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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.
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Perambahan picu karhutla Tesso Nilo --Berita dan galeri foto
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Restorasi gambut tak menentu, peraturan baru menguntungkan siapa?

19 Mar 2014 / EoF News

An independent review on SVLK system launched by NGOs coalition

Lack of governance, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

NGO coalition launched an independent study on the Indonesian Timber Legality Assurance System (SVLK) to scrutinize whether it and the actual Timber Legality...

13 Mar 2014 / EoF News

Ex-Riau Governor sentenced to 14 years for corruption

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Carbon stock,

The result of corruption trial of former governor of Riau Rusli Zainal (RZ) which was held on Wednesday (12/3) at Pekanbaru State Court sentenced RZ to 14 years in prison...

11 Mar 2014 / EoF News

Green groups protest against slow haze mitigation

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Pulp & paper,

A number of environmental communities and organizations participated in ‘Melawan Asap’ (Fighting against Smoke) action and made speech along their protest in the...

25 Feb 2014 / EoF News

Palm oil’s war on elephants escalating in Tesso Nilo National Park

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss,

Seven elephants were found dead on 21 February just outside Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau, Sumatra. Their skeletons were found close to each other, an indication of...

20 Feb 2014 / EoF News

In a week Riau hotspots notches 1605 as 474 found in pulp concessions

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

The second week of month showed the most fire hotspots found in Riau province since fires and haze returned from January. There are total 1605 hotspots detected...

18 Feb 2014 / EoF News

Riau blanketed by haze, hotspots detected in concessions

Sumatra, Pulp & paper, Palm oil,

After being free from haze and fires since September 2013, Riau’s annual problem, haze and wildfires, returns to Riau since the end of January 2014. The increasing...

13 Feb 2014 / EoF News

APRIL supplier tried for environmental damage loss

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

A civil code trial on alleged pollution and environmental damage that involved one supplier of Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) belonging to tycoon...

05 Feb 2014 / EoF Press Release

1st year anniversary of APP’s FCP: Celebration without conservation triumph

Tenurial rights, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Today marks the 1st year anniversary of the Forest Conservation Policy published by the Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp & Paper (SMG/APP), yet benefit of these...

03 Feb 2014 / EoF News

Advisory to buyers and investors of APRIL issued

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Tenurial rights,

World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) issued an advisory to buyers and investors of Royal Golden Eagle/Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (RGE/APRIL) following...

30 Jan 2014 / EoF Press Release

APRIL’s trick to steal natural forest in A HCV Forest until 2019 through Sustainable Forest Management Policy

Tenurial rights, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Jikalahari and Walhi (Friends of the Earth) Riau suspect the launch of Sustainable Forest Management Policy by APRIL today (Tuesday, 28 January 2014) in Jakarta, as a...