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.
03 Sep 2008 / EoF News
Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,
PEKANBARU (EoF News)—Defendant of corruption case for issuing logging licenses in Pelalawan District, Azmun Jaafar, said he was set to be victim of conspiracy and asked...
29 Aug 2008 / EoF News
28 Aug 2008, panda.org --The Indonesian government is to double the size of a national park that is one of the last havens for endangered Sumatran elephants and tigers.
21 Aug 2008 / EoF Press Release
Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,
The Indonesian province of Riau has pledged to halt the destruction of its forests and peatlands; a move that will prevent billions of tonnes of carbon from entering the...
19 Aug 2008 / EoF News
Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,
Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com, August 10, 2008-- Last week Woolworths announced it was dropping its contract with Asian Pulp and Paper (APP). Woolworths had come under...
14 Aug 2008 / EoF News
Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Palm oil,
JAKARTA, 7 August 2008 (AFP) - Environmental group Greenpeace hung a banner reading "Stop Deforestation" on the Indonesian forestry ministry Wednesday and called for a...
29 Jul 2008 / EoF News
Sumatra, Biodiversity loss,
(wwf.or.id)-- In July 2008, WWF Indonesia and WARSI traveled through Sumatra’s provinces of Riau and Jambi. They visited a group of the local tribe of Orang Rimba in...
24 Jul 2008 / EoF News
Sumatra, Pulp & paper,
PEKANBARU (EoF News)-- Former governor of Riau testified Tuesday (22/7/2008) on Corruption Court, Jakarta, saying his subordinate should bear responsibility for issuing...
18 Jul 2008 / EoF News
PEKANBARU (EoF News)— In an interview with a national newspaper this week, Rusli Zainal, incumbent Riau Governor who currently non-active and resigned for running for...
16 Jul 2008 / EoF News
PEKANBARU (EoF News)-- A concerted campaign is conducted to wake up Australia’s largest retailer Woolworths Ltd for not sourcing paper products of Asia Pulp & Paper...
08 Jul 2008 / EoF News
PEKANBARU (EoF News)—A former Riau Forestry Service head insisted on a corruption trial in Corruption Crime Court in Jakarta last week that he just signed logging...