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APP suppliers allegedly slashing forests and peatlands in Indonesia
2013-03-27 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Less than two months after its implementation, two Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) suppliers in Indonesian Borneo have been accused of violating the companys new sustainability policy, which includes a zero deforestation commitment throughout its entire supply chain. A coalition of NGOs in Indonesias West Kalimantan province said in a press conference on Monday that two independent suppliers of APP PT Asia Tani Persada (ATP) and PT Daya Tani Kalbar (DTK) have continued to cut down natural forests,...
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Zero Illegal Deforestation Target Set on First World Forests Day
2013-03-22 17:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: On the first International Day of Forests, celebrated Thursday by the United Nations, Jose Graziano da Silva proposed that all countries support a Zero Illegal Deforestation target. FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva, second right, announces a zero illegal deforestation target, (Photo by Alessia Pierdomenico FAO) As director-general of the UN`s Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, Graziano da Silva linked illegal deforestation and hunger at a ceremony marking the UN`s newest International...
5 Lessons for Sustaining Global Forests
2013-03-18 14:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: As the old adage suggests, it is important to see the forests for more than just the trees. While an estimated 500 million people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods, the entire world depends on them for food, water, clean air, and vital medicines. Forests also absorb carbon dioxide, making them critical to curbing climate change. Despite some encouraging anti-deforestation efforts in places like Brazil, Indonesia, and Africa, globally, forests are under threat, particularly in the...
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SBY and Minister of Forests must work together to protect Indonesias forests
2013-03-14 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: The coalition of Indonesian NGOs on forests and climate today called for urgent action to strengthen and extend the two-year moratorium on deforestation which expires on 20 May. The moratorium has been weakened by lobbying from industry and even some government ministries, including the Ministry of Forestry. Recent Greenpeace analysis of the latest moratorium maps shows that the Ministry of Forestrys SK 458 Decree consigned over 600,000 hectares of forest, just in the province of Papua alone,...
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Strong no deforestation commitments save forests and feed people
2013-03-12 18:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: As a global community, we have so far failed to answer this most pressing question; we have yet to build our cloud. Deforestation rates are down in some places, but overall, our forests continue to disappear much as they have for the past 50 years, driven principally by increasing global demand for food. Can we feed the world and save our forests? Yes, we can, and the solution lies in the global supply chain and the message some companies are now sending their suppliers: If you cut down trees, I...
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