Timber and pulp: ESG policy transparency assessments

Latest update: July 2020
Next scheduled: July 2021

SPOTT assesses multiple timber and pulp producers and traders on the public disclosure of their policies... Show more, operations and commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practice. Each company receives a percentage score as a measure of its transparency in relation to ESG risks.

Company policies and commitments may not translate into effective implementation on the ground. The media monitor on each company page may provide some contextual information; however, independent due diligence activities should include measures to assess levels of implementation.

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Company	Rank	Total score	Change Score change since previous assessment	Headquarters	Landbank Total area of forest plantation or natural forest designated for wood/wood fibre production is recorded here when a company scores full points for these indicators according to the SPOTT framework. To achieve full points, a company must have have reported publicly available information on its total landbank in the last two years.	Market cap	Media Total number of media articles, campaigns and reports collected by SPOTT relating to each company and its subsidiaries. Note that this total may also include some company responses to media stories, which we also capture where available. Note also that larger companies may be more likely to be the focus of media attention.	Producer score Score for indicators relevant to producers. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.	Processor score Score for indicators relevant to processors. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.	Trader score Score for indicators relevant to traders. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.	Environmental Score for indicators related to environmental issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.	Social Score for indicators related to social issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.	Governance Score for indicators related to governance issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.
Interholco	1	90.7%	-4.0%	Switzerland	801.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	14	90.6%	87.8%	87%	88.6%	91.4%	92.2%
Precious Woods	2	89.8%	+12.4%	Switzerland	1,103.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	6	89.7%	85.4%	84%	90.6%	91.7%	85.5%
Woodbois	3	75.9%	+6.4%	United Kingdom	337.5 KHa	17560196.00 $17.6M	1	75.7%	81.5%	79.8%	69.6%	77.8%	73.1%
Duratex	4	75.8%	+10.2%	Brazil	139.2 KHa	1870848984.00 $1,870.8M	8	75.8%	70.5%	–	73.4%	80.6%	78.7%
Klabin	5	74.2%	-4.3%	Brazil	257.0 KHa	4316252044.00 $4,316.3M	11	74.1%	70.7%	70.1%	71.7%	77.9%	88.2%
Compagnie des Bois du Gabon	6	73.3%	+5.8%	Gabon	568.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4	73%	61.7%	62.1%	78.6%	77.1%	59.5%
Olam International	7	71.4%	-6.9%	Singapore	2,200.0 KHa	3206387851.00 $3,206.4M	20	71.8%	63.9%	60.7%	66.7%	73.5%	68.5%
APP (Asia Pulp and Paper) Group	8	70.5%	-3.9%	Indonesia	1,082.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	189	70.5%	73.6%	–	67.4%	75.1%	72.8%
Maderacre	9	69.5%	+2.1%	Peru	209.1 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0	69.5%	59.7%	–	76.8%	73.3%	58.6%
APRIL	10	62.9%	-10.7%	Singapore	445.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	104	63.3%	63.6%	63.1%	64.4%	68.1%	67.0%
Veracel	11	60.7%	-1.8%	Brazil	91.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	21	60.7%	60.4%	–	56.0%	67.2%	60.5%
Pallisco	=12	60.4%	+17.9%	Cameroon	388.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4	60.4%	43.9%	–	67.8%	64.7%	50.3%
Toba Pulp Lestari	=12	60.4%	+27.4%	Indonesia	263.7 KHa	79611403.00 $79.6M	59	60.4%	60.2%	–	59.5%	61.3%	57.2%
Bracell	14	55%	+0.7%	Hong Kong	100.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	3	55%	55.4%	–	50.4%	58.2%	49.4%
Marubeni	15	53.3%	+0.6%	Japan	140.0 KHa	7823076555.00 $7,823.1M	19	53.6%	49.1%	47.7%	47.9%	57.4%	51.2%
Eldorado Brasil Celulose	16	52.6%	+1.3%	Brazil	229.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	11	53%	49.8%	49.4%	50.9%	53.4%	49.1%
Celulose Irani S.A.	17	52.2%	n/a	Brazil	28.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0	52.5%	43.1%	40.6%	49.2%	55.5%	46.7%
Suzano S.A.	18	51.9%	-0.2%	Brazil	1,875.7 KHa	9476275853.00 $9,476.3M	34	51.9%	52.1%	52.7%	47.0%	53.8%	59.0%
CENIBRA	19	51.5%	-4.7%	Brazil	129.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	10	51.5%	46.5%	–	51.4%	55.5%	57.4%
Samling Group	20	50.5%	+34.4%	Malaysia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	23	50.5%	50.3%	–	46.9%	57.1%	35.4%
Sumitomo Forestry	21	48.1%	+6.8%	Japan	Not disclosed	2310091806.00 $2,310.1M	16	48.4%	54%	54.8%	39.3%	52.1%	57.6%
