News

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.

06 Apr 2016 / EoF Press Release

EoF: global supply chains still tainted with illegal palm oil

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Palm oil,

An Eyes on the Forest report published today demonstrates how crude palm oil tainted by illegally grown palm fruit from government-protected areas in some of the last...

06 Apr 2016 / EoF Press Release

EoF: perusahaan sawit besar abai, pasokannya tercemar deforestasi hutan konservasi

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Palm oil,

Laporan EoF yang diterbitkan hari ini menunjukkan bagaimana minyak sawit mentah (CPO) ditanam secara ilegal di kawasan lindung milik Negara seperti habitat satwa langka...

31 Mar 2016 / EoF News

Civil lawsuit on haze kicks off, six govt officials sued

Sumatra, Lack of governance,

Civil society organizations in Riau entered a key moment as civilian lawsuit against government officials was tried in Pekanbaru district court on 30 March 2016

04 Jan 2016 / EoF News

APP’s supplier acquited of burning 20,000 hectares peat

Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,

PT. Bumi Mekar Hijau, an APP timber supplier in South Sumatra, was cleared by panel of judges in Palembang district court last week from a lawsuit filed by the Ministry...

17 Dec 2015 / EoF Press Release

EoF: Pembakaran dalam konsesi perusahaan bukanlah mitos

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Eyes on the Forest (EoF) mengeluarkan laporan investigasi terbaru mengangkat temuan lapangan soal kebakaran hutan dan lahan yang terjadi di tahun 2015.

15 Dec 2015 / EoF News

APRIL, APP told to phase out drained plantations in rich-peat Kampar Peninsula

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Pulp & paper,

A new report by Deltares commissioned by Wetlands International conclude that plantations in Kampar Peninsula, Riau province, are not sustainable and economically...

19 Nov 2015 / EoF Press Release

Kemendag buka lembaran kelam illegal logging

Kalimantan, Lack of governance,

Kementerian Perdagangan RI menerbitkan Permendag RI Nomor 89/M-DAG/PER/10/2015 tentang Ketentuan Ekspor Produk Industri Kehutanan. Salah satu poin penting dari regulasi...

12 Nov 2015 / EoF News

A hope for peatland protection, no more business as usual on peat

Lack of governance, Carbon stock, Pulp & paper,

Eyes on the Forest commended the Ministry of Environment and Forestry for issuing a letter and instructions regarding peat management for the prevention and control of...

05 Nov 2015 / EoF News

Continuing fires in SMG/APP concessions put their wood supply, peatland sustainability in question

Carbon stock,

Fires in Indonesia continues unabated. An early estimate by the Indonesian government of the haze crisis cost this year was as high as 465 trillion rupiah (US$34...

30 Oct 2015 / EoF Press Release

Eyes on the Forest urges Riau Police to name 16 corporates forest burning suspects