by Peg Putt | Oct 23, 2018 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases
“We, the undersigned organisations believe that we must move beyond burning forest biomass to effectively address climate change. We call on governments, financiers, companies and civil society to avoid expansion of the forest biomass based energy industry and move...
by Sergio Baffoni | Aug 16, 2018 | EPN-International, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity, Uncategorized
A new report from a coalition of non-profit organizations shows that global paper giants Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL) are violating their zero-deforestation policy. In addition, a few days ago the Forest...
by Joshua Martin | May 30, 2018 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Reposted 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...
by Sergio Baffoni | May 15, 2018 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre
According to the website Foresthints.news, Asia Pulp and Paper subsidiary PT BMH has expanded its acacia plantations in South Sumatra on an area equivalent to around 500 soccer fields, including areas targeted by the Peat Restoration Agency for peat recovery,...
by Merel van der Mark | Mar 8, 2018 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre
Many financial institutions are divesting from the coal industry, and avoiding association with fossil fuels, yet investment in the Indonesian pulp industry is also the root cause of massive greenhouse gas emissions. It’s time for banks to put in place safeguards to...
by Sergio Baffoni | Feb 23, 2018 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Indonesian province of Riau has declared a state of emergency, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said, after President Joko Widodo urged regional authorities to avoid a repeat of fires that smothered Southeast Asia in smog in 2015. The government of Indonesia...
