On July 14th and September 28th 2016, WWF and other Environmental Paper Network member organisations organized a webinar to share knowledge on how organisations can do fibre testing to identify paper linked to deforestation, and the experiences and results of paper tests done in the past. More and more books are manufactured abroad, particularly in Asia. The […]
Read MoreThe Environmental Paper Network* (EPN), and BankTrack** today published a short document, Green Paper, Red Lines, setting out minimum requirements for the pulp and paper industry to avoid harming people and the environment. This document urges banks and investors who consider financially supporting pulp and paper companies to thoroughly check whether these companies are on the […]
Read MoreThe Environmental Paper Network sent a letter to Aida Greenbury of Asia Pulp on Paper prior to a Stakeholder Advisory Forum in Jakarta hosted by the company. The EPN was part of a Solutions Working Group with APP and other NGOs that was dissolved by APP and replaced by a new and less constructive process to achieve […]
Read MoreA landmark commitment by one of the world’s largest producers of tissue and paper to stop cutting down Indonesia’s prized tropical forests is under renewed scrutiny as the company prepares to open a giant pulp mill in South Sumatra. To fanfare more than three years ago, Asia Pulp and Paper promised to use only plantation woods […]
Read MoreA group of NGO sent a letter to the Indonesian paper giant Asia Pacific Resources Limited (APRIL) on peat management in the Kampar Peninsula. APRIL recently announced a peatland restoration project. However, at the same time, the cmpany is continuing to drain peatlands in the same region, for pulp plantations. The letter reminders to APRIL […]
Read MoreWe are often asked whether it is OK to buy paper from Indonesia, now that the biggest Indonesian pulp and papers have committed to a moratorium on rainforest logging. Here, Sergio Baffoni explains why it is still too early. On February 5, 2013, after decades of environmental and social conflicts in Indonesia, Asia Pulp & […]
Read MoreEoF News (PEKANBARU)—Today, Eyes on the Forest commended the Ministry of Environment and Forestry for issuing a letter (S.494/MENLHK-PHPL/2015) and instructions (S.661/Menlhk-Sekjen/Rokum/2015) regarding peat management for the prevention and control of fire. This is an unprecedented, bold move by the Ministry, in reaction to the country’s devastating peat fires this year. Following various pledges and […]
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 […]
Read MorePress Release – For Immediate Release As Indonesian Forest Fires Bellow Smoke, U.S. Visit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo Presents a Crucial Leadership Opportunity on Climate Change, Deforestation and Investment Indonesia’s Fire Outbreaks Producing More Daily Emissions than Entire US Economy Washington, DC – Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, will make his […]
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