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.
30 Apr 2007 / EoF News
Sumatra, Tenurial rights, Biodiversity loss,
Pekanbaru (EoF News)--- A hearing between district legislative council (DPRD) of Kampar and PT Arara Abadi, a forestry company associated to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) last...
18 Apr 2007 / EoF News
Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,
Pekanbaru (EoF News) – Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of three environmental NGOs in Riau, Sumatra releases its Investigative Report November 2006 today. The EoF...
12 Apr 2007 / EoF News
Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss,
Pekanbaru (EoF News) -- Riau Police have insisted to probe all out illegal logging cases involving large forestry companies amid worries warned by the provincial...
05 Apr 2007 / EoF News
Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,
(Mongabay.com, 26 March 2007) --Many of the world's local climates could be radically changed if global warming trends continue, reports a new study published in the...
02 Apr 2007 / EoF News
SmartWood releases APP HCVF verification reports
30 Mar 2007 / EoF Press Release
Sumatra, Lack of governance, Carbon stock,
One of the world’s biggest environmental crimes continues to unfold in Indonesia as efforts by the government to curb massive illegal logging are being severely...
28 Mar 2007 / EoF Press Release
Kalimantan, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,
The Dutch Housing associations have today committed to building 100,000 houses in the next five years using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified timber from Borneo....
26 Mar 2007 / EoF News
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,...