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Polisi & Kewangan
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.
Makanan & Pertanian
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.
Makanan & Pertanian
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.
Makanan & Pertanian
Revealed: APP’s controversial Indonesian paper mill OKI plans to triple in size
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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.
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23 October 2020
Makanan & Pertanian
Land eight times the size of Bali burned in Indonesia in last five years: Report
24 July 2020
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