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Burning Issues: Five Years of Fire
The 2015 fire season in Indonesia was the worst in nearly two decades, with the blazes for almost a month emitting daily carbon emissions that exceeded those from the entire US economy.
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Burning Up: Health Impact of Indonesia’s Forest Fires and Implications for the Covid-19 Pandemic
As Indonesia braces for the 2020 forest fire season, a timely review of data of the effect on smoke-affected communities shows consecutive governments have been consistently and massively underestimating the impact on human health.
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Greenpeace finds Asia Pulp and Paper guilty of peatland clearance and fuelling forest fires in Indonesia
As the fire season looms in Indonesia, Greenpeace Southeast Asia revealed that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest pulp and paper company, owned by the Sinar Mas Group, has been actively clearing Sumatran peatland for pulpwood plantations in direct breach of its own commitments to preserve and restore carbon-rich ecosystems and…
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Greenpeace’s Response to Sime Darby Announcement to Exit from the HCSA Steering Committee
In response to Sime Darby announcement to exit from the HCSA steering committee, Grant Rosoman Global Forest Solutions Coordinator for Greenpeace International said:
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Shocking images of critically endangered tiger caught in a trap
A critically endangered Sumatran tiger trapped in a snare in a pulp concession operated bay Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) - one of the world’s biggest paper producers - has died after days without access to food and water. PT Arara Abadi, the concession where the tiger was found, has recorded one…
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Maize, Land Use Change, and Transboundary Haze Pollution
Both the PM2.5 and transboundary haze pollution are directly related to the growth of monoculture agriculture in Thailand and in the neighboring countries. There is evidence that maize pricing varies with the number of fire hotspots. When there is a high demand for maize, there is also a higher number of hotspots.
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Global health crisis, an additional reason to protect and restore carbon-rich peatlands–Greenpeace
Greenpeace Southeast Asia warns President Jokowi’s plan to convert carbon-rich peatlands in Central Kalimantan into paddy rice fields may lead to another environmental disaster in times when the country’s efforts should be focused on protecting these crucial ecosystems.
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8 films to watch while in Coronavirus self-isolation
If you’re at home and are looking for ways to learn more about the environment, here are a few suggestions of the films we are watching. In addition to being incredible stories with beautiful visuals, you can learn more about our amazing world and why it’s so important to continue fighting for a just and…
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Wilmar International’s exit from the High Carbon Stock Approach marks its failure to end deforestation
Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, has taken a further backward step in implementing its commitment to removing deforestation from its commodity supply chains by resigning from the High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) the most credible and widely supported mechanism by which to identify and protect forested areas in plantation company concession areas.
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Greenpeace Statement to Mongabay Editor’s Arrest in Indonesia
In reaction to Mongabay Editor Philip Jacobson arrested in Indonesia, Kiki Taufik, Global Head of Greenpeace Southeast Asia's Indonesian forests campaign, said: