Timber and pulp: ESG policy transparency assessments

Latest update: July 2019
Next scheduled: July 2020

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.

Select a company in the table below to view its full assessment, along with a press release and summary of key figures and findings across the latest assessments. Show less

Company	Rank	Score	Change Score change since previous assessment	Supply chain segments Supply chain segments that a company operates in: producer, processor, trader. Where this is unknown companies are marked as operating across all segments.	Headquarters	Landbank	Market cap	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.
Africa Sustainable Investment (ASI)	=91	0%	n/a	Producer	Gabon	281.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	–	–	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
AFRIWOOD Industrie	60	4.7%	n/a	Producer, processor	Republic of Congo	432.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	5.7%	4.7%	–	4.9%	5.0%	2.7%
Agra Bareksa	=91	0%	–	Producer, processor, trader	Indonesia	370.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Alpi	41	14.6%	+5.4%	Producer, processor, trader	Italy	500.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	17.9%	10.7%	12%	10.8%	17.8%	7.5%
AMCEL	34	16.9%	-4.5%	Producer, processor, trader	Brazil	310.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	18.5%	20.6%	19.4%	13.3%	18.5%	2.7%
APP (Asia Pulp and Paper) Group	5	74.4%	+5.3%	Producer, processor	Indonesia	1,082.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	80.2%	72.5%	–	71.9%	71.5%	59.7%
APP China Group Ltd	25	33.6%	-2.8%	Producer, processor, trader	Singapore	288.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	38%	35.7%	41.5%	28.2%	31.8%	28.4%
APRIL Group	6	73.5%	+6.5%	Producer, processor, trader	Singapore	455.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	75.8%	74.6%	75%	72.7%	73.1%	67.6%
Arauco	17	48.4%	+16.0%	Producer, processor, trader	Chile	1,017.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	50%	56.8%	59.3%	44.6%	46.9%	41.9%
Asia Congo Industries Limited (ACI)	66	3.3%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	775.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4.2%	0%	0%	3.5%	3.4%	5.0%
Beijing New Building Material Group (BNBM Group) Co., Ltd.	=48	10.5%	n/a	Trader	China	0.0 KHa	4317022840.00 $4,317.0M	–	–	10.7%	4.8%	11.9%	0.0%
Bois et Sciages de l'Ogooué (BSO)	=79	0.8%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	France	422.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.2%	0.0%
BPL (Bois et Placages de Lopola)	=69	1.9%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	195.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2.3%	0.7%	0.9%	2.0%	2.3%	1.3%
Bracell	13	54.3%	-0.7%	Producer, processor	Hong Kong	144.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	59.1%	55.7%	–	53.5%	51.9%	38.9%
Bumi Teknokultura Unggul Tbk (BTEK)	61	4.4%	-0.2%	Producer, processor, trader	Indonesia	223.9 KHa	245425082.00 $245.4M	5.3%	5%	4.5%	2.7%	5.4%	3.8%
Cameroon United Forests (CUF)	32	18%	-3.9%	Producer, processor, trader	Cameroon	352.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	16.7%	18.8%	16%	19.4%	22.1%	18.4%
CENIBRA	12	56.2%	-1.5%	Producer, processor	Brazil	131.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	53.9%	62.1%	–	56.5%	63.3%	63.9%
China Forestry Group Corporation	51	9.4%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	China	534.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	10.5%	14.2%	18.5%	6.3%	12.0%	5.4%
CIBN	=84	0.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	611.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0.9%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%
Cikel Group	38	15.7%	-3.4%	Producer, processor, trader	Brazil	212.1 KHa	0.00 Private co.	18%	19.9%	20.4%	12.8%	16.7%	5.4%
Compagnie Dan Gabon (CDG)	=79	0.8%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	363.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.2%	0.0%
