Sebuah proporsi yang signifikan dari 3,3 juta USD paviliyun Indonesia pada pembicaraan iklim di Durban didanai oleh perusahaan paper dan kertas, laporan dari Reuters AlertNet. Veby Mega Indah menulis bahwa…
Peat draining and large-scale clearance of natural forest by APP wood supplier PT. Ruas Utama Jaya inside APP's Senepis Tiger Sanctuary in June and October 2011. © Eyes of the…
Peat draining and large-scale clearance of natural forest by APP wood supplier PT. Ruas Utama Jaya. Eyes of the Forest said the clearing occurred inside APP's Senepis Tiger Sanctuary, but…
Aerial view over Latvian forests—please note almost all cutting patches are fresh, not yet regenerated. Photo by: R.Matrozis, 2007. The economic crisis has pushed many nations to scramble for revenue…
by 19 January 2012
Mengubur kepala dalam pasir merupakan salah satu pendekatan dalam berurusan dengan keluhan-keluhan lingkungan, tapi menilai dari sukses kampanye-kampanye Greenpeace baru-baru ini, mungkin ini bukan salah satu pendekatan yang sangat efektif…
2011 was designated as "Year of the Forests" by the United Nations. While there was relatively little progress on intergovernmental forest protection programs during the year, a lot happened elsewhere.…
Peat draining and large-scale clearance of natural forest by APP wood supplier PT. Ruas Utama Jaya inside APP's Senepis Tiger Sanctuary in June and October 2011. © Eyes on the…
The Indonesian group Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been the target of many NGOs for years due to its alleged negative impacts on tropical forests. This culminated in a…
A 'significant proprtion' of Indonesia's $3.3. million pavilion at climate talks in Durban was funded by Indonesian pulp and paper companies companies, reports Reuters Alertnet. Veby Mega Indah writes that…
Adult male Bornean orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Two Indonesian plantation companies have signed an agreement to train workers not to kill or injure orangutans and other protected species.…
A new video from NGOs International Rivers and Friends of the Earth International argues that a spree of dam building in the tropics is a false solution to the climate…
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) misled the public when the paper products giant claimed a paper testing company had found its fiber clear of rainforest fiber, says Greenpeace. Last week…
A new report by an Indonesian environmental group casts doubt on Asia Pulp & Paper's commitment to sustainability. In its corporate social responsibility reports and advertisements, Asia Pulp & Paper…
The Malaysian government will spend 24 million ringgit ($7.7 million) in 2011 and 2012 to counter criticism over the social and environmental impact of palm oil, reports ANTARA. Deputy Minister…
China is currently involved in 289 hydroelectric projects worldwide, as reported by International Rivers. Most of the dams are planned for hydropower, and over half are considered 'large' projects. The…
Hydroelectric power is often promoted as green energy, yet dams, especially in the tropics, can be significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions. When built, reservoirs trap vegetation, which, as it…
Burying your head in the sand is one approach to dealing with environmental complaints, but judging from the successes of Greenpeace’s recent campaigns, it probably isn’t a very effective one…
Deforested area in Madagascar in the western watershed of the Bay of Antongil. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. This weekend around 500 people showed up for a rally and concert…
The world's biggest toy-maker Mattel has pledged to overhaul its paper sourcing policies after a hard-hitting campaign from Greenpeace linked the toy giant to rainforest destruction in Indonesia by Asia…
Children in Madagascar. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. The Tea Party and the African island-nation of Madagascar are having dueling concerts over the issue of illegal logging, reports the Associated…
A major New Zealand supermarket chain has asked Cottonsoft to prove its environmental credentials after testing by WWF and Greenpeace revealed the toilet paper maker was using mixed tropical hardwoods…
The death of this tiger from a snare sparked off a controversy in Australia. Hours after rescue, the tiger perished within miles of land under clearance by Asia Pulp and…
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has announced an independent review of its Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) following a report from Global Witness that criticized the conservation…
The Republic of the Congo has announced a new program to create plantations across one million hectares (2.47 million acres) of degraded forest lands. The program, known as the national…
A female Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) has been relocated from her threatened rainforest home to Sembilang National Park. According to Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and the Sumatran Tiger…
The following is a commentary from Elfian Effendi, Director of Greenomics, an Indonesian NGO. Effendi's views are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of mongabay.com. The slideshow…
Dying tiger. Courtesy of Greenpeace. Caught in a snare and left for days without access to food and water, a wild Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) perished from its wounds…
A new report finds that conservation giant WWF may demand too little when working with logging companies. Screenshot of WWF website. Arguably the globe's most well-known conservation organization, the World…
In response to a campaign by Greenpeace asserting that packaging used for its iconic toy building blocks is contributing to deforestation in Indonesia, the LEGO Group on Thursday announced it…
by 29 June 2011
Berikut ini adalah versi asli satu editorial, berjudul Will Indonesia lose the next oil palm?, yang muncul hari ini di the Jakarta Post. Hutan hujan Indonesia di Kalimantan. Foto oleh…
