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100,300 deaths from Indonesia’s fires during 2015, new study estimates
A groundbreaking Harvard and Columbia university study estimates that 100,300 premature deaths resulted across three countries from last year’s devastating Indonesian forest fire crisis.
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Greenpeace statement on law enforcement in forest and peatland fire cases
Jakarta, September 5 2016 -- Indonesia’s response to forest fires is being hampered by a crisis in law enforcement. Not only have police failed to reinstate over a dozen dropped investigations into pulpwood and oil palm plantation companies in Riau [1] but over the weekend an angry mob held fire investigators hostage at a palm…
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As dangerous business practices go unpunished, Indonesia’s fires and haze return
New maps released today by Greenpeace for Riau and West Kalimantan show that many fires are occurring on industrial plantation concessions in the same areas that burned last year.
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Response to IOI Group policy from Greenpeace
The IOI Group published a new Palm Oil Sustainability Policy and Sustainability Implementation Plan on 8 August 2016 that still falls short of the commitments Greenpeace expect of responsible palm oil producers and traders.
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Greenpeace welcomes moves to reduce coal use in the Philippines
Greenpeace Philippines welcomed the Climate Change Commission recently released Commission Resolution 2016-001, which calls for a “national policy review” of the country’s energy policy in order to reduce the country’s dependence on coal, and transition to renewable energy.
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IOI: Dropped by world’s largest food company and targeted by a score of NGOs, pressure mounts on palm oil giant
Indonesian, Malaysian and international NGOs including Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network and others have sent a letter to a hundred global brands and traders with an urgent request for remaining customers to immediately cut ties with the controversial palm oil supplier.
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A ‘leap forward’ in efforts to transform the Palm Oil Industry
Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), a leading initiative to transform the palm oil industry, has released a new, robust and field-tested set of verification indicators that will drive much-needed change in the industry.
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Palm oil industry fails to address deforestation in optional ‘RSPO Next’ standard
Commenting on today’s launch of the ‘RSPO Next’ scheme, Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Ratri Kusumohartono said ‘Next’s’ optional undertakings fell far short of satisfying mounting demands for a deforestation-free palm oil industry.
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Greenpeace comment on Wilmar’s ‘No Deforestation’ Progress Report
Find Greenpeace's Comment on Wilmar’s ‘No Deforestation’ Progress Report inside
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Coal- impacted communities demand President Jokowi to prioritise people over corporation
Representatives of affected communities near coal mines and coal-powered electricity plants from all over Indonesia demand President Joko Widodo to fulfill his campaign promise to place the people’s welfare above interests of companies and investors.
