peatland

APP to destroy plantations to protect rainforest

Last edited 13 August 2015 at 9:01am

Pulp and paper giant retires some plantation areas as part of peatland restoration plan

13 August, 2015

Jakarta 13 August 2015: Greenpeace congratulates Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) on taking a decision to immediately retire around 7,000 hectares of existing acacia plantations located in two of Sumatra’s threatened peat swamp forest landscapes.

This decision follows the first round of rapid assessment management recommendations delivered by APP’s independent peat expert team, which is led by the Dutch organisation Deltares.(1)

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

Posted by Richardg — 22 July 2014 at 2:54pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Ulet Ifansati

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:

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

Posted by Richardg — 10 July 2014 at 11:54am - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Ulet Ifansati

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.

Follow Greenpeace UK