Riau News

RSS
163 stories

Riau misses deadline on ‘village forest’ project as zoning deadlock continues

Made Ali 19 Mar 2015

Santander Bank cuts off APRIL due to deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 24 Feb 2015

Chinese banks funding rainforest destruction in Indonesia

Rhett A. Butler 18 Feb 2015

Banco Santander targeted over deforestation link

Rhett A. Butler 11 Feb 2015

Forestry giant’s zero deforestation commitment put to test

Robert S. Eshelman 5 Feb 2015

Despite green promise, Indonesian forestry giant continues to destroy forests

Rhett A. Butler 3 Feb 2015

Pulp and paper giant violating its sustainability policy

Rhett A. Butler 1 Dec 2014

Indonesia to audit licenses of palm oil companies that clear peatlands

Rhett A. Butler 30 Nov 2014

APP boosting timber productivity to support zero deforestation policy

Rhett A. Butler 26 Nov 2014

Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency questions former Minster of Forestry

Loren Bell 21 Nov 2014

‘No forests, no cash’: palm oil giants commit to sustainability, but will they follow through?

Ethan Harfenist 21 Oct 2014

Plantation companies in Sumatra failing to meet fire prevention standards

Loren Bell 14 Oct 2014

Malaysian palm oil company destroys Borneo forests, despite buyer’s zero deforestation commitment

Mongabay.com 30 Sep 2014

Companies at risk of sourcing illegal palm oil despite zero deforestation commitments, finds investigation

Mongabay.com 5 Sep 2014

APP can meet projected pulp demand without clearing more forest

Rhett A. Butler 5 Sep 2014

Indonesia’s forests so damaged they burn whether or not there’s drought

Rhett A. Butler 21 Aug 2014

Elephant poaching soars as Sumatran forests turn into plantations

Originally Written For Mongabay-indonesiazamzami 14 Aug 2014

Half of Riau’s oil palm plantations are illegal

Rhett A. Butler 12 Aug 2014

Singapore to fine domestic, foreign companies for causing haze

Rhett A. Butler 7 Aug 2014

NASA: Sumatra fires in the rise

Mongabay.com 22 Jul 2014

Indonesian presidential candidates ignore environmental concerns as haze returns

Mongabay.com 24 Jun 2014

Indonesian logger: cleared peat forest doesn’t have high conservation value

Rhett A. Butler 17 Jun 2014

APRIL’s forest policy failing to stop rainforest destruction, say green groups

Mongabay.com 6 Jun 2014

Logger continues to destroy Indonesian rainforest despite green promises (Photos)

Rhett A. Butler 3 Jun 2014

Indonesia’s haze from forest fires kills 110,000 people per year

Rhett A. Butler 28 May 2014

Indonesian activist: strong company commitments, media push government on forest issues

Rhett A. Butler 23 May 2014

APP commits to conserve, restore 1M ha of Indonesian forest; WWF pledges support

Rhett A. Butler 28 Apr 2014

APRIL continued destroying high conservation rainforest up until January pledge

Mongabay.com 21 Apr 2014

Community’s push to clear forest for plantation challenges efforts to conserve in Indonesia

Rhett A. Butler 20 Mar 2014

Photos: Forests, peatlands, plantations, and deforestation in Riau

Rhett A. Butler 19 Mar 2014

APP pledges to restore forests, if given the opportunity

Rhett A. Butler 18 Mar 2014

Will zero deforestation commitments save Indonesia’s forests?

Rhett A. Butler 17 Mar 2014

you're currently offline