January 20, 2022
HaKI has been working very closely with the community, including indigenous people, to ensure their rights are respected. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Aidil Fitri from the Hutan Kita Institute – HaKI. What motivated you to become an environmentalist? I was born in a very small village in South Sumatra surrounded by healthy forests […]
Read MoreDecember 13, 2021
Civil society groups warn that material risks to financial institutions haven’t been disclosed New analyses released today by a coalition of civil society organizations reveal significant material risk to banks and investors exposed to two of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies –– Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL). […]
Read MoreNovember 25, 2021
Last July, Andrea Paul received a letter containing a drawing of an Indigenous person and a Black person hanging from a tree. The caption said, “This is what I think of Natives and Blacks. You think you rule the world.” Miss Paul is the traditional Chief of the First Nation of Pictou Landing, who just […]
Read MoreNovember 25, 2021
Fern is an organisation based in the heart of the EU, dedicated to protecting forests and the rights of people who depend on them. Peter Gerhardt from EPN reached out to Richard Wainwright, Fern Communications Manager. How did you start getting involved in ENGO work? I started to raise money for organisations like WWF at […]
Read MoreNovember 23, 2021
In a rare feel good moment in Glasgow, world leaders stepped into the spotlight at the climate negotiations to sign their declaration on ending deforestation and land degradation. Here at least, against the background of a Climate Code Red and disappointment that even this had not hastened the incremental pace of change nor secured commitment […]
Read MoreNovember 10, 2021
Declaration reacts to high-profile biomass industry greenwashing drive Glasgow, 10 November 2021 – Environmental organizations are pledging their opposition to burning forest biomass for renewable energy in a declaration issued today at the Glasgow climate conference (COP26). The statement (below) was issued as the biomass and wood pellet industries host a series of events at […]
Read MoreNovember 9, 2021
A serious approach to addressing climate change must include the proactive elimination of unnecessary paper consumption. Paper is an important and useful material that should be produced and consumed in a responsible and sustainable way, and the existence of digital options that can be utilized safely and effectively should lead to the elimination of outdated […]
Read MoreNovember 2, 2021
2nd November, 2021, London/Brussels – World Leaders are to be commended for their declaration of intention to save and restore forests and other natural ecosystems, but must make important, urgent changes to current policies promoting forest biomass energy if the commitment is to be meaningful and not follow the failures of previous forest declarations, according […]
Read MoreOctober 21, 2021
Activists Call on UN Climate Conference to Fix Flawed GHG Accounting Rules For immediate release Sydney/Tokyo/Delhi/Johannesburg/Brussels/Washington and more, 21st October 2021 – Leading into COP 26, over 170 non-government organisations worldwide have been taking action today – the International Day of Action on Biomass – to highlight the impacts of biomass energy, a false solution […]
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