesian NGOs today sent an open letter to the government and to international buyers of pulp and paper and palm oil […]
Read MoreIndonesia can only curb the annual fires and haze disasters if it develops a National Peatland Conservation and Restoration Strategy, according toWetlands International, which presented its recommendations to press today. In its position statement, Wetlands International emphasizes that Indonesia must address the root cause of the problems and therefore the only long-term answer is sustainable […]
Read MoreForest fires Indonesia continue to burn on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and are on track to release more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire US economy this year. Today, a coalition of Indonesian NGOs today sent an open letter to the government and to international buyers of pulp and paper and palm oil from Indonesia. […]
Read MoreIndonesia can only curb the annual fires and haze disasters if it develops a National Peatland Conservation and Restoration Strategy, according to Wetlands International, which presented its recommendations to press today. In its position statement, Wetlands International emphasizes that Indonesia must address the root cause of the problems and therefore the only long-term answer is […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian NGO coalition Eyes on the Forest (EoF) published a set of maps showing that fibre suppliers related to the forestry and paper conglomerate Sinar Mas / Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) are linked to the forest fires and haze crisis.
Read MoreOriginally published on the Eyes on the Forest website (PEKANBARU) — Eyes on the Forest published NASA’s FIRMS MODIS fire hotspots data and satellite images on its interactive map to allow easy monitoring of current and past fires in Sumatran concessions of the Sinar Mas Group/Asia Pulp & Paper and others. As the region continues to choke […]
Read MoreA new report has been released by Greenomics Indonesia that finds Indonesia’s second largest pulp and paper supplier, Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd. (APRIL), has cleared High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF), in breach of its own policy and legislation, as the illegal clearance of legally-established HCVF areas constitutes a serious violation of forestry law. The […]
Read MoreGreenomics Indonesia released a report that show how APRIL cleared High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF), in breach with its own policy and even with the legislation, as the illegal clearance of legally-established HCVF areas constitutes a serious violation of forestry law.
Read MoreOriginally posted on the Greenpeace Canada website Sustainability policies announced by corporations have been capturing quite a lot of headlines recently and for good reason too: new sourcing policies focussing on the environment and indigenous rights are good for our forests and good for the planet. However, progress on implementing these policies is often painstakingly slow, […]
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