Oji Holdings	22	47.8%	+3.2%	Japan	440.0 KHa	4582113392.00 $4,582.1M	14	47.8%	48.8%	–	42.6%	46.8%	53.0%
Empresas CMPC	23	44%	+1.8%	Chile	687.9 KHa	5371622770.00 $5,371.6M	25	44.3%	41.5%	39.5%	38.0%	45.3%	40.0%
Arauco	=24	41.9%	-6.5%	Chile	1,006.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	52	42.2%	44.9%	44.6%	35.6%	44.4%	40.4%
Korindo	=24	41.9%	+1.6%	Indonesia	1,049.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	24	41.9%	41.4%	–	38.8%	49.0%	38.8%
International Paper	26	40.3%	+6.6%	United States	Not disclosed	13899905327.00 $13,899.9M	21	39.9%	44.3%	47.5%	33.4%	42.4%	50.3%
Integra Group	27	40.2%	+3.0%	Indonesia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	40.4%	26.8%	23.5%	38.6%	39.8%	27.6%
Amcor Ltd	28	36%	n/a	United Kingdom	N/A	16781390957.00 $16,781.4M	0	–	36%	–	28.8%	35.5%	45.7%
Rougier SA	29	35.1%	+4.1%	France	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	17	35.3%	24.5%	21.4%	36.3%	35.5%	17.6%
APP China	30	31.4%	-2.2%	Singapore	280.1 KHa	0.00 Private co.	3	31.6%	32.2%	31.3%	25.3%	35.9%	30.5%
AMCEL	31	28.2%	+11.2%	Brazil	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	12	27.6%	34.4%	34.8%	23.2%	32.5%	22.9%
Maderera Bozovich	32	26.2%	+4.3%	Peru	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	14	26.4%	27.3%	26.2%	24.4%	31.5%	18.9%
KTS Group	=33	24.7%	n/a	Malaysia	94.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2	24.9%	20%	20.1%	24.8%	26.9%	16.9%
TA ANN Holdings	=33	24.7%	+1.5%	Malaysia	Not disclosed	252837769.00 $252.8M	18	24.9%	22.5%	21.4%	22.9%	26.2%	25.0%
Shin Yang	35	24.5%	+5.9%	Malaysia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	28	24.7%	22.5%	20.7%	22.3%	26.3%	11.5%
Greenheart Group	36	23.5%	+6.0%	Hong Kong	333.8 KHa	46671559.00 $46.7M	0	23.6%	29.7%	30.7%	15.6%	27.5%	19.9%
Golden Pharos	37	23%	-2.2%	Malaysia	Not disclosed	4787989.00 $4.8M	1	23.2%	26.7%	25.3%	17.4%	27.0%	21.2%
Rimbunan Hijau	38	20.4%	+10.9%	Malaysia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	36	20.5%	16.9%	15.7%	18.3%	20.5%	6.1%
WTK Holdings	39	18.1%	+2.3%	Malaysia	Not disclosed	46994224.00 $47.0M	12	17.7%	14.3%	15.3%	16.0%	18.3%	28.2%
Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd	40	17.3%	n/a	China	Not disclosed	1764397914.00 $1,764.4M	0	17.4%	24.1%	24.1%	12.7%	20.3%	16.0%
SLJ Global	41	17%	+1.7%	Indonesia	Not disclosed	13766977.00 $13.8M	4	16.5%	18.3%	19.3%	13.2%	20.8%	11.7%
Jiangsu High Hope International Group	42	16.7%	+6.1%	China	N/A	1018566667.00 $1,018.6M	0	–	–	16.7%	12.2%	19.6%	8.6%
Alpi	43	16.5%	+1.9%	Italy	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	16.6%	15.9%	16.4%	12.8%	20.4%	20.6%
China Forestry Group Corporation	44	16.3%	+6.9%	China	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	15.8%	19.6%	22.7%	13.3%	18.5%	14.9%
Cikel Group	45	15.6%	-0.1%	Brazil	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	15.7%	16.4%	15.7%	12.4%	15.8%	6.8%
PT Wapoga Mutiara Timber Unit II	46	15%	n/a	Indonesia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	15.1%	15.2%	15.9%	11.7%	17.3%	4.5%
Sumec International Technology Trade	47	14.7%	+14.7%	China	N/A	0.00 Private co.	1	–	–	14.7%	11.1%	16.7%	3.5%
Yihua Lifestyle	48	14%	+7.0%	China	Not disclosed	235009823.00 $235.0M	0	14.1%	17.9%	19.9%	10.4%	18.3%	11.5%
Groupe Decolvenaere	49	13.6%	-1.8%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	13.1%	12.8%	12.9%	10.8%	18.7%	9.8%
Corà Domenico & Figli	50	13.3%	+1.6%	Italy	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	13.3%	16.3%	–	9.6%	18.3%	6.9%
Kayu Lapis Indonesia	51	13.2%	+6.5%	Indonesia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	3	13.2%	16.4%	18%	9.0%	16.8%	8.8%
Wijma	52	13%	+1.9%	Netherlands	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	5	13.1%	15.3%	16.9%	10.6%	16.0%	9.1%
Beijing New Building Material Group	53	12.8%	+2.3%	China	N/A	5828527197.00 $5,828.5M	2	–	–	13.3%	10.0%	13.7%	1.7%
SOMIVAB	54	11.7%	-0.1%	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	11.7%	15.4%	–	9.0%	15.4%	8.3%
Vicwood Group	55	11.3%	+3.1%	Hong Kong	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	6	10.8%	14.1%	16.7%	9.2%	13.6%	8.4%
PT Alas Kusuma Group	56	10.6%	+4.7%	Indonesia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	10.6%	13.4%	–	7.8%	13.1%	2.6%
Likouala Timber	57	9.4%	-2.3%	Congo	411.6 KHa	0.00 Private co.	5	9.4%	4.8%	–	12.0%	13.5%	16.6%
Groupe SEFAC	58	9.3%	-6.5%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	9.3%	8.6%	–	10.9%	11.2%	10.0%
Sodefor	59	9%	-2.5%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	7	9%	6.8%	–	7.8%	11.5%	7.5%
Cameroon United Forests	60	8.1%	-9.9%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	8.1%	6.9%	5.9%	8.4%	11.0%	10.3%
Rain Forest Management (RFM)	61	6.4%	-1.8%	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	6.4%	8%	–	4.3%	10.1%	8.3%
