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Solutions to Deforestation

Hub | February 8, 2010 at 12:57

Unilever Action Exposes RSPO, Sinar Mas

Blog by danieljkessler | December 15, 2009

Last month, I went to Greenpeace’s  Climate Defenders Camp , located on the Kempar Peninsula, to see first hand the destruction of Indonesia’s peatlands. The area, which is ground zero for climate change, has one of the fastest rates...

Another Forest Win "Transforms" An Industry

Blog by Rolf Skar | November 1, 2011 2 comments

When Greenpeace released a carefully researched exposé How APP is Toying With Extinction in June, we exposed the ties between leading toy makers and rainforest destruction in Indonesia . Realizing parents don't want to buy toys...

"You are just scum;" APP sinks to new low with personal attacks

Blog by Rolf Skar | August 19, 2011 1 comment

Notorious rainforest destroyer Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is not exactly a model of corporate responsibility .  But they seem to have added a new low mark with their latest, desperate antics to greenwash their soiled image . ...

Ancient Traditions, Modern Politics & the Future of Forests in Cancun

Blog by Rolf Skar | December 9, 2010

The tangled jungle had grown up and over the pyramid so thoroughly, I didn’t see it until I was standing at its base.  Looking up its steep slopes, I was overcome with a sense of history both human and natural.  How long ago was this ...

From Conflict to “Harmony” in the Forest

Blog by rskar | November 19, 2010 1 comment

From coast to coast, many people will watch the debut of the movie “ Harmony ” on NBC tonight.  If you’re one of them, you’ll see Greenpeace highlighted for its successful work to protect the Great Bear Rainforest in British...

Victory: Burger King Drops Sinar Mas!

Blog by rskar | September 1, 2010

Don’t blink or you’ll miss news from the fast-moving campaign to protect the Paradise Forests !  Last week, after Greenpeace campaigning from New York to California, Burger King said it was “thoroughly examining an independent...

Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement!

Blog by scott_paul | May 18, 2010 11 comments

It's time to announce "another big forest victory!" This one I take great pleasure in sending out myself. At first blush it might not appear as sexy as our unfolding Indonesian forest story or as awe-inspiring as our ongoing Amazon...

Journalists and Activists Detained and Deported from Indonesia's Climate Ground Zero

Blog by danieljkessler | November 18, 2009

On November 16th, two Greenpeace activists from Germany and Italy and two members of the press from India and Italy, all of whom were traveling on valid business and journalist visas, were picked up and detained by Indonesian police.

The darkest hour is just before the dawn

Blog by danieljkessler | November 16, 2009

There was enough bad news last week to make me want to crawl under my desk and never come back out. But as the saying goes, sometimes the darkest hour is just before the dawn. First came news that President Obama, along with other...

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