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.
05 Feb 2015 / EoF Press Release
Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,
Two years after Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) announced a new “forest conservation” policy, APP’s pledge to halt forest clearing has held, but its forests are still...
28 Jan 2015 / EoF Press Release
Kalimantan, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,
On the first anniversary of APRIL’s “Sustainable Forest Management Policy”, Eyes on the Forest, Gapeta Borneo and RPHK call on APRIL to stop natural forest...
05 Jan 2015 / EoF News
Sumatra, Tenurial rights, Pulp & paper,
South Sumatra environmental organizations published their monitoring report on “APP’s FPIC implementation on affected communities surrounding PT. OKI Pulp Mill”...
19 Dec 2014 / EoF News
Kalimantan, Sumatra, Pulp & paper,
Two environmental groups sent letters to 26 banks in several countries as attempt “to express their concerns regarding the pulp and paper companies Asia Pacific...
02 Dec 2014 / EoF News
Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,
The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, accompanied by the Minister of Forestry and Environment Siti Nurbaya, came to Riau province last week to monitor the burned forest...
20 Nov 2014 / EoF News
Today, 10 months after APRIL published its Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) and established a “Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC)” to “ensure...
13 Oct 2014 / EoF News
Sumatra, Lack of governance,
Just eight months of ruling as governor, the newly elected Riau governor was caught red-handed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at his residence in Cibubur,...
11 Oct 2014 / EoF News
National Joint Team from some Government agencies revealed that 17 timber and plantation companies in Riau province failed to perform Compliance Audit in preventing...
01 Oct 2014 / EoF News
Sumatra, Tenurial rights, Carbon stock,
Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) allegedly violated its self-declared Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) commitment as it continued natural...
29 Sep 2014 / EoF News
A local environmental organization accused Asia Pulp & Paper (APP/Sinar Mas) breached its Forest Conservation Policy and forestry law following a new finding on its...