January 22, 2026
More than 50,000 people have been evacuated in Chile’s Ñuble and Biobío regions, where wildfires have destroyed at least 250 homes and claimed a minimum of 18 lives. Authorities warn that the death toll is likely to rise as fires continue to spread. This disaster is neither sudden nor unexpected. Just two years ago, in […]
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2026
On January 20, 2026, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto ordered the revocation of business permits for 28 companies operating in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The decision followed catastrophic floods and landslides that struck Sumatra in late 2025, killing at least 1,200 people, leaving 143 missing, and forcing more than 114,000 to flee their homes. […]
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2026
As we begin 2026, it is clear that 2025 was not an easy year for forests, communities, or those working to protect them. Yet it was also a year that demonstrated the continued relevance — and necessity — of the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) and Biomass Action Network (BAN) as global alliances working across pulp, […]
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2026
Single-Use Packaging has dominated our modern lives. The cost to our forests is immense: 3 billion are cut down every year for paper packaging alone. Single-use packaging has been on the rise for the last decades, as consumption increases and a disposability mentality spreads not only in the Global North, but increasingly in the Global […]
Read MoreDecember 29, 2025
This is Part 2 of a story documenting EPN International Program Coordinator, Sergio Baffoni, during his month-long journey across Brazil, where he met with communities defending their customary rights and seeking support to make their struggles visible. The road stretches on for miles, hemmed in by two dense walls of sickly-looking trees. Endlessly. These are […]
Read MoreDecember 15, 2025
This is Part 1 of a story documenting EPN International Program Coordinator, Sergio Baffoni, during his month-long journey across Brazil, where he met with communities defending their customary rights and seeking support to make their struggles visible. The road is dusty. Deep ruts run in both directions, worn by trucks that thunder past all day […]
Read MoreDecember 10, 2025
On Tuesday, December 9, the West Kalimantan police tried to forcibly arrest Mr. Tarsisius Fendy Sesupi, the Traditional Head of Lelayang Hamlet, Kualan Hilir Village, Simpang Hulu District, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. For years, the community has resisted the encroachment on its customary land and the deforestation—largely illegal—carried out by the logging company PT […]
Read MoreDecember 5, 2025
Credits: Jon Andersson The omnibus reaps yet another victim: forests and their protections against the endless consumption of pulp and paper. 2025 December 5th – Yesterday, the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the European Commission decided to pass a blank check to the pulp and paper sector. In yesterday’s trilogue meetings […]
Read MoreDecember 3, 2025
The EPN Paper Calculator™ powers smarter, science-based decisions about paper use and reduction. It turns data into action that protects forests, reduces climate impacts, and supports healthy communities. Version 4.1 is now live, bringing updated data, improved modeling, and new features that make tracking and reducing the impacts of paper easier. Since its launch in […]
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