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Our Forest Hero

By Mandy Haggith, Co-ordinator of the European Environmental Paper Network We’re very proud to be able to say that Sergio Baffoni, the Indonesian forests campaign co-ordinator of the European EPN, has been nominated to the UN as a Forest Hero. An excerpt of the nomination follows: Sergio has developed a highly effective approach to help […]

The Complicated Case of Black Liquor for Our Rivers, Our Air and Climate Change

This month, black liquor was back in the news, and chances are you’ll be hearing a lot more about it through the rest of 2013. Black liquor is a byproduct from the kraft pulping process, which turns pulpwood into paper pulp by separating the cellulose fibres. The black liquor sludge is recovered and burned for fuel to provide the majority of energy for the forest […]

An Open Letter From RAN: What Do APP’s New Commitments on Forests, Peatlands and Community Rights Mean for Buyers and Investors?

RAN has been campaigning since 2009 to persuade Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) to reform its destructive business practices. To that end, we have worked with dozens of major companies to develop policies that eliminate paper associated with rainforest destruction from their supply chains, including, most recently, Disney and HarperCollins. With APP’s newly announced Forest Conservation Policy, paper […]

RELEASE: WWF urges Indonesian pulp producer APRIL to immediately stop pulping tropical forests

Originally posted on WWF website – 12 February 2013 JAKARTA – Following the announcement by Asia Pulp & Paper that it has stopped all clearance of Indonesian forests, WWF is now calling on its competitor Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) to stop pulping tropical rainforest. “APRIL is now the single largest converter of natural forest […]

RELEASE: Search Launched for the World’s Greenest Newspapers

TORONTO (February 7 2013): Today Canopy announces the launch of a search for global newspaper publishers and media companies who are leading the way on environmental issues. The International Newspaper Environmental Leadership Survey will be circulated to the world’s most influential newspaper companies, representing over 60 titles, and is also open to any newspaper company […]

February Featured Member: NRDC

February is here! Love is in the air so let’s focus our love on this month’s featured member. Oh how I love the Natural Resources Defense Council. Let me count the ways… They’re smart, and strong, and caring. Oh yeah, and their gorgeous eyes! All jokes aside, NRDC’s Senior Resource Specialist, Darby Hoover sat with me […]

RELEASE: Major breakthrough in protection for Indonesia’s remaining rainforests

Jakarta, Indonesia, 5 February 2013 – Greenpeace hailed today’s commitment from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to end deforestation as a major breakthrough in efforts to save Indonesia’s rainforests, after a decade of public pressure and recent negotiations with Greenpeace. APP, one of the world’s largest producers of paper and packaging, has published a new […]

RELEASE: RAN Responds to Asia Pulp and Paper’s New Forest Commitments

If implemented, APP’s new commitments could mark a milestone for Indonesia’s communities and endangered forests. Serious concerns about human rights violations and APP plans to build world’s largest pulp mill remain. Tuesday, February 5, 2013 CONTACTS: In the US: Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 In Indonesia: Lafcadio Cortesi, 62 821 45731116 SAN FRANCISCO-Controversial Singapore-based paper giant, Asia […]

Grey’s Paper in Edmonton begins production of 100% recycled paper

Edmonton, Alberta is a community that is close to diverting 90% of its city’s waste into reuse and recycling. Part of their strategy is forming a partnership with a private company called Grey’s Paper Recycling Industries Limited, who has built a facility onsite at Edmonton’s waste management facility. The new facility in Edmonton turned on […]