Dino & Fils	62	5.8%	+2.2%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	5.8%	1%	0%	4.7%	6.8%	19.8%
SEFYD	=63	5.4%	-2.3%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	5.5%	2%	0%	3.9%	6.5%	13.0%
Afriwood Industries	=63	5.4%	+0.6%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	5.4%	3.1%	–	4.2%	7.1%	8.1%
Priceworth International	65	4.9%	-7.7%	Malaysia	Not disclosed	14857971.00 $14.9M	6	4.9%	4.5%	3.6%	4.0%	5.2%	7.7%
Tranchivoire	66	4.5%	-4.3%	Côte d'Ivoire	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	4.5%	5.4%	4.1%	3.9%	6.1%	6.9%
Fipcam	67	4.1%	-3.2%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	11	4.1%	2.6%	0.9%	5.0%	5.9%	4.8%
Société Industrielle de Mbang	68	3.2%	-0.6%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	3	2.6%	1.8%	2.2%	4.2%	4.7%	7.6%
SEFECCAM - SIENCAM	69	3%	-0.7%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	3.1%	0%	0%	2.7%	3.5%	9.0%
Asia Congo Industries	70	2.9%	-0.4%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	2.9%	0%	0%	2.0%	3.3%	9.2%
Shanghai Sen Lian Timber Industrial Development	71	2.5%	+0.4%	China	N/A	0.00 Private co.	0	–	1.5%	1.9%	4.1%	3.6%	7.1%
KHLL Forestry	72	2.2%	-0.3%	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	4	2.2%	2%	1.2%	2.5%	3.5%	2.7%
SIFCO (Société industrièlle et forestière du Congo)	73	1.8%	+1.1%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	1.8%	0%	–	0.8%	2.1%	5.1%
Groupe Blattner Elwyn	74	1.5%	-2.4%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	14	1.5%	1%	0%	1.8%	2.3%	3.0%
Xiamen Xindeco	=75	1.3%	-0.5%	China	N/A	275026239.00 $275.0M	0	–	–	1.3%	0.0%	2.0%	3.5%
Jiangsu Wanlin Modern Logistics	=75	1.3%	-0.5%	China	N/A	337130918.00 $337.1M	1	–	–	1.3%	0.0%	1.0%	3.5%
Bois et Placages de Lopola	77	1.2%	-0.7%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	1.2%	0%	0%	1.4%	1.8%	2.3%
SEEF	=78	1%	+0.2%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	1%	0.7%	0.9%	1.4%	1.7%	0.0%
Wenzhou Timber Group Company Ltd	=78	1%	-0.3%	China	N/A	0.00 Private co.	1	–	1%	0%	1.7%	1.5%	3.6%
Gabon Wood Industries (GWI)	=78	1%	-0.4%	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	1%	1.5%	0%	0.9%	1.6%	2.7%
Sodinaf	=78	1%	+0.2%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	3	1%	0.7%	0.9%	1.3%	1.6%	0.0%
SIPAM	=82	0.8%	-0.3%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	0.8%	0.5%	0%	1.1%	1.4%	1.1%
Wanpeng International	=82	0.8%	n/a	China	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	0.6%	0.9%	0.6%	1.1%	1.4%	3.2%
Dejia Group	=84	0.6%	-0.9%	China	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	7	0.6%	0%	0%	0.4%	0.8%	1.3%
Peng Xin	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	China	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	4	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	1.0%	0.0%
Compagnie Dan Gabon (CDG)	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	1.0%	0.0%
TBNI	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	2	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	1.0%	0.0%
Bois et Sciages de l'Ogooué (BSO)	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	France	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	0.6%	0%	–	0.8%	1.0%	0.0%
Wang Sam Resources & Trading Company	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	China	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	0.9%	0.0%
SOFIA	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	0.9%	0.0%
Groupe Fokou	=84	0.6%	-1.0%	Cameroon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	0.9%	0.0%
Kimbakala et Cie	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	0.9%	0.0%
Taman Group	=84	0.6%	-0.2%	Congo	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	8	0.6%	0%	0%	0.8%	0.9%	0.0%
Africa Sustainable Investment	94	0.4%	+0.4%	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	0.4%	0.7%	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%	0.0%
PT Adindo Foresta Indonesia Tbk	95	0.3%	+0.3%	Indonesia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	3	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%	0.0%	0.5%	1.3%
Shandong Longsheng Import And Export	=96	0%	-1.4%	China	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	1	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
SAF (Société d'Aménagement et d'Exploitation des Forêts)	=96	0%	–	Gabon	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Ningbo ND Import & Export Co. Ltd	=96	0%	–	China	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	0	–	–	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Agra Bareksa	=96	0%	–	Indonesia	Not disclosed	0.00 Private co.	8	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Zhejiang Materials Industry Senhua Group	=96	0%	–	China	N/A	0.00 Private co.	1	–	–	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Scoring criteria: Timber and pulp producers

