Just as Indonesia's forests are going up in flames, in part as a result of illegal logging on a massive scale, the country's Trade Minister has issued a regulation that would rubber stamp exports of illegal timber - also undermining a timber agreement with the EU that's due to come into force next month.
… Indonesia 'greenwashes' illegal timber exports … The Ecologist | 3rd November 2015 News Indonesia EU Forests Trade Law log-truck-cut.jpg Just as Indonesia's forests are going up in flames, in …
Indonesia's President Widodo has promised strong action to put out his country's raging forest fires, writes Scott Edwards. Yet this year's conflagrations are the worst since 1997. His problem? Powerful elites in forested provinces are making big money from the burning. And they see little reason to heed Widodo's pleas - or anyone else's.
… Why Indonesia can't put out its rainforest fires … | 4th November 2015 Comment Forests Indonesia Climate Change indonesia-fire-cut.jpg Indonesia's President Widodo has promised …
The loss of Indonesia's coastal mangrove forests for shrimp farming is a huge source of carbon emissions, writes Prodita Sabarini. But equally, a policy flip to preserve and recreate mangroves offers a major climate win.
… Stop mangrove destruction in Indonesia to slow climate change Prodita … Sabarini | 8th August 2015 News Forests Indonesia Climate Change Emissions … mangrove-chainsaw-cut.jpg The loss of Indonesia's coastal mangrove forests for …
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.
… Indonesia chokes as forest and peatland fires … Ecologist | 21st September 2015 News Forests Indonesia Fire Emissions COP21 Farming Climate … The burning forests and peatlands of Indonesia are once again casting a pall of …
Indonesia appears to brought rainforest logging under control - but it's all a huge illusion, according to a new EIA report. Traditional logging has been replaced by the mass clearance of rainforest for oil palm plantations, creating massive supplies of hugely profitable but often illegal timber. And lurking beneath the surface is a pervasive network of criminality and corruption.
… Indonesia: palm oil expansion drives massive … Tickell | 14th January 2015 News Forests Indonesia Farming Law Regulation pt kahayan_okt2014-cut.jpg Indonesia appears to brought rainforest …
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline
… Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit … Natural World Prawn Shrimp Mangroves Erosion Indonesia harvesting.jpg In an exclusive … the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire …
The conditions for an 'El Niño' climate perturbation over the Pacific appear to be in place, write Allan Spessa & Robert Field - and that means there's a high risk of large scale fires in Indonesia's forests and peatlands in coming months.
… Indonesia at risk from huge fires as El Niño … | 17th June 2015 News Forests Climate Change Indonesia forest-fire-indonesia-cut.jpg The conditions for an 'El …
'No deforestation' pledges by global food corporations are yielding results, writes William Laurance. But now the Indonesian and Malaysian governments are calling on them to abandon their promises - even as the region's rainforests go up in smoke, cleared for new oil palm plantations. The companies must hold firm to their commitments.
… As Indonesia burns, its government moves to … | 24th November 2015 Comment Forests Indonesia Malaysia Corporations Food Farming … results, writes William Laurance. But now the Indonesian and Malaysian governments are …
The paper giant has been accused by Greenpeace of destructive logging and green-washing. But campaigners are mistaken, says APP boss Aida Greenbury - the company is supporting REDD projects and putting sustainability at the centre of operations
… operations The recent partnership between Indonesia and Norway , designed to reduce … of the first stage of the Norway-Indonesia partnership: a two-year suspension … . The press release from the Norwegian and Indonesian governments stated: 'By 2014, the …
The Dayak Benua community of Muara Tae, Indonesia, are fighting to protect their ancestral forests from a mining company. The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has now launched a campaign to assist
… TAKE ACTION to save Indonesia's indigenous peoples in the … And Economics Coal Power Indigenous People Indonesia Carbon 8singko dan … Benuaq indigenous community in Kalimantan, Indonesia looking at the coal mining area that …
Indonesia's plans to meet its Paris Agreement obligations by protecting its swamp forests, the world's biggest land reservoir of carbon, have been acclaimed by the world's press, writes Yuyun Indradi. But they contain so many loopholes and flawed compromises that - unless radically reformed - they are doomed to certain failure.
