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APP's Borneo expansion to be constrained by forest conservation policy
2013-12-05 00:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will not convert any blocks of forest found to have high conservation value or substantial carbon stocks as it expands in Indonesian Borneo, according the forestry giant's managing director of sustainability. Responding to a report published by Greenomics, an Indonesian environmental group, Aida Greenbury said APP's 10-month-old forest conservation policy applies to four suppliers operating in East and West Kalimantan. "Our Forest Conservation Policy applies to all of...
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Coal Rush Ravages Indonesian Borneo
2013-12-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Barges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black line as far as the eye can see, destined for power stations in China and India. A coal rush that has drawn international miners to East Kalimantan province has ravaged the capital, Samarinda, which risks being swallowed up by mining if the exploitation of its deposits expands any further. Mines occupy more than 70 percent of Samarinda, government...
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HBSC financing deforestation for palm oil in Borneo
2013-11-12 00:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: HSBC, the world's third largest bank, continues to lend to companies linked to deforestation despite a policy explicitly prohibiting such practices, alleges a new report from the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The report, published last week, looks at two Indonesian palm oil companies that recently received finance from HSBC: Bumitama Agri and Triputra Agro Persada. In the case of Bumitama Agri, EIA found that the plantation giant cleared more than 3,200 hectares (8,000...
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Malaysia: Borneo tribesmen block road as controversial rainforest dam impoundment begins
2013-09-27 11:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indigenous leaders have set up roadblocks in Malaysian Borneo to protest Sarawak's newest dam, report environmental activists who oppose the project. According to the Borneo Project and the Bruno Manser Fund, more than 100 Penan are blocking road traffic to protest for higher compensation from Sarawak Energy Berhad, the state-owned power company behind the Murum Hydro Electric Power dam. Having failed to stop the project, indigenous leaders are seeking bigger cash payments, more land, and a greater...
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Zombie coal: Borneo resurrects controversial coal plant
2013-09-19 01:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Malaysian government is taking another look at building a hugely controversial coal-fired plant in the Bornean state of Sabah, a proposal that was thrown out in 2011 due to a large-scale grassroots movement. The 300 megawatt coal plant would have been built in Lahad Datu on the edge of a wildlife reserve and the state's renowned coral reefs. Reportedly, the government is now considering building the same plant only further south in Tawau, which also lies on the coast. "We are shocked to hear...
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