Scoring criteria guide how ZSL conducts SPOTT assessments and allocates scores to ensure a fair and consistent approach, setting the expectations for companies on how they should publish ESG data. The full indicator framework contains 175 indicators across 10 categories.

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Media monitor: Timber and pulp producers

SPOTT monitors global media sources for coverage of assessed companies. The media monitor gathers reports about specific activities related to the assessment indicator categories. ZSL does not assess the validity of media coverage, but users can explore the media monitor to provide context on implementation, and infer risks associated with reported operations on the ground.

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July 2020

Indonesian parliament to probe pulpwood firm’s dispute with Indigenous group

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June 2020

Indonesian court jails indigenous farmer in conflict with paper giant APP

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May 2020

International Paper gets stricter environmental guidelines; critics say not strict enough

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May 2020

Papuan farmer dies after alleged police assault at palm oil company

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May 2020

Korindo Group Statement

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May 2020

Get sick or go hungry? Workers face dilemma at Freeport's Grasberg mine

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May 2020

Una empresa argentina es la primera en certificarse por manejo responsable de ecosistemas (An Argentine company is the first to become certified for responsible ecosystem management)

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May 2020

Queman maquinaria en un fundo cercano a Panguipulli (Machinery burned in a farm near Panguipulli)

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May 2020

Pandemia, pueblos indígenas y reconocimiento de derechos (Pandemic, indigenous peoples and recognition of rights)

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May 2020

Djarum hingga Sinarmas Kuasai HTI di Lahan Ibu Kota Baru, Diapit Agung Podomoro hingga Ciputra (Djarum to Sinarmas Mastered HTI in the Land of the New Capital City, Diapit Agung Podomoro to Ciputra)

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May 2020

Forestry industry hopeful

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May 2020

Tanggapan Perusahaan soal Kematian Harimau Sumatra di Area Konsesinya (Company response to the death of the Sumatran tiger in its concession area)

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May 2020

NGOs call on businesses to break off deals with APP after poison sprayed on villagers' crops in land dispute

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April 2020

Foro agrario, organizaciones sociales y ambientales rechazaron certificación FSC por conservación de Arauco y cuestionan la participación del CONICET y el INTA en su validación (Agrarian forum, social and environmental organizations rejected FSC certification for Arauco conservation and questioned the participation of CONICET and INTA in its validation)

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April 2020

Padre envolvido em causas ambientais da Amazônia é agredido no Amapá (Priest involved in environmental causes in the Amazon is attacked in Amapá)

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April 2020

Whilst People Suffer Why Should The Profiteers Sit Pretty In This Pandemic?

