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Even with LEI certification, APP paper products are unsustainable |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
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Indonesian NGOs: Even with LEI certification, APP
paper products are unsustainable
-- Joint Press Release by KKI
Warsi, FZS Indonesia Program, PKHS, Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, Walhi Jambi and WWF
Riau -- 19 November 2009
JAMBI & PEKANBARU, INDONESIA – The recent certification of an Asia Pulp & Paper
(APP)/Sinar Mas pulp plantation by the Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute (LEI) suggests that the LEI standards need to be strengthened,
as APP products are not sustainable, a group of non-governmental organizations in
Indonesia warned global paper buyers today.
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Minister suspends logging operation by APRIL in Kampar |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News)—The Minister of Forestry suspends
natural forest clearing operation that conducted by PT Riau Andalan Pulp &
Paper (RAPP), an associated company to Asian Pacific Resources International
Holdings Limited (APRIL).
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UPM terminates its pulp purchase contract with APRIL |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
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(UPM, Helsinki,
12 November 2009)– UPM will increase the share of plantation based eucalyptus
pulp from Uruguay in the
paper production of its Changshu paper mill in China. Consequently, at the end of
October, UPM decided to terminate its pulp purchase contract with APRIL. The
new pulp sourcing strategy has been made possible by the agreement concerning
the transfer of the Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay to UPM's ownership. UPM
informed APRIL at the beginning of November about its decision to terminate the
purchasing contract.
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Controversy sparked over APRIL’s Kampar Peninsula permit |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News)--- An industrial timber plantation (HTI) permit issued by the
Minister of Forestry sparked controversy as Riau Forestry Service insisted that
the license have administrative and land use problems. The Minister of Forestry
and Riau Governor defend PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper’s stance that was
criticized and protested by Greenpeace and local environmental organizations.
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Stop Issuing Permits for APRIL’s concessions in Kampar Peninsula! |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
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Stop
Issuing Permits for APRIL’s concessions in Kampar Peninsula!
--Joint press release
PEKANBARU, 16 November 2009-- Civil
society organizations in Riau Province: Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, Aliansi
Masyarakat Adat Riau, Transparansi Internasional Indonesia (TII), Kantor
Bantuan Hukum (KBH) Riau and Hakiki urge the Government of Indonesia to revoke
concession license of PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP) in Kampar
Peninsula due to it threatens unique ecosystem in the world.
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‘Bring more suspects to justice’ |
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News)— Environmental groups in Riau urged
law enforcers to probe more Riau corruption cases and bring more suspects to
justice.
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