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New forest conservation policy from pulp and paper giant APRIL shows forest protection becoming way forward for Indonesian industries

Last edited 3 June 2015 at 8:24am

Greenpeace commends APRIL and calls on government to support environment, communities and progressive companies with forest sector reform

3 June, 2015

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 3 June 2015 - APRIL, one of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, has today announced an end to deforestation as part of a new ‘Sustainable Forest Management Plan’.

Deforestation for pulp and paper, and palm oil, is a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia. If properly implemented, APRIL’s pledge will prove to be another major step by business towards protecting Indonesia’s rainforests and peatlands.

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Result: Santander stops financing forest destroyer APRIL

Posted by Richardg — 26 February 2015 at 11:08am - Comments

Great news: Santander just pledged to stop financing the paper company APRIL. Santander has agreed that APRIL will get no more money until it stops destroying the Indonesian rainforest.

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Santander to stop funding forest destruction in Indonesia

Last edited 25 February 2015 at 6:05pm

25 February, 2015

London, Wednesday 25th February, 2015. High Street bank Santander today pledged to stop financing the pulp and paper company Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL) because of its destruction of the Indonesian rainforest.

APRIL is a major cause of deforestation in Indonesia, where it is levelling ancient rainforest to use the timber for pulp production and the land for industrial acacia plantations. APRIL’s operations have been condemned by every major environmental organisation in Indonesia, which have accused it of breaching Indonesian forestry regulations, causing conflict with local communities and of failing to meet its own weak policies on forest protection.

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New footage catches APRIL destroying the rainforest in Borneo

Posted by Richardg — 23 February 2015 at 2:23pm - Comments

Our research team has sent us the first batch of footage from the Indonesian rainforest. They were documenting rainforest destruction by APRIL - the paper company that Santander loaned millions of pounds to.

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UPDATE: Santander admits it's funding forest destruction

Posted by Richardg — 12 February 2015 at 4:04pm - Comments

We've forced Santander to admit that it's bankrolling the destructive paper company APRIL. But the high street bank says it's 'monitoring the situation' and will 'act accordingly'. It's a cop out - and here's why.

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Santander: simply financing extinction

Posted by Richardg — 10 February 2015 at 4:38pm - Comments

Diggers are tearing up Indonesia's rainforest - home to endangered tigers, orangutans and sun bears - and Santander is bankrolling the paper company that's leading this destruction.

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Anniversary of APRIL Sustainable Forest Policy marked by broken promises

Last edited 28 January 2015 at 1:02pm

APRIL and other Royal Golden Eagle group pulp companies “are greatest threat to Indonesia’s rainforests” says Greenpeace

28 January, 2015

Jakarta, 28 Jan 2015: One year on from its announcement of a new forest protection policy, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) now presents the greatest single threat facing Indonesia's forests.[1] Over the last year, the company has pulped tens of thousands of hectares of rainforest.

APRIL’s policy sees forest clearance to feed its mills continuing up to 2020 and makes no commitment to end peatland development. By contrast, its largest competitor, Asia Pulp & Paper, stopped clearing forests two years ago, and fellow Royal Golden Eagle group company, palm oil giant Asian Agri, committed to full forest and peatland protection last September.

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Six myths Indonesia's biggest forest destroyer wants you to believe

Posted by Richardg — 22 July 2014 at 2:54pm - Comments

Pulp and paper company APRIL, along with its sister companies, is the greatest threat to the Indonesian rainforest. These amazing forests are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet - and they're vital to regulating the world's climate.

Together we can end illegal logging and the destruction of the world's forests, and protect the rights of the indigenous peoples and wildlife that depend on them. Join the movement to protect the world's rainforests.

But first, here's the six biggest porkies that APRIL are telling everyone to stop customers deserting them:

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APRIL is pulping the rainforest - but its customers are walking away

Posted by Richardg — 10 July 2014 at 12:05pm - Comments

Customers are suspending contracts with Indonesia’s second largest pulp and paper company APRIL after we exposed its destruction of rainforests and fire-prone peatland.

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6 myths Indonesia's biggest forest destroyer wants you to believe

Posted by Richardg — 10 July 2014 at 11:54am - Comments

Pulp and paper company APRIL, along with its sister companies, is the greatest threat to the Indonesian rainforest. But these destructive companies are telling fibs to stop their customers deserting them. Here are APRIL's six biggest porkies.