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Korean Paper Company Plunders the Last Rainforests While Continuing to Claim Operations are Eco-Friendly

Year 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 […]

Featured Member: HaKI

HaKI has been working very closely with the community, including indigenous people, to ensure their rights are respected. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Aidil Fitri from the Hutan Kita Institute – HaKI. What motivated you to become an environmentalist? I was born in a very small village in South Sumatra surrounded by healthy forests […]

First test of ‘net zero’ bank commitments as pulp & paper giants seek finance for expansion that could torpedo Indonesia’s climate goals

Civil society groups warn that material risks to financial institutions haven’t been disclosed New analyses released today by a coalition of civil society organizations reveal significant material risk to banks and investors exposed to two of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies –– Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL). […]

Domtar Deal, Deforestation and Abuses: Whose Side are Banks On?

Last July, Andrea Paul received a letter containing a drawing of an Indigenous person and a Black person hanging from a tree. The caption said, “This is what I think of Natives and Blacks. You think you rule the world.” Miss Paul is the traditional Chief of the First Nation of Pictou Landing, who just […]

Featured Member: Fern

Fern is an organisation based in the heart of the EU, dedicated to protecting forests and the rights of people who depend on them. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Richard Wainwright, Fern Communications Manager. How did you start getting involved in ENGO work? I started to raise money for organisations like WWF at […]

Over 170 Groups Worldwide Stand Up Against Forest Biomass, a False Climate Solution

Activists Call on UN Climate Conference to Fix Flawed GHG Accounting Rules For immediate release Sydney/Tokyo/Delhi/Johannesburg/Brussels/Washington and more, 21st October 2021 – Leading into COP 26, over 170 non-government organisations worldwide have been taking action today – the International Day of Action on Biomass – to highlight the impacts of biomass energy, a false solution […]

International Day of Action on Big Biomass Round Up

Organised by EPN’s Forest, Climate & Biomass Working Group The 21st of October 2021 witnessed a terrific turn out from our member groups and their members from all around the world for the International Day of Action on Big Biomass. Thank you to everyone who took part! Below is a summary of some of […]

Pulp mill in Sumatra connected to fires and respiratory illness plans to triple production

For Immediate Release Palembang – Today, over 30 civil society organisations sent a letter to investors of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), part of the Sinar Mas Group, explaining why the expansion of APP’s OKI Pulp and Paper Mill in Sumatra, Indonesia would risk the respiratory health of millions of people in Southeast Asia and […]

Walking for forests: local communities’ weeks long march to protest their land destruction

Togu Simorangkir lives in North Sumatra. A postgraduate from Oxford University, he is an author and environmental activist. Over the past weeks, he marched for 42 days, walking with friends across Sumatra for approximately 1500 km, and reaching Jakarta a few days ago. He did not do it for sport but as a call for […]