A new report released by the NGO coalition, Eyes on the Forest, has exposed a new case of deforestation by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) via its controlled timber suppliers PT Arara Abadi and PT Sekato Pratama Makmur (SPM). The report finds that the company cleared natural forest and other natural habitats to develop new […]
Read More9 years after their highly publicized Forest Conservation Policy was announced, monitoring by Indonesian and international NGOs finds Asia Pulp and Paper is failing to keep its promises, damaging the climate and harming local communities in Indonesia. EPN-North America and partners contacted 27 major U.S. grocery stores and retailers who currently or have recently sold […]
Read MoreOn 21st of October 2022, EPN’s Forest, Climate and Biomass Working Group coordinated an international day of action to expose the environmental and social impacts of big biomass globally. The day was a collaborative effort between groups all around the world, who took part by holding webinars, organising protests, doing banner drops, publishing reports, handing […]
Read MoreGreenpeace is one of the most visible environmental organisations in the world. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Grant Rosoman, Senior Advisor, Forest Solutions at Greenpeace International. Why did you become an environmentalist? I was always interested in forests, growing up in New Zealand, surrounded by nature. The key trigger was witnessing deforestation and desertification and […]
Read MoreBy Excluding Their Forestry Operations, The Pulp Companies Do Not Report The Biggest Source Of Their Emissions; Mill Expansions Are Set To Increase These Emissions. Ahead of a stakeholder meeting in which Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of Indonesia’s largest pulp & paper companies, is expected to make announcements regarding its ‘Net-Zero’ emissions pledge, […]
Read MoreThe Buy Responsibly Foundation (Fundacja Kupuj Odpowiedzialnie) is a Polish organization with a focus on sustainable development, environmental protection, responsible consumption, and production. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Marysia Huma who has worked for the Buy Responsibly Foundation since the beginning: How did you get involved in environmental protection? I became increasingly interested […]
Read Moreby Sergio Baffoni I first met Lafcadio by hearsay. In Papua New Guinea, after having left years before, he was a legend among the clans’ people. Yet, when I finally met him in person, it was a great discovery. And it was immediately an intense friendship, because it was very easy to be friends with […]
Read MoreBielefeld, Germany, 21 March 2022 – On the International Day of Forests, the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) is sounding the alarm about the growing threats to the world’s forests, posed by the biomass energy and pulp & paper industries. Governments should become aware that the industries’ current levels of forest exploitation and growing volumes of […]
Read MoreYear long Investigation Reveals Deforestation Throughout Pulp & Paper Supply Chain Merauke, Papua, Indonesia (15 March, 2022) — A new investigation released today by Environmental Paper Network (EPN), Mighty Earth, Pusaka, Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC), Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) and Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL) details the devastation of pristine forests […]
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