News / #pulpwood
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Spike in deforestation in Indonesian protected area linked to shadowy firms based in tax havens
Global demand for wood pellets and pulp is fuelling a resurgence in deforestation in Kalimantan, home to the Indigenous Dayak community and critically-endangered orangutans. The firm responsible has murky ties to Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysian entities, NGOs claim.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Scientists propose genetically modified trees to green wood pulp industry
Researchers switched off some genes in a poplar tree to make for easier wood fibre extraction, and potentially greater efficiency in the pulping industry. The practice, however, carries biodiversity risks, warns an Asian expert.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Singapore-based NGO PM.Haze executive director Benjamin Tay leaves to join private sector
People's Movement to Stop Haze, a non-profit that advocates on the transboundary haze crisis in Southeast Asia, will be helmed by its president Low Ying Hui in the interim.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Revealed: APP’s controversial Indonesian paper mill OKI plans to triple in size
Eksklusif
The planned expansion will have catastrophic consequences for forests, peatlands, and communities, warn NGOs. APP says the expansion will not breach its no-deforestation pledge, and is aligned with the new Omnibus Law to boost investment and jobs.
Semua #pulpwood News
25 Mei 2021
Pangan & Agrikultur
Paper giant APRIL's expansion plan alarms environmentalists
23 Oktober 2020
Pangan & Agrikultur
Land eight times the size of Bali burned in Indonesia in last five years: Report
24 Juli 2020
Terpopuler
-
![Eye_of_storm_NASA_Typhoon_Maysak]()
Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Record-breaking Philippines typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change
This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country … -
![A palm oil harvesters cutting down fruit bunch]()
Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur
RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
Studio EB The rules will ensure safeguards are in place to strengthen labour conditions and close loopholes to curtail land … -
![Timber_Logging_Indonesia_Renewable_Energy]()
Berita / Energi
Indonesia’s renewable energy plans may put forests at risk
Indonesia has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2060, but its reliance on biofuels could create new … -
![CSIRO_solar panel]()
Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Sustainability innovations that made headlines in 2024
Climate tech financing has dwindled in recent years, while investor doubts on alternative proteins persist. In a difficult … -
![European Commission_women_Myanmar crisis]()
Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Trapped between conflict and climate disaster, women in Myanmar find limited channels to seek social support: research
Forced conscription has led to an exodus of men, forcing women to take on the role of primary … -
![Skyway_Children_Bangkok]()
Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Developing countries’ debt fears increase with new climate finance
Pakistan's Sherry Rehman said climate finance debt is pushing developing countries into "recovery traps".