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March 2020

La misère des employés du groupe Fokou (The misery of Fokou group employees)

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March 2020

New Player Begins Clearing Rainforest for World's Largest Palm Oil Plantation

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March 2020

Masyarakat Menolak Tempat Penampungan Limbah PT Toba Pulp Lestari di Desa Pengombusan (The Community Refuses PT Toba Pulp Lestari's Waste Shelter in Pengombusan Village)

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March 2020

Perusahaan Didorong Kedepankan HAM Guna Wujudkan SDGs (Companies Encouraged to Advance Human Rights To Realize SDGs)

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March 2020

Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant

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March 2020

Indonesia’s forests battered to a pulp

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February 2020

Belukar, ladang Kuala Baram terbakar (Bush, Kuala Baram farm is on fire)

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February 2020

Cenibra deve ser multada em cerca de R$ 500 mil por emissão de gás que causou mau cheiro, diz polícia (Cenibra should be fined about R $ 500,000 for emitting gas that caused a bad smell, says police)

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February 2020

Tribunal Ambiental de Valdivia acoge parcialmente reclamación de Celco contra millonaria multa de la SMA (Valdivia Environmental Court partially accepts Celco's claim against a SMA millionaire fine)

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February 2020

Forsker: Københavns varmeforbrug fører til afbrænding af regnskov (Researcher: Copenhagen's heat consumption leads to burning of rainforest)

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February 2020

Efter anklager om vold - HOFOR vil undersøge leverandør (After charges of violence - HOFOR will investigate supplier)

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February 2020

Alvorlig kritik af klima-kontrol: - Det er svært at have tillid til den ordning (Serious criticism of climate control: - It is difficult to trust the scheme)

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February 2020

Investigasi: Akal-akalan Toba Pulp Melipat Untung Ekspor Bubur Kayu (Investigation: Subterfuge Toba Pulp for export pulp)

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February 2020

Dugaan Manipulasi Dokumen Ekspor Bubur Kayu PT Toba Pulp ke Luar Negeri (Alleged Manipulation of PT Toba Pulp Wood Pulp Export Documents Abroad)

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February 2020

Buntut Konflik dengan Perusahaan, Warga Adat di Tano Batak Hadapi Vonis Hukum (After Conflict with the Company, Indigenous People in Tano Batak Face Legal Verdict)

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February 2020

Manfaat GSP AS terancam hilang, SLJ Global (SULI) siapkan antisipasi(US GSP benefits threatened to disappear, SLJ Global (SULI) prepare anticipation)

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February 2020

Hikurangi Forest Farms fined $379,000 over slash destruction

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February 2020

How Sarawak's Timber Barons Samling Are Evading A Multi-Million Dollar Court Judgement In PNG

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February 2020

Bomba: Refrain from conducting open burning during drought season

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February 2020

Eldorado Brasil's profile on BankTrack

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February 2020

The role of French banks in global forest destruction

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February 2020

Soil Association Forestry issues Ecosystem Services declaration

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January 2020

Menuntut Pembayaran Gaji, Ratusan Perusahaan Demo Pekerja PT SBK (Demanding Salary Payment, Hundreds of PT SBK Workers Demo Company)

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January 2020

Two timber firms charged in court for logging on forest reserve

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January 2020

Justicia chilena condena a CMPC y a filial de sueca SCA por colusión en mercado de papel (Chilean justice condemns CMPC and Swedish subsidiary SCA for collusion in the paper market)

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January 2020

BNDES paga R$ 48 mi para abrir caixa-preta, mas não acha irregularidades (BNDES pays R $ 48 million to open a black box, but finds no irregularities)

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January 2020

Dos detenidos por caza furtiva en Parque Esperanza (Two arrested for poaching in Parque Esperanza)

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January 2020

Centenas de famílias podem ser despejadas em mais de 50 acampamentos na Amazônia em 2020 (Hundreds of families can be evicted in more than 50 camps in the Amazon by 2020)

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January 2020

Kasus Tewasnya Karyawan Terlindas Forklift, Dewan Panggil PT KTI Probolinggo (The Case of the Death of an Oppressed Forklift Employee, the Calling Board of PT KTI Probolinggo)

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January 2020

Sarawak rep's sons linked to timber firm in South Pacific scandal

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January 2020

Report: Sarawakian logging firms party to Papua New Guinea's deforestation

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January 2020

Predator Logging Company Thrown Out Of Solomon Islands Is Owned By Sons Of Elected Sarawak YB - EXPOSE!