Compagnie des Bois du Gabon (CBG)	8	67.5%	+11.4%	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	568.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	70.3%	57.3%	61.7%	74.5%	79.8%	44.4%
Corà Domenico & Figli	44	11.7%	-0.4%	Producer, processor, trader	Italy	600.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	14.5%	17.7%	19%	5.9%	13.9%	4.1%
Dejia Group	74	1.5%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	China	635.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.9%	0%	0%	1.5%	1.7%	2.5%
Dino & Fils	65	3.5%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Cameroon	114.3 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4.2%	1.5%	0%	2.7%	3.0%	5.3%
Duratex SA	10	65.6%	+5.8%	Producer, processor	Brazil	154.1 KHa	2338645040.00 $2,338.6M	69%	65.9%	–	63.8%	67.8%	61.1%
Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA	16	51.3%	-0.4%	Producer, processor, trader	Brazil	229.6 KHa	0.00 Private co.	58.4%	58.8%	56.6%	46.3%	56.1%	43.2%
Empresas CMPC	20	42.2%	+0.4%	Producer, processor, trader	Chile	686.6 KHa	6671373164.00 $6,671.4M	48.4%	47.3%	45.5%	35.4%	40.7%	32.1%
Fipcam	56	7.3%	n/a	Producer, processor	Cameroon	271.3 KHa	0.00 Private co.	8.3%	5.5%	–	9.1%	8.8%	4.1%
Gabon Wood Industries (GWI)	76	1.3%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	400.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.6%	1.5%	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%
Golden Pharos Bhd	28	25.2%	-1.8%	Producer, processor, trader	Malaysia	134.1 KHa	7815974.00 $7.8M	28.4%	32.1%	33%	17.2%	29.9%	17.9%
Greenheart Group Ltd	33	17.5%	-4.4%	Producer, processor, trader	Hong Kong	375.3 KHa	77125177.00 $77.1M	20.1%	24.3%	26.8%	11.1%	20.7%	10.3%
Groupe Blattner Elwyn	=62	3.8%	-5.1%	Producer, processor, trader	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,200.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4.7%	2.3%	1%	4.9%	4.4%	2.6%
Groupe Decolvenaere (GDC)	39	15.4%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Cameroon	185.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	18.8%	14.1%	12%	11.6%	20.6%	3.9%
Groupe Fokou	73	1.6%	n/a	Producer, processor	Cameroon	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.4%	1.5%	–	2.2%	2.4%	0.0%
Groupe SEFAC	37	15.7%	-2.3%	Producer, processor	Cameroon	405.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	14.9%	19.8%	–	16.7%	22.2%	7.5%
Integra Group	23	37.2%	n/a	Producer, processor	Indonesia	163.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	46.7%	25.7%	–	35.3%	38.0%	22.2%
Interholco AG	1	94.7%	+1.3%	Producer, processor, trader	Switzerland	801.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	95.7%	92.7%	95%	95.5%	96.1%	98.7%
International Paper	24	33.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	USA	556.8 KHa	16707893691.00 $16,707.9M	36.8%	42.8%	47.3%	27.1%	32.7%	35.9%
Jiangsu High Hope International Group	=48	10.5%	n/a	Trader	China	0.0 KHa	1329795748.00 $1,329.8M	–	–	10.7%	4.8%	11.9%	0.0%
Jiangsu Wanlin Modern Logistics Co Ltd	=71	1.8%	n/a	Trader	China	0.0 KHa	371037793.00 $371.0M	–	–	1.8%	0.0%	1.2%	1.7%
Kayu Lapis Indonesia	58	6.6%	+0.5%	Producer, processor, trader	Indonesia	500.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	8.4%	8.1%	11.1%	4.1%	8.9%	0.0%
KHLL Forestry SA	67	2.5%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	560.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2%	3.7%	0%	2.8%	3.7%	0.0%
Kimbakala et Cie	=84	0.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	149.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0.9%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%
Klabin SA	2	78.5%	+8.7%	Producer, processor	Brazil	245.0 KHa	5150713674.00 $5,150.7M	80.6%	82.9%	–	76.2%	82.0%	84.7%
Korindo	22	40.2%	+6.0%	Producer, processor	Indonesia	618.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	39.3%	43.9%	–	43.0%	40.7%	21.1%
Likouala Timber	45	11.7%	n/a	Producer, processor	Republic of Congo	525.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	12%	11.4%	–	13.6%	15.5%	13.6%
Maderacre	9	67.3%	n/a	Producer, processor	Peru	209.1 KHa	0.00 Private co.	67.9%	60.5%	–	70.9%	74.6%	67.6%
