Blog: Forests

Why Indonesia's deforestation ban isn't enough to protect its forests

Posted by Richardg — 21 May 2013 at 10:32am - Comments
Clearance of forested tiger habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia
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Clearance of forested tiger habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia

The president of Indonesia has banned deforestation for another couple of years. This is great news - but we aren't celebrating just yet, because most of its rainforest remains unprotected.

Article tagged as: APRIL, forests, indonesia, palm oil, pulp and paper, rainforest

Result: forest destroyer Duta Palma kicked out of sustainable palm oil group

Posted by Richardg — 13 May 2013 at 12:24pm - Comments
by-nc. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace

Duta Palma is a notorious palm oil company with an inglorious history of trashing the rainforest. This morning, it became the first company to be kicked out of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Article tagged as: duta palma, forests, indonesia, palm oil, rainforest, rspo, sumatra

Result: forest destroyer Duta Palma kicked out of sustainable palm oil group

Posted by Richardg — 13 May 2013 at 12:24pm - Comments
by-nc. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace

Duta Palma is a notorious palm oil company with an inglorious history of trashing the rainforest. This morning, it became the first company to be kicked out of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Article tagged as: duta palma, forests, indonesia, palm oil, rainforest, rspo, sumatra

Is RSPO member Duta Palma breaking Indonesia's deforestation ban?

Posted by Richardg — 24 April 2013 at 5:52pm - Comments
by-nc. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace
Clearing peatland rainforest in a palm oil concession in Riau owned by PT Palma Satu, part of the Duta Palma group.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil was set up so you could buy palm oil without fueling deforestation. So why does it look like Duta Palma, an RSPO member, is destroying the Indonesian rainforest?

Article tagged as: deforestation, duta palma, forests, indonesia, palm oil, rspo, sumatra, tiger

Is RSPO member Duta Palma breaking Indonesia's deforestation ban?

Posted by Richardg — 24 April 2013 at 5:52pm - Comments
by-nc. Credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace
Clearing peatland rainforest in a palm oil concession in Riau owned by PT Palma Satu, part of the Duta Palma group.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil was set up so you could buy palm oil without fueling deforestation. So why does it look like Duta Palma, an RSPO member, is destroying the Indonesian rainforest?

Article tagged as: deforestation, duta palma, forests, indonesia, palm oil, rspo, sumatra, tiger

Forest destroyer APRIL told to shape up

Posted by Richardg — 12 April 2013 at 3:42pm - Comments

Some companies just don’t get the hint. You just can't go around destroying Indonesia's rainforests and call yourself a sustainable businesses.

Article tagged as: APRIL, forests, indonesia, rainforest

Forest destroyer APRIL told to shape up

Posted by Richardg — 12 April 2013 at 3:42pm - Comments

Some companies just don’t get the hint. You just can't go around destroying Indonesia's rainforests and call yourself a sustainable businesses.

Article tagged as: APRIL, forests, indonesia, rainforest

Forest solutions: saving the Great Bear Rainforest

Posted by Richardg — 11 April 2013 at 6:12pm - Comments

We fought for over a decade to protect Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. Over half of this ancient temperate rainforest is now protected from logging and pipelines. Now it's time for the provincial government to keep its promise and put 70% of the forest out of harm's way by the end of next year.

Article tagged as: forests, GBR, great bear rainforest, rainforest

Forest solutions: saving the Great Bear Rainforest

Posted by Richardg — 11 April 2013 at 6:12pm - Comments

We fought for over a decade to protect Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. Over half of this ancient temperate rainforest is now protected from logging and pipelines. Now it's time for the provincial government to keep its promise and put 70% of the forest out of harm's way by the end of next year.

Article tagged as: forests, GBR, great bear rainforest, rainforest
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