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January 2020

Large fire burns through forest north of Napier

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January 2020

Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan di Riau, Tanggung Jawab Siapa? (Burning forests and land in Riau, Who's responsibility?)

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January 2020

Firefighter sent to hospital during Arauco explosion to be released

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January 2020

As Indonesian fires rage, government turns a blind eye to pulp and paper industries

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January 2020

U.S. lumber company found importing high-risk Peruvian timber

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January 2020

Report: Sarawakian logging firms party to Papua New Guinea’s deforestation

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Februar 2020

Toba Pulp Lestari Head of Public Relations Norma Patty Handini Hutajulu: the profit marjins are nearly the same

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Jan 2020

Audiência pública busca solução para impasse sobre instalação de fábrica de celulose no Triângulo Mineiro (Public hearing seeks solution to impasse over installation of pulp mill in Triângulo Mineiro)

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December 2019

Burned worker can proceed with negligence claim against employer

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December 2019

Revealed: Government officials say permits for mega-plantation in Papua were falsified

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December 2019

Pejabat Pemerintah Ungkap Ada Dugaan Pemalsuan Izin Perkebunan Sawit di Papua (Government Officials Say There Are Alleged Falsifications of Palm Oil Plantation Permits in Papua)

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December 2019

Water restrictions for you, an endless supply for them: How a foreign corporate giant is snapping up 89 BILLION litres of Australia's H20 as the country suffers its worst drought ever

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December 2019

2019: The year rainforest burned

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December 2019

Paper and fast fashion fan the flames burning Indonesia's peat: Report

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December 2019

Menyasar dan Memenjarakan Para Peladang (targetting and imprisoning farmers)

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December 2019

Major consumer brands linked to massive CO2 emissions from Indonesia forest fires

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December 2019

Greenpeace Sebut Perusahaan-perusahaan Ini Berkontribusi Lepas Emisi Karbon dari Karhutla Indonesia (Greenpeace Called These Companies Contribute to Remove Carbon Emissions from Indonesian Forest and Land Fire)

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December 2019

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas responds to inaccurate reporting regarding fires on concession

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December 2019

FSC complaint filed against pulpwood firms tied to Indonesia’s richest man

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December 2019

Multiple crews respond to fire at International Paper in Franklin

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December 2019

Gigante nórdica de celulose é acusada de invadir terras e desmatar a Mata Atlântica no sul da Bahia (Nordic pulp giant accused of invading land and clearing Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia)

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December 2019

Hutan Kota sebagai Keberlanjutan Lingkungan (Urban Forests as Environmental Sustainability)

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December 2019

Could Agriculture And Forestry Be The New Frontier For Green Bonds? - S&P Global

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November 2019

Necessary Improvements for Korindo to maintain FSC certification

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November 2019

Texto completo Proyecto de Ley Zonas de Protección Ambiental y Limitación para plantaciones forestoindustriales dentro de los ejidos urbanos y cursos de agua de Misiones (Full text of the Draft Law on Environmental Protection and Limitation Zones for forestry-industrial plantations within the urban ejidos and watercourses of Misiones)

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November 2019

HOW THE ALCOLUMBRE FAMILY ENRICHED THEMSELVES WITH LAND GRABBING AND DEVASTATION IN AMAPÁ (Padre envolvido em causas ambientais da Amazônia é agredido no Amapá)

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November 2019

FSC report on palm giant Korindo lists litany of violations, even with redactions

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November 2019

Intellectual Property Rights: Concession Land 6 Forest Companies Are Burned Again

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November 2019

Three timber concessions probed by NEA have large number of fires this year: NGO group

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November 2019

Las empresas y el conflicto social (Businesses and social conflict)

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November 2019

Kasus Kriminalisasi Masyarakat Adat Sihaporas, DPRD Sumut: Kita akan Minta Pertanggungjawaban PT TPL (Case of Criminalization of Sihaporas Indigenous Peoples, North Sumatra DPRD: We Will ask for accountability of PT TBL)

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November 2019

Walhi Sumut Sebut Konflik Agraria Korbankan Masyarakat (North Sumatra Walhi Call Agrarian Conflict Sacrificing Society)

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November 2019

Masyarakat Adat Sihaporas Cari Keadilan di Gedung Dewan (Sihaporas Indigenous Peoples Seek Justice in the Council Building)

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November 2019

Pre-trial hearing date for forestry companies

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November 2019

Role of Malaysian banks in PNG deforestation highlighted

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November 2019

Perpetual haze? Sustained pressure on peatlands will mean no end to Indonesia’s forest fires, warns report

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November 2019

Could forest fires burn forever in Indonesia’s peatlands?

