Press 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 […]
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 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 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, […]
Read MoreA group of NGOs sent a letter to Asia Pulp and Paper Director, Linda Wijaya, after a stakeholder engagement forum in Jakarta on October 5th. At the forum, APP presented information on how it is attempting to implement its Forest Conservation Policy and associated plans. NGO’s raised the issues contained in this letter and sought […]
Read MoreThe European Environmental Paper Network has published a new report, Mapping Pulp Mill Expansion: Risks and Recommendations. The report offers a resource for investors and large volume paper buyers concerned about climate and deforestation risk and reflects a rising global demand for pulp and paper products. Maps featured in the report serve as a threat atlas for visualizing the […]
Read More[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.18.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Today Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) announced it is committing to retire approximately 7,000 hectares of commercial plantation areas to protect threatened carbon-rich peatlands. At a live event in Jakarta earlier today, APP, along with independent research institute Deltares, presented its […]
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