News / #pulpwood
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Spike in deforestation in Indonesian protected area linked to shadowy firms based in tax havens
Global demand for wood pellets and pulp is fuelling a resurgence in deforestation in Kalimantan, home to the Indigenous Dayak community and critically-endangered orangutans. The firm responsible has murky ties to Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysian entities, NGOs claim.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Scientists propose genetically modified trees to green wood pulp industry
Researchers switched off some genes in a poplar tree to make for easier wood fibre extraction, and potentially greater efficiency in the pulping industry. The practice, however, carries biodiversity risks, warns an Asian expert.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Singapore-based NGO PM.Haze executive director Benjamin Tay leaves to join private sector
People's Movement to Stop Haze, a non-profit that advocates on the transboundary haze crisis in Southeast Asia, will be helmed by its president Low Ying Hui in the interim.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Revealed: APP’s controversial Indonesian paper mill OKI plans to triple in size
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The planned expansion will have catastrophic consequences for forests, peatlands, and communities, warn NGOs. APP says the expansion will not breach its no-deforestation pledge, and is aligned with the new Omnibus Law to boost investment and jobs.
Semua #pulpwood News
25 Mei 2021
Pangan & Agrikultur
Paper giant APRIL's expansion plan alarms environmentalists
23 Oktober 2020
Pangan & Agrikultur
Land eight times the size of Bali burned in Indonesia in last five years: Report
24 Juli 2020
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Google appoints Spencer Low as first Asia Pacific sustainability head
The former SATS chief sustainability officer joins a company that aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its full … -
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Berita / Energi
ADB backs Indonesia with US$600 million new coal funding despite climate pledge: report
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Berita / Energi
Fossil fuel subsidy cuts will posit Malaysia as clean energy leader, but require phased approach: experts
A phase-out of diesel subsidies does not come without political risk, but could position Malaysia as a regional … -
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Berita / Transportasi & Logistik
Singapore Airlines purchases 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste
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Opini / Energi
Unpacking Indonesia’s fossil fuel subsidy dilemma
Indonesia's next administration has its work cut out for it to ensure true sustainable development by resolutely committing … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Why progress beats perfection in safeguarding nature and biodiversity among Asean businesses
Studio EB How integrating nature and biodiversity into business practices can sustain Asean’s bioeconomy.
