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Selling The Sea – revealing Indonesia’s little-known plans to privatise huge swathes of coastline for aquaculture
Jim Wickens
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline more...
Barbie toy includes packaging from Indonesia deforestation
Ecologist
9th June, 2011
Greenpeace claim packaging for the barbie doll is produced using timber from critically endangered Indonesian rainforest more...
Revealed: paper giant 'linked to Indonesian forest trashing' targeted activists
Mandy Haggith
30th March, 2011
A little-reported legal battle in Italy between paper company Pigna and eco-activists from Terra! is leading to fears that it may open the way for big companies to muzzle legitimate environmental protests. Mandy Haggith reportsmore...
Palm oil giants target Africa in 'land grab' following Indonesia deforestation ban
Tom Levitt
25th March, 2011
Indonesia's move to bring in a two-year moratorium on new palm oil plantations to protect its remaining rainforests has seen agribusiness giants like Sime Darby switch expansion plans to Cameroon, Ghana and Liberia more...
Greenpeace hits back at 'notorious forest destroyer' Asia Pulp and Paper
Ecologist
23rd February, 2011
Campaigners urge retailers to follow example of Tesco and Adidas in cutting links with the controversial paper and packaging supplier after latest allegations of greenwashing more...
Greenpeace: Asia Pulp and Paper's PR is greenwash, their sustainability claims a joke
Ian Duff
23rd February, 2011
Tesco, Adidas and others have already cut ties with the controversial paper and packaging supplier. In a scathing response to recent APP claims that it is greening itself, Ian Duff urges others to follow suit - until APP adopts sustainable practices more...
I applaud Norway's $1bn funding offer to Indonesia. But where will that money go?
Professor William Laurance
2nd July, 2010
Norway's $1 billion of anti-deforestation funding to Indonesia is nothing short of amazing. But we should watch very carefully to see whether the money reaches the right pockets... more...
Are you an overland traveller?
Ewan Kingston
2nd December, 2009
Ewan discovers that 'overland traveller' has become something of a category, but one into which he's happy to fit more...GALLERY: privatising Indonesia's coasts
Ecologist Film Unit
24th November, 2009
These pictures were taken by journalists from the investigative agency, Eco-Storm, after they were smuggled into a tightly-guarded prawn farm in Indonesia... more...
Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit
Jim Wickens
24th November 2009
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline more...
World Bank breaks rules in lending to palm oil companies
Ecologist
27th August, 2009
Campaign groups call for a suspension on lending to palm oil plantation developers after critical internal audit more...
Indonesian EcoLabel Greenwash, according to NGOs
News
3rd April, 2009
Two NGOs have accused the Indonesian Ecolabel Institute (LEI) of greenwash by handing ‘sustainable forest management certificates’ to companies converting natural forest or peatlands into timber plantations. more...
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Hedge funds for forests?
Mark Anslow
6th June, 2008
Protecting rainforests is now almost as lucrative as cutting them down. Mark Anslow reports on a commodities-centred approach to stopping deforestation more...
Indonesia to go GM
News
20th July, 2007
In the face of food shortages, Indonesia is preparing to turn towards GM crops to feed its 220 million people. more...Fortis bank shirks responsibility for toxic mud-flow
News
21st June, 2007
A major investor in a gas exploration project which has set off a toxic mud-flow has washed its hands of responsibility for the damage caused to homes of thousands of Indonesian people. more...
World Bank: Deforestation Good for Growth
News
22nd February, 2007
The World Bank has released a report encouraging the Indonesian government to create vast timber plantations that would damage local ecosystems and livelihood, in order to encourage economic growth.more...
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