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.
24 Nov 2010 / EoF News
Biodiversity loss, Palm oil,
(The Jakarta Globe / Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2010) -- Greenpeace on Tuesday warned that a billion-dollar deal between Norway and Indonesia to cut carbon...
11 Nov 2010 / EoF News
Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,
PEKANBARU (EoF News )– A farmer was shot to death by police during a bloody rally in Jambi’s river that protested Sinar Mas / Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) pulpwood...
10 Nov 2010 / EoF News
Sumatra,
EoF News (PEKANBARU)—Former Riau Forestry Service Head was sentenced to 5-year imprisonment last week by Anti-Corruption Court for receiving bribes from pulpwood...
05 Nov 2010 / EoF News
EoF News (PEKANBARU)—A village leader in Giam Siak Kecil – Bukit Batu forest block said that forest and land fires in the area worsened this week, where 500 hectares...
27 Oct 2010 / EoF News
EoF News (PEKANBARU)— An open letter written by professional scientists working for leading academic and research institutions was published on Monday to alert general...
22 Oct 2010 / EoF News
Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,
EoF News (PEKANBARU)— At least 172 hotspots accumulatively detected by Modis Terra Aqua satellite in Riau Province this week, during 18-21 October, which put 48% of...
13 Oct 2010 / EoF Press Release
Videos and photos captured in May and June 2010 released to the public for the first time today - caught a male Sumatran tiger walking straight to a camera and sniffing...
06 Oct 2010 / EoF News
Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Palm oil,
PEKANBARU (EoF News)— A Sumatran tiger that last month believed attacking a palm oil farmer to death in Riau province eventually also died last week (Thursday,...
23 Sep 2010 / EoF News
PEKANBARU (EoF News)— A palm oil farmer was found dead after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) on Monday evening (20/9/2010) inside...
07 Sep 2010 / EoF News
PEKANBARU (EoF News)—At least 300 residents from three villages near Kerumutan peat forest block or in Gaung and Gaung Anak Serka sub-districts staged rally at office...