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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?

28 Jul 2018 / EoF News

Fire hotspots detected mostly in moratorium area in West Kalimantan

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper,

Fire hotspot number in Indonesia drastically increase this month as long drought and hot temperature could drive the trend. Approximately 529 hotspots were detected in...

08 Jun 2018 / EoF Press Release

Enough is enough: After eight years of “zero deforestation” promises, palm oil industry continues to destroy forests

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Palm fruit illegally grown inside critical wildlife areas continues to taint palm oil entering the supply chains of 24 global traders and brands who have made zero...

08 Jun 2018 / EoF Press Release

Cukup sudah: Setelah delapan tahun janji-janji “nol deforestasi,” industri sawit masih menghancurkan hutan

Kalimantan, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Buah sawit dari kebun yang secara tidak prosedural atau ilegal dikembangkan di dalam Kawasan Hutan dan termasuk kawasan konservasi yang merupakan habitat satwa liar...

31 May 2018 / EoF Press Release

Sinar Mas Group Must Declare the Beneficial Owners of All Affiliated and Related Companies

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Jakarta, 30 May 2018—A new report published today by the Koalisi Anti Mafia Hutan is calling on the Government of Indonesia to take firm actions against global pulp and...

23 May 2018 / EoF Press Release

Aparat Hukum, Usut Tuntas Pengrusakan Sekat Kanal oleh PT Surya Dumai Agrindo di Desa Buruk Bakul

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Pulp & paper,

PEKANBARU, 21 APRIL 2018 — Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil Penyelamat Gambut Riau (Jikalahari, WWF Indonesia, Walhi Riau dan Yayasan Mitra Insani) mendesak aparat hukum...

07 Apr 2018 / EoF Press Release

Kebijakan Land Swap: Setengah Hati Perlindungan Gambut dan Hutan Alam Indonesia

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Palm oil,

Langkah tegas Pemerintah Indonesia untuk melindungi dan memulihkan lahan gambut patut didukung, termasuk di antaranya kebijakan pelarangan pembukaan atau eksploitasi...

02 Mar 2018 / EoF News

Riau struggles to mitigate forest, land fires

Lack of governance, Tenurial rights, Carbon stock,

A legislator from Riau questioned the government who used helicopter facilities from a forestry and plantation company to monitor forest and land fires in the province.

22 Feb 2018 / EoF News

Advisory to buyers, investors of RGE / APRIL released

Sumatra, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

(EoF News) -- World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia released this week Advisory to Buyers and Investors of Royal Golden Eagle / Asia Pacific Resources International...

07 Feb 2018 / EoF News

LSM kritisi APP lamban dalam kebijakan lestarinya

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Tenurial rights,

Sejumlah lembaga swadaya masyarakat (LSM) menyampaikan pernyataan bersama dalam menyambut 5 tahun diluncurkannya Kebijakan Konservasi Hutan (FCP) oleh Asia Pulp & Paper...

06 Feb 2018 / EoF News

NGOs say APP lack of progress

Tenurial rights, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss,

Several green organizations criticized Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) for lack of progress in some areas which made the company has yet to be on sustainable track, while its...