Greenpeace's undercover investigation accused Asia Pulp and Paper's of flouting the logging ban on ramin trees in Indonesia, threatening the remaining population of Sumatran tigers. Greenpeace calls on you to urge companies to boycott APP products
… TAKE ACTION to stop Asia Pulp and Paper's logging in Indonesia's … Natural World Wildlife Sumatra Tigers Asia Pulp And Paper Indonesia Deforestation … Greenpeace's undercover investigation accused Asia Pulp and Paper's of flouting the logging …
Following our exclusive investigation, Ingvild Jenssen from the NGO Platform on Shipbreaking explains how tougher regulations simply relocated the shipbreaking industry, and how the public can help stop the trade
… Shipbreaking: clampdown in Asia will send it to Africa The Ecologist | … vessels are sold to shipbreakers in South Asia for approximately $350 per ton – meaning … and the industry then moved to South Asia. It has therefore been a continuous …
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
… Greenpeace: Asia Pulp and Paper's PR is greenwash, their … APP adopts sustainable practices Sinar Mas’s Asia Pulp and Paper is Indonesia’s most … project Controversial Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper has come under fire from …
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
… hits back at 'notorious forest destroyer' Asia Pulp and Paper The Ecologist | 23rd February 2011 News Greenpeace Asian Pulp And Paper Deforestation Indonesia … a comment piece in the Ecologist last month, Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) said activists were …
The Javan rhino isn’t the only south east Asian mammal whose future looks bleak, says the WWF’s A. Christy Williams
… Can Asia’s large mammals be saved from extinction? … The Javan rhino isn’t the only south east Asian mammal whose future looks bleak, says … of several large mammals in south east Asia. In the 1990s, as the region opened up …
Greenpeace claim packaging for the barbie doll is produced using timber from critically endangered Indonesian rainforest
… Disney, are using packaging produced by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). APP has been … hits back at 'notorious forest destroyer' Asia Pulp and Paper Campaigners urge retailers … latest allegations of greenwashing COMMENT Asia Pulp and Paper: why activists are wrong …
As London Fashion Week concludes, Dr Charudutt Mishra explains how demand for cashmere is affecting Central Asian wildlife, and how enlisting the support of local people will be essential for the future of snow leopard conservation.......
… how demand for cashmere is affecting Central Asian wildlife, and how enlisting the support … conservation....... The mountains of Central Asia are where the endangered snow leopards … and several other species of the Central Asian mountains. The surging global demand for …
A succession of mega-corporations that have been driving rainforest destruction in Indonesia have recently announced 'no deforestation' policies. Bill Lawrance asks: is it too good to be true?
… across the tropics, especially in southeast Asia. Golden Agri Resources led the way, … growing pressure, its sister company APP (Asia Pulp & Paper) followed suit early last … more open and forthcoming. Youtube video: Asia Pulp & Paper now has a ‘zero …
In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of East Timor, writes John Pilger, and then massacred a third of its population to suppress demands for independence. Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East Timor's independence, won in 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting.
… of the 20th century." 'A gleam of light in Asia' This was greeted in the Western press as "a gleam of light in Asia" ( Time ). The BBC's correspondent in South East Asia, Roland Challis, later described the …
The twin affects of climate change and rapid industrialisation has left developing countries in Asia facing an “unprecedented” water crisis.
… Asian countries face water crisis 29th November 2007 News Water Asia Drought Natural World Food And Farming … has left developing countries in Asia facing an “unprecedented” water crisis. A …
Controversial Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper has come under fire from environmentalists because of 'false claims' over Sumatran rainforest carbon reserve
… Sinar Mas Logging Natural World News Asia Pulp & Paper Redd sunthroughtrees.jpg … Controversial Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper has come under fire from … activist group Greenomics has accused Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), part of the Sinar …
Two critical markets are pursuing a stressed planet’s renewable resources, presenting policymakers with complex and difficult choices. The Worldwatch Institute’s latest look at Earth’s “vital signs” sees dangerous times ahead as the “sustainability crisis” unfolds. China Dialogue's Maryann Bird investigates
… in the world’s major growing areas. Across Asia, a host of factors marred the 2006 rice … to clear tropical forests in southeast Asia in order to expand their palm … incomes and changing diets in China and other Asian countries have created greater demand …
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal
… of the earth’s two species of elephants - Asian and African - on the IUCN red list, the … The intent of these sales was to provide the Asian markets (Japan and China) with a … place in most shops’. Ivory smuggling into Asia The illegal ivory mentioned in the report …
Britain's trade in waste plastic to the Far East is booming. But it's not good news. The exported plastic is meant to be recycled under UK conditions and standards, but often is not, undermining bona fide UK recycling firms who face falling prices, reduced turnover, collapsing profits, and all too often, closure.
… of 2016, alone. Much of this was shipped to Asia. In evidence to a recent government … exported "illegally for manual sorting in Asia, or being burned for energy recovery" . … - often illegally for manual sorting in Asia. Recycling company PlasRecycle told …
The Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry campaigner Faith Doherty welcomes a new report by the World Bank calling for stronger action to stop forestry corruption, but says more support is needed to help activists follow the money trail
… the real situation on the ground in East Asia, naming names and exposing the … HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TAKE ACTION to stop Asia Pulp and Paper's logging in Indonesia's … Greenpeace's undercover investigation accused Asia Pulp and Paper's of flouting the logging …
The 'Global Redesign Initiative', a project of the World Economic Forum, aims to replace UN-based intergovernmental decision-making with unaccountable 'multi-stakeholder governance' run by and for corporations, writes Margi Prideaux. What future for nature and people in this brave new world? Generate profits for investors, or face extinction or exclusion to the margins of existence.
… world (meaning large swathes of Africa and Asia) are woefully inadequate. But the true … out and colonized distant lands , Africa, Asia and Latin America have been a 'resource … poignantly, it robs communities in Africa, Asia, South America and the Arctic of their …
We all know about the risk to elephants and rhinos from the illegal wildlife trade, but now the helmeted hornbills of Borneo and Sumatra are at risk as online traders find ready buyers for their carved beaks in China.
… | 2nd February 2015 News Natural World SE Asia Wildlife Trade China … is a large bird inhabiting the South-East Asia forests of Sumatra and Borneo. The … conversations with traders in Africa and Asia to monitoring the ever-growing online …
The burning forests and peatlands of Indonesia are once again casting a pall of choking smoke across the region, in the process releasing billions of tonnes of carbon. Promises to solve the problems stand betrayed - and COP21 commitments to tackle the problem are being weakened.
… peatland destruction. Greenpeace Southeast Asia's analysis shows 3,464 fire hotspots this … a forest campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. "Greenpeace urges the government to … Principal source: Greenpeace Southeast Asia . More information: Indonesia's INDC is …
Recent abductions and threats against activists trying to prevent logging in South-East Asia are part of a worrying trend of violence against those exposing environmental issues
… trying to prevent logging in South-East Asia are part of a worrying trend of violence … on illegal logging in Cambodia, Radio Free Asia journalist Lem Piseth received an …
While logging and deforestation has gained global attention the growing sand mining sector is being largely ignored. Fuelled by Singapore’s land and construction demands it is wreaking environmental destruction across south-east Asia
… environmental destruction across south-east Asia The fast growing market for sand in south-east Asia, particularly from Singapore, is being …