The German discounter KiK will stop purchasing writing paper from the Indonesian paper concern Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) immediately. The Tengelmann-owned company assured this renunciation following talks with the Consumer Protection Agency of the German state of North Rhine Westphalia and the environmental organization Robin WoodRobin Wood. APP is among the largest destroyers of the […]
Read MoreA pulp supplier for a major paper company is clearing natural forest in a wildlife corridor in central Sumatra, alleges a new investigation conducted by Eyes on the Forest, , a coalition of environmental groups. The report says that PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), a major timber supplier of Asian Pacific Resources International Holdings […]
Read MoreWWF camera traps recorded an astounding 12 tigers in just two months in the central Sumatran landscape of Bukit Tigapuluh, including two mothers with cubs. A video camera trap in the same area has also captured footage of three young tiger siblings playfully chasing a leaf. “Our team was thrilled to discover 47 tiger images in […]
Read MoreLast week Rudy Gani, the leader of the Aliansi Mahasiswa Tolak LSM Asing (the Alliance of Students to Reject Foreign NGOs), a student group, filed a complaint against Greenpeace with local police alleging that the green group had misappropriated up to 20 billion Indonesian rupiah ($2.2 million) from supporters. Rudy Gani presented no actual evidence […]
Read MoreMore than 50 environmental organizations – European, international and Indonesian – sign statement in support of the NGO Terra!, targeted by the Italian paper company Cartiere Pigna. Last January, the environmental organization Terra! was convicted by an Italian court for exposing links between the Italian paper manufacturer Cartiere Pigna and the deforestation of Indonesian rainforests carried out […]
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