#timber Berita
Indonesia’s largest environmental group, Walhi, has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office, accusing 47 companies in the palm oil, mining and forestry sectors of corruption and environmental destruction, allegedly causing 437 trillion rupiah (US$26.5 billion) in state losses.
Polisi & Kewangan
Indigenous Filipinos hope carbon credits can protect their forests
Indigenous leaders in a Philippines protected landscapes sign a landmark deal to try to reduce forest loss with carbon credits.
Makanan & Pertanian
Philippine Indigenous communities lead forest restoration to mitigate urban flooding
Indigenous communities in the Philippines’ Mount Kalatungan protected area have since 2015 carried out a tree-planting campaign to restore native vegetation lost to decades of commercial logging and agriculture.
Karbon & Cuaca
Southeast Asia’s environmental defenders on the frontline
Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles.
#timber Pendapat
Karbon & Cuaca
How Indigenous communities in Malaysia stopped the chop
For years, Indigenous communities in Sarawak fought against logging on their lands. Today, they can claim a rare victory as timber giant Samling has withdrawn from logging native forests in the Baram area.
Makanan & Pertanian
Plantations are not forests
Sarawak's so-called green revolution is little more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Companies and the state government are operating in ways that not only devastate the environment but also marginalise remote Indigenous communities.
Karbon & Cuaca
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all.
Karbon & Cuaca
‘Ghost roads’ are cracking open pristine rainforests in Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
A new study finds that illegal roads have enabled illicit logging, mining, poaching and land grabbing in some of the world's most biodiversity-rich ecosystems.
Polisi & Kewangan
Rich countries must compensate the Global South for biodiversity loss
Polisi & Kewangan
How technology can help save Indigenous forests – and our planet
#timber Video
Logging scars landscapes, destroys habitats and is a major contributor to climate change. Here's how old Android smartphones--that might otherwise end up in a landfill-- are being used to stop illegal logging and curb climate change impacts.
Bangunan Hijau
Frank Gehry’s ‘brown paper bag’ is green
The newly opened Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney boasts more than 25 sustainable design features and has been awarded a 5-Star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.
#timber Siaran Akhbar
The Borneo Project
King Charles III called on to stand up for forests in Sarawak
PEFC International
Living proof: PEFC-certified timber used in WAF award-winning project
Ecoforests Asset Management
Amazon fires continue destruction of “Lungs of the Earth” rainforests
The Rainforest Alliance
Ag-Tech Developer Challenge launches
