News (3)

/ EoF News

Jikalahari: APRIL’s PT RAPP drains protected peat in Siak

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Pulp & paper, APRIL, canal, drain, drainage, Jikalahari, MoE, peatland, protection, RAPP, Siak

In July 2020, Jikalahari NGOs network was informed by locals of Desa Dayun, Siak District, that Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) supplier, PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP) sector Pelalawan, drained peat canal, conducted land clearing and replant Acacia mangium in the formerly burned area of 2015 and 2019 forest fires.

/ EoF Press Release

Stop conversion in Kampar Peninsula as it incites climate change

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Palm oil, acacia plantation, canal, carbon, climate change, conversion, gas emissions, Jikalahari, Kampar Peninsula, NGOs, NTFP, palm oil plantations, peat swamp, peatland, WWF Indonesia

Riau NGOs Network for Forest Rescue (Jikalahari), University of Riau and representatives of 3 sub-districts in Kampar Peninsula today call for a halt to conversion of peatland-rich forests in the region to avoid escalating carbon (CO2) release.

Reports (2)

/ EoF Investigative Report / WWF

Investigative Report: APRIL / RGE Continues Deforestation (20 November 2014)

Sumatra, Tenurial rights, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, What companies can do, APRIL, Bagan Melibur, canal, deforestation, EoF Report, Investigation, island, peat, peatland, pulau padang, pulp, RAPP, RGE, Riau, SAC, SFMP, social conflict

EoF concludes that all natural forest clearance by PT. RAPP in the fully peat covered Pulau Padang before and after 28 January 2014...