… Indonesia's plans to protect its peatland … are fatally flawed Yuyun Indradi Greenpeace Indonesia | 9th January 2017 Comment Indonesia Forests Carbon Water Climate Change …
Thanks to massive forest clearance for palm oil plantations combined with drought conditions in this 'El Nino' year, writes Zachary Davies Boren, rainforest and peatland fires across Indonesia are set to emit more carbon than the UK, while covering millions of square kilometres with choking smoke.
… Indonesian forest fires will emit more CO2 … 2015 News Forests Climate Change Emissions Indonesia forest-fire.jpg Thanks to massive … Boren, rainforest and peatland fires across Indonesia are set to emit more carbon than the …
The remarkable Leuser ecosystem in Aceh, Sumatra, has faced massive destruction over recent years with rice farms, palm oil, roads and mines, writes Bill Laurance. But that's all set to end with a moratorium on forest clearance that's supported at the highest levels of government, both state and national. This is definitely news to celebrate! But we must also maintain our vigilance.
… University | 10th May 2016 Comment Forests Indonesia Regulation Farming Mammals Politics … Leuser ecosystem in northern Sumatra, Indonesia - the last place on Earth where … that both the international community and Indonesia's federal government have played big …
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 reports
… Revealed: paper giant 'linked to Indonesian forest trashing' targeted activists … March 2011 News Deforestation APP Activism Indonesian Forests APP Logging Investigations … Pigna sells paper made from rainforests in Indonesia, and in particular that they source …
Rainforests around the world and the wildlife they sustain have a rosier future after the European Parliament voted to limit the growth of biofuels such as palm oil in the transport sector.
… the jungle near Bukit Lawang in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Nick Leonard via Flickr (CC … - notably in the EU's main supplier countries Indonesia, Malaysia and Argentina, where … should rise to 1.25% by 2020. "The people of Indonesia will be relieved to hear that the EU …
L'Oreal, the world's largest beauty and cosmetics company, has committed to remove forest destruction from its products by 2020.
… | 30th January 2014 News Palm Oil Forests Indonesia Health borneo-orangutan.png L'Oreal, … around the tropics, most of all in Indonesia. But L'Oreal's move also applies to … peddling dirty oil Bustar Maitar, head of the Indonesia Forest Campaign at Greenpeace …
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline
… Selling The Sea – revealing Indonesia’s little-known plans to privatise … Natural World Prawn Shrimp Mangroves Erosion Indonesia Ecologist Film Unit Video … the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire …
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has warned APRIL, Indonesia's second largest pulp and paper company: end your massive deforestation or you will be expelled.
… | 20th January 2014 News Pulp Forests Indonesiaindonesia-clearance.png The World Business … for Sustainable Development has warned APRIL, Indonesia's second largest pulp and paper …
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.
… Deforestation World Bank Friends Of The Earth Indonesia Deforestation World Bank World Bank … Bank has released a report encouraging the Indonesian government to create vast timber … in order to encourage economic growth. Indonesia's tropical forest reserves are the …
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.
… Indonesian EcoLabel Greenwash, according to NGOs 3rd April 2009 News Indonesia LEI NGO Forest Watch Indonesia Campaigns Deregulation Politics And …
Campaign groups call for a suspension on lending to palm oil plantation developers after critical internal audit
… News Food And Farming Natural World Palm Oil Indonesia Politics And Economics palmoil.jpg The palm oil industry in Indonesia has been linked to illegal … largest producers of palm oil and based in Indonesia. Loans that should have been …
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?
… Laurance | 13th February 2014 News Forests Indonesia april-plantation.png A succession of … have been driving rainforest destruction in Indonesia have recently announced 'no … Lawrance asks: is it too good to be true? Indonesia is the world's biggest destroyer of …
Plant fuels can never meet our current and growing energy needs and, as Robin Maynard reports, adopting a ‘carbohydrate economy’ may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future
… of the maximum economic gain. Malaysia and Indonesia have cleared huge swathes of … human costs of the global biofuel market: ‘Indonesia has one of the highest rates of … rife. The island of Borneo, divided between Indonesia and Malaysia, has lost half its …