This week members of EPN’s Biomass Working Group are attending COP27 in Egypt, to alert global leaders to the fact that the proliferation of biomass as a source of energy is having unacceptably high social and environmental costs around the world. In particular, they are shining a spotlight on the impacts of the biomass industry […]
Read MoreA worldwide network of environmental groups take a stand against large scale Forest Biomass burning to produce energy, a False Climate Solution. Sydney/Hobart/Tokyo/Kathmandu/Jakarta/London/Berlin/Lisbon/Atlanta and more, 21st October 2022 – Leading up to COP27, a network of more than 190 non-government organisations worldwide took action on the International Day of Action on Biomass – to highlight […]
Read MoreLandscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay, May 2004. Photo by Ilosuna. Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 (Generic). After taking over vast tracts of land in all South America, the pulp & paper industry is now expanding in Paraguay. Paracel, a joint venture between a Paraguayan oil trader and foreign entities, is constructing a pulp mill and […]
Read MoreA eucalyptus plantation in South Africa. Photo Credit: Wally Menne, Timberwatch. Statement by the Africa Biomass Group, part of EPN’s Forests, Climate and Biomass Working Group, and Global Forest Coalition member organisations in Africa. September 21st is the International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, when organisations around the world raise awareness about the impacts […]
Read MoreGreenpeace is one of the most visible environmental organisations in the world. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Grant Rosoman, Senior Advisor, Forest Solutions at Greenpeace International. Why did you become an environmentalist? I was always interested in forests, growing up in New Zealand, surrounded by nature. The key trigger was witnessing deforestation and desertification and […]
Read MoreA new report from the Environmental Paper Network reveals another case of “Conflict Plantations,” this time in Chile. Since May 7th the military police have been sent again to garrison Araucania, Southern-central Chile, where the pulp & paper industry is embroiled in a longstanding conflict with the Mapuche indigenous people. This is not a good […]
Read MoreBy Excluding Their Forestry Operations, The Pulp Companies Do Not Report The Biggest Source Of Their Emissions; Mill Expansions Are Set To Increase These Emissions. Ahead of a stakeholder meeting in which Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of Indonesia’s largest pulp & paper companies, is expected to make announcements regarding its ‘Net-Zero’ emissions pledge, […]
Read MoreStreet protests in Germany, Netherlands and UK accompanied by international social media action, denouncing Vattenfall’s investments in wood bioenergy as well as continued fossil fuel burning 27th April 2022 – Today, ahead of tomorrow’s Vattenfall AGM, banner protests against the company’s investment in and expansion of wood bioenergy are being held at the site of […]
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