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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’
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Palm oil industry needs to support Jokowi’s leadership on forest and peat protection
Following last week’s strong pro-peatlands and forests commitment by new Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, two of the world’s largest palm oil producers and traders have announced policies to address criticism of deforestation in their supply chains.
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Steering Group established to oversee the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach for implementing ‘No Deforestation’ commitments
A group of leading plantation companies with commitments to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains, NGOs and technical support organisations met on 25th and 26th August in Singapore to establish a governance and standardisation body for the methodology, known as the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach, to be used to implement these commitments.
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Help Stop The Haze
Forest and peat fires are emerging as a global threat and are driving a public health emergency in Southeast Asia.