Maderera Bozovich	30	21.9%	-0.9%	Producer, processor, trader	Peru	175.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	22.5%	23.5%	29.6%	18.9%	24.7%	18.9%
Marubeni	14	52.6%	+14.6%	Producer, processor, trader	Japan	320.0 KHa	11345541537.00 $11,345.5M	60.6%	55%	53.6%	48.8%	53.4%	46.2%
Ningbo ND Import Co. Ltd	=91	0%	n/a	Producer, trader	China	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	–	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Oji Holdings	18	44.6%	+15.7%	Producer, processor, trader	Japan	450.0 KHa	5316072160.00 $5,316.1M	44.6%	57.3%	57.3%	37.9%	44.9%	53.8%
Olam International Ltd	3	78.3%	+18.0%	Producer, processor, trader	Singapore	2,200.0 KHa	4659893427.00 $4,659.9M	84%	74.2%	75%	74.3%	78.0%	65.0%
Pallisco-CIFM	19	42.5%	-6.5%	Producer, processor	Cameroon	388.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	43.9%	34.5%	–	51.8%	51.9%	27.5%
Peng Xin	=79	0.8%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	China	312.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.2%	0.0%
Precious Woods Holding AG	4	77.4%	+3.9%	Producer, processor, trader	Switzerland	1,103.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	82.4%	73%	74%	78.4%	85.2%	70.3%
Priceworth International	42	12.6%	+5.2%	Producer, processor, trader	Malaysia	116.9 KHa	69694034.00 $69.7M	13.2%	17.9%	17.9%	9.4%	14.6%	10.3%
PT Adindo Foresta Indonesia Tbk	=91	0%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Indonesia	99.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
PT Alas Kusuma Group	59	5.9%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Indonesia	1,031.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	7.5%	8.1%	11.1%	3.1%	7.8%	0.0%
Rain Forest Management (RFM)	54	8.1%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	371.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	6.3%	5.8%	3.2%	9.6%	11.3%	10.0%
Rimbunan Hijau (RH) Group	50	9.5%	+5.3%	Producer, processor, trader	Malaysia	1,442.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	10.5%	13.2%	13%	6.7%	12.3%	2.7%
Rougier Group	27	30.9%	-17.8%	Producer, processor, trader	France	1,540.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	35%	33.6%	33%	30.9%	32.2%	15.5%
SAF (Société d'Aménagement et d'Exploitation des Forêts)	=91	0%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	857.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Samling Group	35	16.1%	-4.6%	Producer, processor, trader	Malaysia	3,417.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	19%	18.9%	21.3%	12.5%	17.5%	5.4%
SEEF (Société équatoriale d'exploitation forestière)	=79	0.8%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	470.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.2%	0.0%
SEFECCAM - SIENCAM	64	3.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Cameroon	280.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4.6%	0%	0%	3.5%	4.0%	2.5%
SEFYD (Société d'Exploitation Forestière Yuan Dong)	55	7.8%	n/a	Producer, processor	Republic of Congo	1,140.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	9.4%	3.9%	–	9.1%	7.5%	5.4%
Shandong Longsheng Import And Export Co. Ltd.	75	1.4%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	China	170.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.1%	2.3%	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%
Shanghai Sen Lian Timber Industrial Development Co. Ltd.	68	2.1%	n/a	Processor, trader	China	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	2.2%	0%	3.5%	3.0%	0.0%
Shin Yang	31	18.6%	-3.7%	Producer, processor, trader	Malaysia	842.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	21.5%	17.6%	20.4%	16.1%	18.5%	5.4%
Sicofor (Sino-Congo-Forest)	=69	1.9%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	800.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2.3%	0%	0%	2.0%	2.3%	2.5%
SIFCO (Société industrielle et forestière du Congo)	=84	0.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	621.1 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0.9%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%