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November 2019

APP Sinarmas sets new peat fire record this year

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November 2019

Asian pulp giants pressed to paper over rivalry to save rainforest

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November 2019

Perpetual haze: Pulp production, peatlands, and the future of fire risk in Indonesia

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November 2019

New Study Reveals Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) Involved in Hundreds of Conflicts with Local Communities in Indonesia

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October 2019

Delito ambiental se toma la agenda empresarial (Environmental crime takes the business agenda)

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October 2019

Papua New Guinea - Arrest Warrant Against Ex-PM Rings Bells In Malaysia!

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October 2019

Ivone Namikawa of Klabin is elected member of the BoD of FSC® International

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October 2019

Audios del tráfico de madera: investigado dijo que ministro Meléndez los ayudó a frenar fiscalización (Audios of the wood traffic: investigated said minister Meléndez helped them to stop control)

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October 2019

Port-Gentil: CBG on strike

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October 2019

Caring for life and the future

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October 2019

Tobelo Dalam dan Ancaman terhadap Ruang Hidup di Halmahera (Tobelo Dalam and Threats to Living Space in Halmahera)

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October 2019

Asia Pulp & Paper and APRIL Groups continued in 2018 to source wood from controversial supplier owned by Djarum Group

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October 2019

PT TPL Sektor Tele Ungkap Masalah Lahan atau Tanah Milik Masyarakat Adat (PT TPL Tele Sector Reveals Indigenous Peoples' Land or Land Issues)

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October 2019

NasDem Bakal Kirim Tim Advokasi Urus Konflik Lahan di Simalungun (NasDem Will Send Advocacy Team to Overcome Land Conflict in Simalungun)

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October 2019

Wahai Komnas HAM, Lindungilah Masyarakat Adat di Area Toba Pulp Lestari (O Komnas HAM, Protect Indigenous Peoples in the Toba Pulp Lestari Area)

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October 2019

Govt gives Japanese-owned forestry company Pan Pac Forest Products free pass to buy NZ land

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October 2019

Yalisika trial: SOPALI-IGED denounces the deception of homicide and rape of women

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October 2019

Response to the EPN report on Social Disputes on Supplier Concessions

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October 2019

Asia Pulp & Paper responds to inaccurate reporting regarding fires on concession

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October 2019

Indonesian enforcement questioned as fires flare up on the same concessions

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October 2019

PT TPL Rusak Hulu Sungai Hutan Adat dan Satpam Berbadan Tegap Cegat Warga yang Memfoto Lokasi(PT TPL Upstream Damaged Indigenous Forests and Strict Respected Security Guards Residents who Photographed the Location)

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September 2019

Incidente en planta de celulosa: continúa en estado crítico uno de los heridos (Pulp mill incident: one of the wounded remains in critical condition)

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September 2019

Incêndio atinge área de eucalipto próximo à siderúrgica na BR-262 - CREDITO: CAMPO GRANDE NEWS (Fire hits eucalyptus area near the steelworks on BR-262 - CREDITO: CAMPO GRANDE NEWS)

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September 2019

Tech Approaches to Offsetting the Ecological Disaster of Deforestation

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September 2019

Stora Enso ei näe ongelmaa Brasilian sellun tuonnissa – yhtiön puuviljelmät eivät tuhoa sademetsiä (Stora Enso sees no problem with Brazilian pulp imports - company plantations do not destroy rainforests)

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September 2019

A Papuan village finds its forest caught in a web of corporate secrecy

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September 2019

Case management of Musa Aman's corruption trial fixed for Oct 18

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September 2019

Environmental Defense Organization presents protection resource against CMPC plant in Nacimiento

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September 2019

Warga Simalungun Bentrok dengan TPL, 1 Balita Terluka (Simalungun Residents Clash with TPL, 1 Toddler Injured)

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September 2019

Korindo Group diduga langgar hak masyarakat adat (Korindo Group is suspected of violating the rights of indigenous peoples)

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September 2019

As the worst haze since 2015 chokes Southeast Asia, are Big Agri’s fire prevention efforts working?

