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Decarbonisation or dispossession? The extent of industrial-scale biomass energy in Latin America and its impacts on the region

November 12, 2025

[Português abaixo] We are pleased to share a new briefing from the Biomass Action Network’s Latin America Working Group, created in collaboration with the Global Forest Coalition, that exposes the devastating impacts of industrial-scale biomass energy in Latin America. While governments and corporations promote biomass as “green” energy, this expansion is driving deforestation, water scarcity, […]

Despite its name, the “Amazon COP” is failing to protect forests from the threat posed by large-scale bioenergy.

November 10, 2025

Taking place at the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon, The UNFCCC COP 30 in Belém has been heavily sold as the “Amazon” and “Forests” COP by the Brazilian government. What could be a unique opportunity to protect a tropical forest that is drastically reaching its tipping point, has instead seen the exact opposite in the […]

Biomass Action Network Sounds Alarm on Bioeconomy False Solutions in Belem 4X Pledge at Leaders Summit Ahead of COP30, Issues Open Letter to Parties

November 7, 2025

BELÉM, BRAZIL – [7th November 2025] – Relying on a four times expansion of liquid and gaseous biofuels set out in the Belem 4X Pledge on Sustainable Fuels, together with expanding large-scale stationary power generation from woody biomass as an alleged climate solution, carries profound risks and will exacerbate the climate crisis, harm biodiversity, and […]

Celebrating Susan Kinsella: EPN Founder Honored with Lifetime Achievement in Recycling

October 24, 2025

The Environmental Paper Network proudly celebrates our founder, Susan Kinsella, who has been honored with the 2025 Lifetime Achievement in Recycling Award from the National Recycling Coalition (NRC). The award, presented during the National Recycling Congress at Wichita State University, recognizes Susan’s decades of leadership transforming how paper is made, purchased, and understood – and […]

Major Economies Spent Almost $250 Billion on Subsidies for Burning Biomass, new BAN report finds

October 20, 2025

** A report released today shows that a handful of major economies spent nearly $250 billion on biomass subsidies over 22 years from 2002-2024. ** This is likely an underestimate: it does not cover all years, does not include all subsidies that might benefit biomass (due in part to flawed reporting and a lack of […]

The World Is Watching: Global Call to Uphold the EU Deforestation Law

October 8, 2025

Civil society organizations around the world — including EPN and our members and partners — are calling on the European Union to deliver a strong, on-time EU Deforestation Regulation. With pressure to delay or weaken the law mounting, now is the moment to turn advocacy into action and ensure the EUDR protects forests, communities, and […]

Indigenous Communities Under Attack: Escalating Violence Linked to APRIL’s Pulp Operations in North Sumatra

September 25, 2025

On 22 September 2025, security forces from PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (TPL), a sister company of APRIL, assaulted an indigenous village in North Sumatra, Indonesia, amid an ongoing land conflict over customary territories. According to the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), hundreds of TPL workers and security personnel stormed the villages of […]

Old Habits Die Hard – Asia Pulp & Paper violations exposed

September 10, 2025

September 10, 2025 – Environmental Paper Network (EPN) International and Jikalahari, an Indonesian network of NGOs, released a paper highlighting the failure of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) to implement their green policies. The paper is being released as APP, one of the world’s largest companies, unveils a new sustainability policy in Jakarta — essentially […]

Job Vacancy: Biomass Action Network Co-Coordinator (Policy and Campaigns)

September 5, 2025

Biomass Action Network Co-Coordinator (Policy and Campaigns) Call for job applications Environmental Paper Network International is hiring a Co-Coordinator to help manage our Biomass Action Network (BAN), with a focus on Policy and Campaigns. If you are interested in applying, please read the job description and submit your application (CV and cover letter) by 23.00 […]

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