SIPAM	78	1.1%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	386.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.4%	0.7%	0%	1.5%	1.7%	0.0%
SLJ Global Tbk	40	15.4%	-2.3%	Producer, processor, trader	Indonesia	770.5 KHa	18000269.00 $18.0M	17.7%	22%	22.1%	9.3%	19.0%	7.7%
Société Industrielle de Mbang (SIM)	=62	3.8%	+2.3%	Producer, processor, trader	Cameroon	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4.7%	2.3%	1%	4.3%	4.4%	2.6%
SODEFOR	46	11.5%	-1.8%	Producer, processor	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	12.7%	13.2%	–	12.0%	11.9%	8.1%
Sodinaf (Société de distribution nouvelle d'Afrique)	=84	0.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Cameroon	970.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0.9%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%
SOFIA (Société Forestière et Industrielle d'Abal)	=84	0.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	510.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0.9%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%
SOMIVAB	43	11.8%	n/a	Producer, processor	Gabon	304.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	12.8%	14.1%	–	9.4%	14.3%	2.8%
Sumec International Technology Trade Co. Ltd.	=91	0%	n/a	Trader	China	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd	21	41.3%	+2.0%	Producer, processor, trader	Japan	265.0 KHa	2175922545.00 $2,175.9M	45%	50.7%	54.5%	34.7%	41.4%	51.3%
Suzano S.A.	15	52.1%	-12.2%	Producer, processor, trader	Brazil	1,266.9 KHa	12642459772.00 $12,642.5M	57.4%	58.3%	52.7%	48.3%	51.3%	35.9%
TA ANN Holdings Bhd	29	23.2%	+3.2%	Producer, processor, trader	Malaysia	396.2 KHa	243230990.00 $243.2M	26%	27.9%	26.8%	21.1%	24.4%	19.2%
Taman Group	=84	0.7%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Republic of Congo	513.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0.9%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%
Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk PT	26	32.9%	-2.7%	Producer, processor	Indonesia	239.9 KHa	55240807.00 $55.2M	35.9%	34.9%	–	27.1%	36.1%	31.6%
Tranchivoire	52	8.8%	+0.9%	Producer, processor, trader	Ivory Coast	385.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	9.8%	10.9%	10%	7.8%	11.5%	7.1%
Transport Bois Négoce International (TBNI)	83	0.8%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	Gabon	438.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1%	0%	0%	1.0%	1.2%	0.0%
Veracel	11	62.5%	+23.6%	Producer, processor	Brazil	83.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	61%	70.9%	–	61.4%	65.5%	59.7%
Vicwood Group	53	8.2%	+1.0%	Producer, processor	Hong Kong	316.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	8.8%	11%	–	6.4%	11.0%	2.6%
Wang Sam Resources & Trading Company	=84	0.7%	n/a	Processor, trader	China	706.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	0%	0%	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%
Wenzhou Timber Group Company Ltd	77	1.3%	n/a	Processor, trader	China	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	1.4%	0%	2.0%	1.9%	0.0%
Wijma	47	11.1%	-4.6%	Producer, processor, trader	Netherlands	315.1 KHa	0.00 Private co.	13%	11.7%	16%	8.5%	13.8%	7.9%
Woodbois	7	69.4%	n/a	Producer, processor, trader	UK	337.5 KHa	39807561.00 $39.8M	75.3%	73.4%	73.1%	60.7%	71.2%	53.8%
WTK Holdings Bhd	36	15.9%	+7.5%	Producer, processor, trader	Malaysia	860.0 KHa	61528604.00 $61.5M	18.1%	19.7%	21.4%	13.5%	18.5%	16.7%
Xiamen Xindeco Ltd	=71	1.8%	n/a	Trader	China	0.0 KHa	361691252.00 $361.7M	–	–	1.8%	0.0%	2.4%	3.3%
YiHua Life	57	7%	-0.1%	Producer, processor, trader	China	400.0 KHa	778064402.00 $778.1M	8.8%	9.9%	13.4%	4.2%	9.5%	1.3%
Zhejiang Materials Industry Senhua Group Co. Ltd.	=91	0%	n/a	Trader	China	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	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 131 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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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

