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 stop any further irresponsible involvement in the pulp industry. In February 2018, Indonesia’s […]
Read MoreAccording 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 its 10-year work plan, and its 2017 annual work plan to comply with the new peat regulations, […]
Read MoreEoF News (PEKANBARU)—Today, Eyes on the Forest commended the Ministry of Environment and Forestry for issuing a letter (S.494/MENLHK-PHPL/2015) and instructions (S.661/Menlhk-Sekjen/Rokum/2015) regarding peat management for the prevention and control of fire. This is an unprecedented, bold move by the Ministry, in reaction to the country’s devastating peat fires this year. Following various pledges and […]
Read MoreIndonesia can only curb the annual fires and haze disasters if it develops a National Peatland Conservation and Restoration Strategy, according to Wetlands International, which presented its recommendations to press today. In its position statement, Wetlands International emphasizes that Indonesia must address the root cause of the problems and therefore the only long-term answer is […]
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