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.
26 Mar 2007 / EoF News
Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,
Pekanbaru (EoF News)-- Bukit Tigapuluh block forest inevitably will be dominated by acacia planted forest soon as the Ministry of Forestry allowed two giant pulp...
22 Mar 2007 / EoF News
Biodiversity loss,
(Gland, Switzerland -- WWF Report, 20 Mar 2007) – Rivers on every continent are drying out, threatening severe water shortages, according to a new WWF report.
21 Mar 2007 / EoF News
Kalimantan, Sumatra, Biodiversity loss,
(Kompas daily Editorial, 20 March 2007 ) Who are the quickest forest destroyers? According to Food and Agriculture Organization, during period of 2000-2005, we,...
13 Mar 2007 / EoF News
Chief of Riau Police Brig-Gen Sutjiptadi told Forum of Riau Community Leaders (FKPMR) in Pekanbaru last weekend that his side had detained 140 suspects of illegal logging...
01 Mar 2007 / EoF News
Pekanbaru (EoF News) – Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of three environmental NGOs in Riau, Sumatra releases its Investigative Report September & October 2006 today....
26 Feb 2007 / EoF News
Pekanbaru (EoF News) – The Indonesia Police Chief General Sutanto before a hearing with House’s Commission III early last week in Jakarta said PT Riau Andalan Pulp &...
19 Feb 2007 / EoF News
Pekanbaru (EoF News) -- The Indonesian Police Headquarters have sent its high-ranked officers to Riau province in supervising anti-illegal logging operations within...
13 Feb 2007 / EoF News
Kalimantan, Biodiversity loss, Palm oil,
BALI, Indonesia, February 12, 2007 (ENS) - A declaration to protect the forested Heart of Borneo was signed today by ministers from the three Bornean governments - Brunei...
08 Feb 2007 / EoF News
Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss,
PEKANBARU (EoF News) --Riau Malay Customary-Law Community Body calls on authority not to reactivate defunct HPH selective logging concession for pulp industry and should...
30 Jan 2007 / EoF Press Release
Riau NGO coalition calls Government to stop selling largest remaining natural forest block in Sumatra ’s Riau and Jambi: 130,000 hectares of Sumatran tiger and elephant...