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

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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

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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February 2020

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

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

Discover the film “Republic of Congo: Gorilla Forest”

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June 2019

‘We do care’ say HFF owners

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June 2019

Dorrigo-based Fireground Leadership and Training runs courses overseas

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June 2019

Início » Poluição do ar no RS: uma densa nuvem a ser dispersa (por Eduardo Raguse Quadros) (Air Pollution in the RS: a dense cloud to be dispersed (by Eduardo Raguse Quadros)) Poluição do ar no RS: uma densa nuvem a ser dispersa (por Eduardo Raguse Quadros)

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June 2019

Big Money, Big Cheating: Keeping Profits High and Hidden in the Gabonese Logging Industry

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June 2019

Guilty pleas to RMA breaches

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June 2019

Multinationales responsables: initiative ou contre-projet?(Responsible multinationals: initiative or counter-project?)

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June 2019

Exploitation du bois : Le pillage de la forêt gabonaise par les Chinois se porte bien(Exploitation du bois: The looting of the Gabonese forest by the Chinese is doing well)

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June 2019

TYCOON FROM MAHATHIR’S PAST ERA ‘MADE SURE PLENTY OF SHARES WERE HANDED TO THE CHILDREN OF TAIB MAHMUD’: SHOCK REPORT REVEALS HOW ‘DAMNED CORRUPTION’ BEGAN WITH BAKUN DAM – A PROJECT WHICH ANWAR TRIED TO HALT BEFORE HE WAS JAILED – BUT OF COURSE NEW MACC CHIEF LATHEEFA MAY NOT ‘REMEMBER’

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June 2019

Aracruz (Fibria/Suzano) ataca familiares de guardião das águas no Sapê(Aracruz (Fibria / Suzano) attacks family of guardian of waters in Sapê)

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June 2019

Sipat reúne dois mil colaboradores pra falar sobre segurança e saúde na Veracel(Sipat brings together two thousand employees to talk about safety and health in Veracel)

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May 2019

Industrial Tree Plantations and Green Bonds

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May 2019

Jugement sur l’exploitation forestière illégale (Judgment on illegal logging)

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May 2019

Cameroun : Les populations du Sud Cameroun revendiquent les revenus de l’exploitation de leurs forets (Cameroon: Populations of South Cameroon claim revenues from logging)

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May 2019

MPF denuncia Wesley Batista por uso de informações privilegiadas (MPF denounces Wesley Batista for insider trading)

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May 2019

Pegada Ecológica: Veja oito hábitos que compensam a emissão de carbono (Ecological Footprint: See eight habits that offset carbon emissions)

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May 2019

Bracell de Lençóis Paulista lança Programa de Parceria Florestal (Bracell de Lençóis Paulista launches Forest Partnership Program)

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May 2019

Duratex takes reflection on conscious water consumption for schools in João Pessoa (Duratex takes reflection on conscious water consumption for schools in João Pessoa)

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May 2019

M Amri Tewas Diterkam Harimau, Grup APP dan KLHK Diminta Bertanggungjawab (M Amri is Dead by Tiger, APP Group and KLHK Asked to Be Responsible)

