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Another Indigenous Leader Jailed for Protecting Ancestral Land In Indonesia

On Friday, the 22nd of March, Sorbatua Siallagan, the head of the Dolok Parmonangan indigenous community in North Sumatra, was approached by ten men in plain clothes, forced into a black car and taken away, while in the village to buy some fertilizer for his community. The men turned out to be police agents, who […]

Massive deforestation in Borneo destroying orangutan habitat

Destruction calls into question “zero-deforestation” commitment of the world’s largest viscose producer Jakarta, March 18, 2024 – Today, a coalition of leading environmental organizations have released the report Deforestation Anonymous that sheds light on the alarming resurgence of deforestation in Indonesia, driven by PT Mayawana Persada in Indonesian Borneo. The evidence presented in the report […]

Unwrapping a disaster – The human cost of overpackaging

The human cost of overpackaging

Flushing the Climate 2023: A Follow Up Scorecard on Which U.S. Stores are Still Selling the World’s Most Destructive Toilet Paper

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After winning new markets with promises, Asia Pulp and Paper picks up its old deforestation habit again

A new report released by the NGO coalition, Eyes on the Forest, has exposed a new case of deforestation by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) via its controlled timber suppliers PT Arara Abadi and PT Sekato Pratama Makmur (SPM). The report finds that the company cleared natural forest and other natural habitats to develop new […]

Flushing the Climate: Which U.S. Stores are Still Selling the World’s Most Destructive Toilet Paper?

9 years after their highly publicized Forest Conservation Policy was announced, monitoring by Indonesian and international NGOs finds Asia Pulp and Paper is failing to keep its promises, damaging the climate and harming local communities in Indonesia. EPN-North America and partners contacted 27 major U.S. grocery stores and retailers who currently or have recently sold […]

Pulp & Finance: Indonesia pulp giants’ net-zero pledges are misleading, warn civil society

By 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, […]

Korean Paper Company Plunders the Last Rainforests While Continuing to Claim Operations are Eco-Friendly

Year long Investigation Reveals Deforestation Throughout Pulp & Paper Supply Chain Merauke, Papua, Indonesia (15 March, 2022) — A new investigation released today by Environmental Paper Network (EPN), Mighty Earth, Pusaka, Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC), Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) and Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL) details the devastation of pristine forests […]

Domtar Deal, Deforestation and Abuses: Whose Side are Banks On?

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 […]