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Social conflict, abuses and intimidation in the Jambi region, Indonesia – a chronology of pulp industry actions and events

Tension is increasing around global paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) pulpwood concessions in Indonesia. Lately, Indigenous communities have been facing recurrent acts of intimidation, criminalisation and episodes of violence have escalated, contributing to a climate of insecurity and constant threat. Despite a commitment taken back in 2013 to respect local communities land rights, […]

Statement in Solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives

The Environmental Paper Network joins with our member organizations to unequivocally speak and stand in solidarity and support of Black lives, and against racism, oppression and inequality in all forms. We join with those demanding action and justice and who are outraged by the institutional injustice in the killing of George Floyd and so many […]

Civil society denounces Indonesia’s government siding with companies threatening Indigenous Peoples, endangered species and the environment

Jakarta, 4 June 2020 – The National Coalition to Preserve Natural Resources (GN-PSDA) has called on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry to stop ignoring the environmental and criminal destruction caused by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest paper producers. (1) The Ministry chose APP as a sponsor of “Indonesia […]

New community rights violations by APP in Indonesia met by strong response from 90 environmental and human rights organisations

Following the latest case of the violation of communities’ rights in Indonesia by Asia Pulp and Paper, ninety environmental and human rights groups have published an open letter to investors and buyers

The cost of violence in Indonesia – new data indicate USD 1.2 to 10 billion risk from social conflicts involving pulp and paper suppliers

When they went to work in their gardens, the residents of Lubuk Mandarsah village in the Indonesian province of Jambi found drones flying over their crops and spraying poison. This is the way the pulp plantation company PT Wirakarya Sakti, a subsidiary of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) resolved its conflict with the local community: […]

Earth Day Food-for-Thought: Development Funds Dissolving into Pulp

Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a symbolic date celebrated around the world to show support for environmental action. But this year is different. 2020 carried high expectations in the fight against climate change, but people were caught by surprise by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our ways of life are disrupted, millions are locked […]

UPM: Pulp and Bioenergy Company’s Claim of Green Leadership Fails Fact Check

Berlin, 24 March 2020 – A discussion document released by the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) unveils the social and environmental risks associated with the Finnish company UPM-Kymmene and its operations in Uruguay, and highlights the importance of strong social and environmental risk management policies and close scrutiny of individual investments. UPM is one of […]

Organizations question UPM’s greenwashing campaign

Social organizations from Uruguay, Finland and other countries, have published a letter which questions UPM’s greenwashing campaign. The company presents itself as a leading global corporation in the fight against climate change, but the letter provides the results of 15 years of scientific research which show the impacts of monoculture tree plantations on grasslands: QUESTIONING […]

Conflict Plantations: Two new investigative research reports from Indonesia

New research conducted by a coalition of Indonesian organisations and the Environmental Paper Network has found that the two major Indonesian paper companies, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) are involved in hundreds of conflicts with communities across the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Conflict Plantations: Chapter 1, shows […]