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Statement of Greenpeace Southeast Asia on the climate plans of the oil majors ahead of UN summit
The climate plans that will be released today by the oil majors – Shell, BP, BG Group, Saudi Aramco, Sinopec, Pemex, Total, and ENI - make a mockery of the global efforts to address climate change.
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UAV footage of massive forest fires as Indonesia’s carbon bomb explodes
Critical orangutan habitat under threat as forest fires encircle Gunung Palung National Park in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.
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Research from Harvard reveals health impacts of Indonesia’s coal plants
Existing coal plants in Indonesia cause an estimated 7,100 premature deaths every year according to research by Harvard University and Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
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Greenpeace, RAN warn of forest certification greenwash
Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network consider that the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), along with PEFC-endorsed standards the Indonesian Forest Certification Cooperation (IFCC), the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), are weak forest certification systems that do not guarantee responsible or sustainable forest management.
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Comment on progress by Golden Agri Resources Ltd in implementing their Forest Conservation Policy
GAR announced a Forest Conservation Policy that aims to protect forests and peatlands in its estates, but does its implementation live up?
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The World Bank must stop support for coal in Indonesia
Activists are calling on the World Bank to heed its own advice and follow a clear pathway to low-carbon development – starting with its own energy sector operations.
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High Carbon Stock Approach Steering Group launches toolkit for deforestation-free plantations
The Toolkit will enable the widespread adoption of the HCS Approach
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3M, banks pressure APRIL over deforestation
Singapore-based pulp and paper company, Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL) and its parent group, Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) are under pressure after “Post-It Notes” maker 3M became the latest company to suspend purchases from RGE because of the group’s ongoing destruction of Indonesian rainforests.
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Sime Darby must match New Britain Palm Oil’s Progress
The completed purchase of New Britain Palm Oil Ltd puts buyer Sime Darby Plantations on the spot: will it match NBPOL’s responsible palm oil practices on the ground, in particular by adopting a comprehensive forest conservation policy across its entire supply chain?
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Greenpeace on the Rainforest Alliance’s independent evaluation of APP’s progress
Greenpeace statement on Rainforest Alliance report ‘An Evaluation of Asia Pulp & Paper’s Progress to Meet its Forest Conservation Policy (2013) and Additional Public Statements’