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/ EoF News

613 hotspots found in pulpwood concessions within three weeks

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, acacia, APP, APRIL, Arita Abadi, Artelindo Wiratama, Bina Daya Bentala, Dexter Timber Perkasa, fire hotspots, hotspot, monitoring, pulp companies, pulpwood plantation, Rimba Lazuardi, Rimba Rokan Lestari, Rimba Rokan Perkasa, Satria Perkasa Agung, Sumatera Riang Lestari, timber plantation

As rain rarely pours Riau Province many fires hotspots found recently including in timber concessions and protected areas. At least 613 hotspots detected within three weeks in this month as the total of hotspots in the province are 1573.

/ EoF Press Release

Once-untouched haven for Tigers, Orangutans, Elephants being systematically targeted by APP/SMG

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, APP, Artelindo Wiratama, Asia Pulp & Paper, Barito Pacific Group, bukit tigapuluh, elephant, EoF, landscape, Lestari Asri Jaya, orangutan, pulp and paper industry, Rimba Hutani Mas, sinar mas group, SMG, Tebo Multiagro Corporation, tiger

A forest named by international scientists as one of the top 20 priority landscapes globally for the survival of the tiger is being systematically targeted for pulp production by Asia Pulp & Paper/Sinar Mas Group (APP/SMG), one of the world's largest paper suppliers.

/ EoF News

400 Indonesian NGOs reject APP's green claims

Sumatra, APP, Artelindo Wiratama, NGOs

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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