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Indonesia: Palm oil giant announces deforestation freeze amid NGO campaign
2015-06-12 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari has announced an immediate moratorium on land clearing, less than a month after the launch of an environmental campaign targeting one of its sister companies, the Mandarin Oriental hotel chain. The prohibition applies to Astra Agro's own plantations as well as to those of its suppliers, according to a statement posted yesterday to the company's website. Astra Agro characterized the freeze as a "major step" toward bringing its operations into line with the standards...
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Inpex to support worlds largest geothermal project in Indonesia
2015-06-12 01:00:00| Power Technology
Japanese energy firm Inpex has agreed to support construction of the 330MW Sarulla geothermal independent power producer (IPP) project in North Sumatra province, Indonesia.
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Oil palm company accused violating RSPO, IPOP standards in Indonesia
2015-06-11 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The reputation of oil palm business group Sawit Sumbermas Sarana (SSS), a holding of one of Indonesia's richest men, has in recent days taken hits on multiple fronts, with a pair of NGOs separately accusing the firm of violating various sustainability commitments it is party to. The criticism highlights holes in both the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP), a high-profile sustainability pact to which palm giants Wilmar, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), Musim Mas, Asian Agri and Cargill as well as the Indonesian...
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Indonesia: In Aceh, an illegal logger reformed
2015-06-05 14:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In his former life, Mukhtar made a living felling trees illegally. He was used to hiding from the police and angry villagers. Sometimes, he would run into the forest, and stay there for long stretches of time. That meant more time away from his wife and four kids at home. Their relationship suffered for it. "I started logging like this in the 1990s," said Mukhtar, who goes by one name. "I entered almost every protected forest in Aceh Jaya [regency] to find the best wood to fill my customers'...
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Irdeto selected for Genflix OTT in Indonesia
2015-06-02 02:00:54| Digital TV News
Irdeto has announced that PT Mega Media Indonesia Group, owner of satellite pay TV service, Orange TV, has selected Irdetos end-to-end Multiscreen services to support the launch of Genflix, Indonesias first-ever commercial over-the-top (OTT) content delivery service.
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