News (2)

/ EoF News

APRIL still clears forest in Pulau Padang’s concession

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, What companies can do, APRIL, BankTrac, commitment, corporate, deforestasi, deforestation, gambut, HCV, Jikalahari, peatland, pulau padang, RAPP, RGE Group, SAC, SFMP

Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) likely broke its promise not to clear natural forest despite it has pledged not to do so in its sustainable forest management policy, a satellite images analysis detected.

/ EoF News

EoF files grievance report with APRIL’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee on violations of company policy

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, What companies can do, APRIL, EoF, gambut, grievance, HCV, HCVF, HTI, Investigation, padang island, peatland, pulau padang, pulp, pulp & paper, pulp and paper industry, SAC, SFMP, violation

Today, 10 months after APRIL published its Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) and established a “Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC)” to “ensure transparency and implementation of this SFMP”, EoF submitted its grievance report on APRIL’s flawed SFMP implementation in Pulau Padang to the SAC.

Reports (1)

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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...