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Indonesian groups reject APP's green claims |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Indonesian groups reject APP's green claims at RISI Paper Conference NGOs take public stance on paper giant’s misleading marketing push and call for severing ties with company Press Release 10 March 2010 Jakarta/Amsterdam – As Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) took the podium today at the 12th Annual RISI pulp and paper conference to promote their corporate responsibility and paper products, leading Indonesian NGO’s called on buyers and investors of APP to reject the company’s misinformation and stop purchasing or financing the company until it met conditions articulated in an open letter calling for reforms in Indonesia’s pulp and paper sector. |
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EoF photos - APP group continues large scale clearance of forest |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News)-- Eyes on the Forest today published recent pictures of large amount of natural forest wood waiting to be unloaded at harbor of the APP’s pulp mill in Riau and also pictures showing large area of good natural forest in Bukit Tigapuluh landscape being cleared in a concession of PT. Artelindo Wiratama, an APP associated company. EoF also shows clearance in deep peat Kerumutan and Giam Siak Kecil. |
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400 Indonesian NGOs reject APP's green claims |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News) — Indonesian NGOs today published a joint press release and open letter calling buyers and investors of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to stop doing business with the giant pulp & paper producer operating in Indonesia and China. The NGOs urged APP to stop the destruction of natural forests and peatlands, respect community rights and tenure, resolve existing disputes and retract misleading statements about their low carbon footprint. |
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Villagers demand APP's company to pay off profit sharing |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News)—Villagers in Kampar Peninsula protested a pulpwood
plantation company associated to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) for failing to pay
off profit sharing fee over timber felling cooperation in 12,000 hectares of natural
forest converted to pulpwood concession
in Serapung village.
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EoF Releases Investigative Report on PT LUM, APRIL's associated firm |
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News)—Eyes on the Forest coalition today published an Investigative Report on PT
Lestari Unggul Makmur (LUM), a pulpwood plantation company associated to Asian
Pacific Resources International Holding Limited (APRIL).
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Minister rejects pulp giants' facilities: report |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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PEKANBARU (EoF News)—Minister of Forestry visited a pulpwood plantation concession
in peat Kampar Peninsula forest block, Riau province, in an attempt to solve
conflict between local community and PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP),
an associated company to Asian Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited
(APRIL).
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![Riau Deforestation](javascript:gallery("http://eyesontheforest.or.id/modules/animforest2005.gif") "Riau Deforestation")