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Recent news on Indonesian forest crimes, and related developments on NGO activities, company and government actions, changes to environmental rules, lawsuits and acquittals. Also features press releases and blog posts.
/ EoF News

Perambahan picu karhutla Tesso Nilo --Berita dan galeri foto
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Restorasi gambut tak menentu, peraturan baru menguntungkan siapa?

05 Feb 2014 / EoF Press Release

1st year anniversary of APP’s FCP: Celebration without conservation triumph

Tenurial rights, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Today marks the 1st year anniversary of the Forest Conservation Policy published by the Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp & Paper (SMG/APP), yet benefit of these...

03 Feb 2014 / EoF News

Advisory to buyers and investors of APRIL issued

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Tenurial rights,

World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) issued an advisory to buyers and investors of Royal Golden Eagle/Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (RGE/APRIL) following...

30 Jan 2014 / EoF Press Release

APRIL’s trick to steal natural forest in A HCV Forest until 2019 through Sustainable Forest Management Policy

Tenurial rights, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Jikalahari and Walhi (Friends of the Earth) Riau suspect the launch of Sustainable Forest Management Policy by APRIL today (Tuesday, 28 January 2014) in Jakarta, as a...

13 Jan 2014 / EoF News

Jikalahari doubts pulp giant’s green commitment

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss,

Riau Forest Rescue Network (Jikalahari) reveals massive deforestation by industrial plantation companies during 2013 that also includes the green group’s doubts on...

18 Dec 2013 / EoF News

Forest monitoring consortium reveals APP’s moratorium violation of 1,400 ha in Borneo

Kalimantan, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss,

A Kalimantan-based NGOs consortium dedicated to monitoring deforestation in Indonesia’s part of Borneo released an investigative report on Tuesday, December 17th 2013,...

17 Dec 2013 / EoF Press Release

Kalimantan forest monitoring consortium: APP supplier continues forest clearance after moratorium

Kalimantan, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Up to 1,400 ha peatland forest cleared in violation of APP’s forest conservation policy

12 Dec 2013 / EoF Press Release

WWF: "Strict sanction for company involved in illegal clearing of ramin trees"

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Carbon stock,

WWF Indonesia urges Ministry of Forestry to follow up on a report published by Greenomics Indonesia yesterday ( Dec 10) and take proper and strict actions for companies...

11 Dec 2013 / EoF News

Ministry: Two APP subsidiaries involved in clearing, supplying Ramin

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Biodiversity loss,

Latest report published by Greenomics Indonesia, an NGO, disclosed Tuesday that two suppliers of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) in South Sumatra and West Kalimantan provinces...

09 Dec 2013 / EoF News

Civil society pledge a 100% war against corruption

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Lack of governance,

Anti-corruption coalition called public to support the war against corruption as to eradicate the crime was not only the responsibility of Anti-corruption commission...

08 Dec 2013 / EoF Press Release

Law enforcement for corporate crimes in the forestry sector

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss,

Anti-Mafia Coalition and WWF Indonesia launched an agenda to push law enforcement to apply to corporates that commit crime in forestry sectors. This was discussed during...