Indonesia’s second biggest pulp and paper company announced today an immediate moratorium on logging in natural forests. After many years of environmental and social conflicts, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) released a version 2.0 of its forest policy that includes a halt of deforestation as of May 15, 2015, together with a number of measures that […]
Read MoreTennis star asks Credit Suisse to review the bank’s business relationship with Indonesian pulp and paper group RGE/APRIL (via Bruno Manser Fonds) (BASEL, SWITZERLAND / PULAU PADANG, RIAU, INDONESIA) – Tennis star Roger Federer is calling on Credit Suisse, the Swiss bank, to review their business relationship with RGE/APRIL, an Indonesian pulp and paper group that […]
Read Morefrom Eyes on the Forest PEKANBARU — PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP), major concession of Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), was found clearing natural forest in its concession of district/sector Ukui, Tesso Nilo landscape, Riau province. It is believed that APRIL’s supplier clearing green belt that located near Nilo River which is […]
Read MoreToday is the one year anniversary of the announcement of a new Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) by Indonesia’s second largest pulp and paper company, Asia Pacific Resources International, LTD. (APRIL) APRIL is part of the Singapore based conglomerate known as Royal Golden Eagle group (RGE). The policy was criticized widely by international and Indonesian […]
Read MoreToday, the Environmental Paper Network released a Global Paper Vision for social and environmental transformation in the pulp and paper industry. The new document articulates the common goals of more than 120 not-for-profit organisations from civil society around the world. It is a platform for global coordination and creates synergy between the many efforts to improve […]
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