Breakthrough! One of the largest paper companies commits to end deforestation
One of the 400 wild Sumatran tigers What do a Barbie, Xerox and National Geographic have in common? Well, after years of hard work, this should finally become clear. Much of the Indonesian rainforest...
View ArticleAPRIL, you can’t fool everyone
Greenpeace activists celebrate International Day of Forests in San Francisco by inflating a 42 foot tiger holding a banner calling out Indonesia Some companies just don’t get the hint. You might claim...
View ArticleSailing through the world’s richest waters – Rainbow Warrior arrives in...
Papuan traditional dancers pose infront of the Rainbow Warrior in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia, I grew up in West Papua, which sits in the far west of the world’s biggest archipelago. I studied forestry...
View ArticleInternational Biodiversity Day in Pictures
Whale Sharks in Cenderawasih Bay © Paul Hilton / Greenpeace On this International Day for Biological Diversity, we want to show you stunning images from one of the world’s richest places in...
View ArticleIndonesian paper company APRIL bails on Forest Stewardship Council certification
Did it see the writing on the wall? Notorious Indonesian pulp and paper producer APRIL has had a chequered history with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). But late last week we heard that the...
View ArticleIs Asia Pulp & Paper delivering on its zero deforestation commitment?
In February this year, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) released its new Forest Conservation Policy, which included an immediate end to the clearance of rainforests throughout its supply chain in...
View ArticleWilmar: making you, me and your mom part of forest destruction
For most of the last year our team has been investigating and documenting gross acts of environmental destruction in Indonesia’s last remaining forests. What these investigations reveal is a story of...
View ArticleAsia Pulp & Paper making promise on deforestation pledge
I’m usually concerned about speaking too soon, but it feels to me like the risk of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) now reneging on its zero deforestation pledge is diminishing with every passing month....
View ArticleThis is what ‘dirty’ palm oil looks like
Bumitama Agro, a notorious palm oil supplier to Wilmar with a track record of of forest destruction, has hit headlines in Indonesia. Yesterday it denied that it has “destroyed forest or killed...
View ArticlePalm oil giant commits to zero deforestation
‘Effective immediately, Wilmar will not engage in development of HCS, HCV, or peat, nor knowingly source from suppliers engaged in development of HCS, HCV, or peat.’ Wilmar International – the world’s...
View ArticleThe movement for tiger-friendly products starts now. You in?
Today we are drawing a line in the sand to protect our forests. Thousands of concerned consumers in Indonesia and around the world are joining celebrities like Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Wesley, Gillian...
View ArticlePulling back the shower curtain on Procter & Gamble’s dirty secret!
Procter & Gamble claims that nearly 5 billion people use its products, including the anti-dandruff shampoo Head & Shoulders. What’s not so squeaky clean is that P&G is making those billions...
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