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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.

28 Nov 2006 / EoF News

Villagers urged APP

Sumatra, Tenurial rights, Biodiversity loss,

(Pekanbaru, EoF News) – Riau provincial legislative council (DPRD Riau) pledged to forward complaint filed by villagers of Pinggir sub-district of Bengkalis over...

23 Nov 2006 / EoF News

U.S., Indonesia Agree to Target Illegal Logging

Biodiversity loss,

WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2006 (ENS) - A new agreement to fight illegal logging in Indonesia signed last week by U.S. and Indonesian officials was praised today by the...

17 Nov 2006 / EoF News

Pekanbaru’s grand forest park still converted into plantation

Despite Minister of Forestry and Riau Governor have ordered all related sides to reforest grand forest park of Syarief Kasim in Pekanbaru, in August this year, thousand...

15 Nov 2006 / EoF News

Intervention, mismanagement hamper illegal logging eradication

Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,

Pekanbaru (EoF News) -- Intervention from officials, poor coordination and light sanction against illegal loggers are some factors impeding eradication against illegal...

09 Nov 2006 / EoF News

Indonesia embraces the U.S to fight illegal logging

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Biodiversity loss,

Pekanbaru (EoF News) -- Indonesia and the United States of America will sign anti-illegal logging partnership agreement in September next year in an attempt to eradicate...

27 Oct 2006 / EoF Press Release

APP hides destruction behind false advertisements: New WWF monitoring brief details how company threatens natural forests and wildlife in Sumatra

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,

A new WWF monitoring report released today reveals that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest paper and pulp companies, is going to destroy one of the...

19 Oct 2006 / EoF News

Fires rage Tesso Nilo National Park

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss,

Pekanbaru (EoF News) – At least 60 hectares of Tesso Nilo National Park is raged by fires amid raids conducted by the Riau Provincial Natural Conservation Agency...

16 Oct 2006 / EoF News

Investigative Report July 2006 released

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Pekanbaru (EoF News) – Coalition of three environmental NGOs in Riau, Eyes on the Forest, releases Investigative Report July 2006 today. The EoF’s investigation found...

13 Oct 2006 / EoF News

Hazy Pekanbaru hosts Asean meeting, rallies dispersed

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Pekanbaru (EoF News) – Thick smog blanketing Pekanbaru of Riau capital Friday amid five ASEAN environmental ministers’ meeting to solve deteriorating haze problem....

10 Oct 2006 / EoF News

Fires keep flaring, haze troubles again

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Carbon stock,

Pekanbaru (EoF News) – Tera Modis satellite detected that there were 521 hotspots appeared from Oct.1 to Oct.7. It escalated quite higher than Sep 22-30 period with...