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September 2019

Spreading peat fires in APP concession causing haze

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September 2019

Korindo Threatens Legal Action to Bury the Truth

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September 2019

Three Indonesian firms with presence in S'pore linked to forest fires causing haze

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August 2019

Kuala Baram peat soil continues to burn

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August 2019

Tribunal absuelve a campesinos de Curanilahue tras querella por usurpación de tierras presentada por Forestal Arauco (Court acquits peasants of Curanilahue after complaint for land usurpation presented by Forestal Arauco)

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August 2019

Plan de manejo de santuario de la naturaleza en Los Ríos considera como amenaza a Celulosa Arauco (Cellulose management plan in Los Ríos considers Celulosa Arauco as a threat)

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August 2019

Guardaparques destruyen campamentos de furtivos en el parque provincial Valle del Cuña Pirú (Park rangers destroy poaching camps in Valle del Cuña Pirú Provincial Park)

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August 2019

Incêndio atinge área de reflorestamento em Jaguariaíva (Fire reaches reforestation area in Jaguariaíva)

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August 2019

Sumatran elephant sanctuary under threat from bridge, port projects

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August 2019

Sarawak's Shin Yang Accused of Violating Workers' Rights

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August 2019

Plan de manejo de santuario de la naturaleza en Los Ríos considera como amenaza a Celulosa Arauco (Nature Sanctuary Management Plan in Los Ríos considers Celulosa Arauco as a threat)

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August 2019

Nación Mapuche. Habrían encontrado restos arqueológicos mapuche en ampliación de Celulosa Arauco (Mapuche Nation They would have found Mapuche archaeological remains in expansion of Celulosa Arauco)

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August 2019

Productores aguardan respuesta en el reclamo por las tierras de Arauco (Producers await response in the claim for the lands of Arauco)

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August 2019

Didesak Agar Berhenti Beroperasi, Begini Respon Pimpinan PT Toba Pulp Lestari (Urged To Stop Operating, Here's The Response Of The Leader Of PT Toba Pulp Lestari)

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August 2019

Masyarakat Adat Desak Konsesi Hutan PT Toba Pulp Lestari Dicabut (Indigenous Peoples Urge PT Toba Pulp Lestari's Forest Concession Revoked)

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August 2019

Nachhaltig, ökologisch – und doch Prügelknabe (Sustainable, ecological - and yet whipping boy)

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July 2019

FSC to keep palm oil giant Korindo in the fold, for now

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July 2019

FSC Board of Directors concluded that the Korindo Group is not to be dissociated from FSC, and is to remain associated with FSC

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July 2019

Dos hombres fueron detenidos por caza furtiva y portación ilegal de armas en la reserva de Biósfera Yabotí (Two men were arrested for poaching and illegal carrying of weapons in the Yabotí Biosphere Reserve)

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July 2019

Korindo is declared guilty of destroying rainforests and violating human rights

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July 2019

Armed civilian group members arrested for assaults within APP-linked concession in Jambi

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July 2019

Man Airlifted After Suffering Burn Injuries At International Paper In Cantonment

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July 2019

Gabon's timber industry reeling after corruption scandal

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July 2019

Denúncias contra Veracel Celulose “desaparecem” da internet (Complaints against Veracel Celulose “disappear” from the internet)

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July 2019

Bahia: Sem-terra são presos por se defender de seguranças da Veracel (Bahia: Landless are arrested for defending Veracel security)

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July 2019

Vigilantes ficam feridos em ataque após reintegração de posse na Bahia (Vigilantes injured in attack after repossession in Bahia)

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July 2019

Ritual Adat Marhotas di Parmonangan, Merawat Tradisi Menjaga Hutan Kemenyan (Marhotas Indigenous Rituals in Parmonangan, Caring for the Tradition of Protecting the Forest of the Franks)

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July 2019

Forestry sector cultivates SDG action plan

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July 2019

Fire hotspots detected in suppliers’ concessions

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July 2019

Pulp and paper firm targets zero forest fires in 2020

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June 2019

Mendesak Menteri LHK Tidak Menerbitkan Izin Rencana Kerja PT. KTS (Urge the LHK Minister to Not Issue a Work Plan Permit for PT. KTS)

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June 2019

En Centrafrique, le secteur forestier demande à être surveillé pour verdir la croissance (In the Central African Republic, the forestry sector needs to be monitored to green growth)

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June 2019

Côte d'Ivoire: À Bangolo, vives tensions entre les responsables de la société Thanry et les jeunes, les activités de l'entreprise bloquées (Ivory Coast: In Bangolo, strong tensions between officials of Thanry society and young people, company activities blocked)

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June 2019

World's top wood and forestry machinery companies to participate at Gabon WoodShow

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