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May 2019

APP acknowledges links to controversial suppliers, but fails to release an auditor’s report

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May 2019

Inside One of the Congo Basin’s Worst Forest Offenders

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May 2019

Penebangan Dilakukan Masif, Hutan Tele Terancam Punah(Felling is Massive, Tele Forest is Endangered)

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May 2019

Greenpeace criticised the jungle-deforestation by Swiss company – view

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May 2019

Procès Yalisika : les accusés condamnés en appel à des peines allants jusqu’à 6 ans de priso(Yalisika trial: defendants sentenced on appeal to up to 6 years in prison)

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May 2019

Wariness over Indonesian president’s vow to get tough on land disputes

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May 2019

Jambreiro project Pre-Feasibility Study gets underway

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May 2019

Indonesian Village Reels from Plastic Pollution as Waste Imports Soar

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May 2019

Aparat TNI/Polri Kawal Pekerja Swasta Tanami Lahan Masyarakat Adat, Warga: Gaji Bapak Uang Rakyat(TNI / Polri Officials Guard Private Workers Plant Land of Indigenous Peoples, Citizens: The Salary for People's Money)

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May 2019

Asia Pulp & Paper, once linked to haze, set to return to shelves after getting green certification

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May 2019

Crítica literaria: Libro profundiza sobre las verdades ocultas en el río San Pedro(Literary criticism: Book delves into the truths hidden in the San Pedro River)

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May 2019

Besieged by progress

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May 2019

UCs do Sul da Bahia participam do Festival de Aves(UCs of the South of Bahia participate in the Festival of Birds)

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April 2019

U.S. companies implicated in illegal timber trade from West Africa

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April 2019

In Indonesia, a paper giant shuffles a litany of land conflicts

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April 2019

Infrastructures routières: rénovation et construction des ponts dans l’hinterland (Road infrastructure: renovation and construction of bridges in the hinterland)

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April 2019

Affaires au Cameroun: la FIPCAM et son DG indexés (Business in Cameroon: FIPCAM and its DG indexed)

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April 2019

Трутнев за: китайцы будут вывозить лес из ДФО миллионами кубометров (Trutnev for: the Chinese will export timber from the Far-Eastern Federal District millions of cubic meters)

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April 2019

ELDORADO NOTIFICA PAPER POR SUPOSTA ATUAÇÃO INDEVIDA DE CONSELHEIRO (ELDORADO NOTIFIES PAPER OF ALLEGED WRONGFUL ACT OF COUNSELOR)

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April 2019

Ebolowa : le torchon brûle entre les populations et la Cameroon United Forest (Ebolowa: the torch burns between the people and Cameroon United Forest)

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April 2019

Peat protection rule may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia’s forests

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April 2019

Droit de réponse des sociétés mises en cause par l’ONG britannique EIA(Right of reply of the companies implicated by the British NGO EIA)

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April 2019

Chile. Habitantes de Nacimiento cortan Ruta de la Madera denunciando emanaciones tóxicas de planta de celulosa(Chile. Inhabitants of Nativity cut Wood Route denouncing toxic emanations of cellulose plant)

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April 2019

New Report: European and North American Companies Support Soy, Cattle, and Timber Companies Responsible for Recent Surge in Amazon Deforestation

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April 2019

Post incendios forestales: sepa cómo las empresas evitarán la temida erosión(Post forest fires: know how companies will avoid the dreaded erosion)

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April 2019

Conflit forestier en RDC : procès en appel des policiers et soldats pour violences(Forest conflict in the DRC: police and soldiers on appeal for violence)

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April 2019

SETTLEMENT REACHED OVER POLLUTION AT INTERNATIONAL PAPER

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April 2019

Perú incumplió compromiso con EE.UU. que buscaba detectar origen ilegal de la madera(Peru breached its commitment to the United States that sought to detect illegal origin of wood)

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April 2019

Concejal por Nacimiento acusa a CMPC Celulosa de no dar solución por malos olores(Councilor for Birth accuses CMPC Cellulose of not giving solution for bad odors)

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March 2019

Commercial Court approves the Rougier Group’s proposed continuation plans

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March 2019

Bois : bilan mitigé pour la politique d’industrialisation gabonaise (Wood: mixed record for Gabonese industrializationpolicy)

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March 2019

In re Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Prods. Liab. Litig.

