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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?

29 Jul 2019 / EoF News

Fire hotspots detected in suppliers’ concessions

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

At least six industrial timber plantation concessions in Riau province were detected to have fire hotspots on 26 and 27 July as Eyes on the Forest team analysed based on...

25 Jul 2019 / EoF News

Titik panas meningkat, kabut asap menyentuh Pekanbaru

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Kabut asap akibat kebakaran hutan dan lahan kembali menyelimuti Kota Pekanbaru, Riau, pagi ini. Sebanyak 263 titik panas terdeteksi di Riau sejak 17 Juli hingga 24...

03 Jul 2019 / EoF News

News roundup on pulpwood suppliers, palm oil plantations

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Jikalahari said industrial timber plantations also drove forest and land burnings, not only palm oil plantations and minings.

16 May 2019 / EoF News

Siaran pers KAMH: Menuntut transparansi APP/Sinar Mas tentang perusahaan pemasok kayu

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Carbon stock,

JAKARTA, 15 MEI 2019—Masih hangat di ingatan publik kasus kebakaran hutan dan gambut yang melibatkan raksasa penghasil kertas Sinar Mas (dikenal dengan merek dagang...

16 May 2019 / EoF News

NGO coalition report highlights APP's continued involvement in deforestation despite its zero deforestation commitment

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Lack of governance,

Jakarta, 15 May 2019 -- A group of NGOs under the Anti Forest Mafia Coalition, including WWF-Indonesia, published a joint report highlighting that Sinar Mas Group’s...

07 May 2019 / EoF News

Lagi, kerunyaman sawit di Riau terungkap

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Carbon stock,

Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) mendorong Pemerintah Provinsi Riau untuk segera menertibkan perusahaan perkebunan kelapa sawit yang tidak memiliki izin dalam menguasai...

22 Feb 2019 / EoF News

Riau set emergency status for land burnings

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,

Riau Province Government set emergency status of forest and land fires that effective from 19 February to 31 October 2019 following the intense burnings and haze in...

07 Dec 2018 / EoF News

Illegal mining and plantation backed up by armed officers: commissioner

A commissioner of anti-corruption (KPK) said a lot of illegal mining and plantation businesses in Indonesia were protected by armed high-ranking officers. This led the...

25 Aug 2018 / EoF News

Konsesi HTI dan kawasan prioritas restorasi gambut di Riau terbakar

Sumatra, Tenurial rights, Carbon stock,

Hasil pengecekan lapangan oleh Eyes on the Forest menemukan adanya kebakaran hutan dan lahan di konsesi Hutan Tanaman Industri (HTI) di kabupaten Rokan Hilir dan kawasan...

25 Aug 2018 / EoF News

Pulpwood supplier and peat restoration areas razed by fires in Riau

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Eyes on the Forest coalition conducted last week series of ground checking on burned areas and found a concession of industrial timber supplier in Rokan Hilir district...