by Sergio Baffoni | Jan 16, 2019 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Transparency and Integrity
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has been found in a new satellite imagery analysis by Foresthints.news to have exploited recovering tropical peatlands, which were previously drained by the company more than a decade ago, for pulpwood expansion. The practice of re-draining...
by Joshua Martin | Jul 24, 2018 | Responsible Virgin Fibre
A new report from the Anti Forest Mafia Coalition/Koalisi Anti Mafia Hutan is calling on the Indonesian government not to destroy natural forests in its efforts to protect peatlands after an analysis of its land swap policy showed risks for further deforestation. The...
by Sergio Baffoni | May 15, 2018 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre
According to the website Foresthints.news, Asia Pulp and Paper subsidiary PT BMH has expanded its acacia plantations in South Sumatra on an area equivalent to around 500 soccer fields, including areas targeted by the Peat Restoration Agency for peat recovery,...
by Merel van der Mark | Mar 8, 2018 | Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Responsible Virgin Fibre
Many financial institutions are divesting from the coal industry, and avoiding association with fossil fuels, yet investment in the Indonesian pulp industry is also the root cause of massive greenhouse gas emissions. It’s time for banks to put in place safeguards to...
by Sergio Baffoni | Oct 10, 2017 | Responsible Virgin Fibre
According to the web site Foresthints.news, the Environment and Forestry minister Siti Nurbaya decided to declare invalid the forest permits of PT. RAPP, the biggest subsidiary and plantation company of APRIL. The reason is that the company failed to review...