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March 2019

Projet REDD+ de la Mé : Une technique de saignée améliorée de l’hévéa pour doubler la quantité de caoutchouc récoltée. (REDD + Project of the Mé: An improved bleeding technique of the rubber tree to double the amount of rubber harvested.)

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March 2019

TOXIC TRADE FOREST CRIME IN GABON AND THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND CONTAMINATION OF THE US MARKET

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March 2019

Tasmania's Environmental Protection Authority green-lights new mill for Bell Bay

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March 2019

Worker 'critical' after run over by fork-lift

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March 2019

Komisi VII Temukan Penyimpangan Pengelolaan Limbah di Riau(Commission VII Finds Deviations in Waste Management in Riau)

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March 2019

ICMBio agradece voluntários do Parque Monte Pascoa(ICMBio thanks volunteers of Monte Pascoal Park)

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March 2019

Koalisi LSM Lingkungan Desak APP Selesaikan Konflik Lahan(Environmental NGO Coalition Urges APP to Complete Land Conflict)

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March 2019

Packaging drives pulp’s deforestation risks

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March 2019

Corma denuncia violentos atentados contra trabajadores forestales y maquinaria en el Biobío y La Araucanía(Corma denounces violent attacks against forest workers and machinery in the Biobío and La Araucanía)

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March 2019

Guy Bertrand Mapangou recadre l’Environmental Investigation Agency(Guy Bertrand Mapangou reframes the Environmental Investigation Agency)

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March 2019

Undercover Investigators Find Oregon Link To Illegal Rainforest Logging

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March 2019

Sumber Air Minum Diduga Dicemari Pekerja TPL, Masyarakat Adat Sihaporas Tanami dan Kuasai Lahan(Drinking Water Sources Allegedly Polluted by TPL Workers, Sihaporas Tanami Indigenous Peoples and Mastering Land)

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March 2019

Usai Cekcok, Perempuan Diduga Tabrakkan Diri ke KA(After Check-Out, Women Are Allegedly Crashed On the Train)

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March 2019

Ikeas Bedarf an Holz ist geradezu gigantisch und auch vor Urwäldern macht IKEA nicht halt! Was versteht IKEA unter Nachhaltigkeit? (Ikea's need for wood is gigantic and IKEA does not stop at virgin forests! What does IKEA understand by sustainability?)

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March 2019

Brigadistas controlam incêndio no Parna Monte Pascoal(Brigadistas control fire in Parna Monte Pascoal)

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February 2019

Cameroun: Nouvelle comparution ce mardi pour le jounaliste Nestor Nga Etoga (Cameroon: New appearance on Tuesday for journalist Nestor Nga Etoga)

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February 2019

L'Oréal, Firmenich Top CDP’s A-Lists for Climate, Water, Deforestation

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February 2019

Singapore court blocks bond sale by Brazil pulp maker Eldorado

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February 2019

KPPU Bantah Telusuri Kecurangan Pasokan Kayu Sinar Mas Group(KPPU Denies Searching for Fraud of Sinar Mas Group Wood Supply)

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February 2019

Selamatkan Danau Toba, 6 Perusahaan Ini Dituntut Ditutup(Save Lake Toba, 6 of these companies are demanded to be closed)

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February 2019

Perda Perlindungan Masyarakat Adat Pandumaan–Sipituhuta Ketok Palu(Perda Protection of Indigenous Peoples Pandumaan-Sipituhuta Ketok Palu)

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