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Greenpeace head barred from entering Indonesia

Last edited 13 October 2011 at 11:49am
13 October, 2011

Greenpeace UK’s executive director John Sauven was today prevented from entering Indonesia.

Sauven was blocked by immigration officials on arrival at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, despite having a business visa for his trip. He has been informed by officials that he will be deported immediately.

Just before 5pm local time (11am BST), Sauven was led away by security guards. The local Greenpeace office are currently trying to find out how why he has been deported despite holding all the correct paperwork. The British Embassy has been informed.

Article tagged as: APP, deforestation, forests, indonesia, john sauven

Barbie drops rainforest packaging

Last edited 5 October 2011 at 5:06pm
5 October, 2011

Toy giant Mattel, the company behind Barbie, announced today that it will stop buying paper and packaging linked to rainforest destruction following a global campaign by Greenpeace.

As part of its new commitments, Mattel is instructing its suppliers to avoid wood fiber from companies “that are known to be involved in deforestation.”

One such company is the notorious Asia Pulp and Paper group (APP), which Greenpeace investigators have shown to be involved in widespread rainforest clearance in Indonesia.

Article tagged as: APP, barbie, deforestation, indonesia, mattel

You did it! Mattel and Barbie drop the deforestation

Posted by jamie — 5 October 2011 at 11:42am - Comments
Ken dumps Barbie: banner on Mattel HQ
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Ken dumps Barbie: how our campaign launched in June

You read that right – following over half a million emails sent by you, Barbie has realised that toying with deforestation is no game. Mattel, the company behind Barbie, has decided that being involved in the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests is bad for business as well as the planet, and has dropped deforestation from its production line.

Article tagged as: APP, barbie, deforestation, disney, hasbro, indonesia, mattel, successes, Toys

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'You are just scum': APP staff resort to personal insults about Greenpeace campaigners

Posted by jamie — 18 August 2011 at 12:48pm -
Advert placed by APP subsidiary Solaris in Australian newspapers
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Advert placed by APP subsidiary Solaris in Australian newspapers (via Mumbrella)

One of Asia Pulp and Paper's Australian companies has been caught in an embarrassing PR incident, in which clumsy personal attacks on Greenpeace campaigners and others have been traced back to its staff.

Article tagged as: APP, australia, deforestation, IGA, indonesia, mumbrella, solaris, tigers

APP rehomes a tiger after cutting down its forest home

Posted by jamie — 2 August 2011 at 11:26am - Comments
Cleared forest in Sumatra, which was once tiger habitat
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Cleared forest in Sumatra, in what was once tiger habitat

The news from Indonesia today that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has moved a tiger from one part of South Sumatra province to another in order to protect it. This is supposed to prove that company has green stripes. But, as with anything emanating from the APP publicity machine, scratch beneath the surface and you'll find an altogether different tale.

Article tagged as: APP, biodiversity, deforestation, indonesia, PEFC, sumatra, Sumatran Tigers

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