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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.

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Africa Sustainable Investment (ASI) =91 0%
n/a Producer Gabon 281.4 KHa 0.00 Private co. 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%
2.7%
Agra Bareksa =91 0%
– Producer, processor, trader Indonesia 370.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
18.4%
CENIBRA 12 56.2%
-1.5% Producer, processor Brazil 131.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 53.9%
62.1%
–
56.5%
63.9%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
32.1%
Fipcam 56 7.3%
n/a Producer, processor Cameroon 271.3 KHa 0.00 Private co. 8.3%
5.5%
–
9.1%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1.7%
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%
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%
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%
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%
84.7%
Korindo 22 40.2%
+6.0% Producer, processor Indonesia 618.9 KHa 0.00 Private co. 39.3%
43.9%
–
43.0%
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%
13.6%
Maderacre 9 67.3%
n/a Producer, processor Peru 209.1 KHa 0.00 Private co. 67.9%
60.5%
–
70.9%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
15.5%
SAF (Société d'Aménagement et d'Exploitation des Forźts) =91 0%
n/a Producer, processor, trader Gabon 857.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
2.5%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
0.0%
SOMIVAB 43 11.8%
n/a Producer, processor Gabon 304.0 KHa 0.00 Private co. 12.8%
14.1%
–
9.4%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
0.0%
Veracel 11 62.5%
+23.6% Producer, processor Brazil 83.7 KHa 0.00 Private co. 61%
70.9%
–
61.4%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
16.7%
Xiamen Xindeco Ltd =71 1.8%
n/a Trader China 0.0 KHa 361691252.00 $361.7M –
–
1.8%
0.0%
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%
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%

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

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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

Forestry sector cultivates SDG action plan

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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

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

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

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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

‘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

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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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

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

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

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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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

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

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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

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

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

Inside One of the Congo Basin’s Worst Forest Offenders

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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

Jambreiro project Pre-Feasibility Study gets underway

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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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May 2019

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

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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

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

SETTLEMENT REACHED OVER POLLUTION AT INTERNATIONAL PAPER

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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

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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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

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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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

Kesepakatan Rahasia Hancurkan Hutan Papua, Berikut Foto dan Videonya(Secret Agreement to Destroy Papuan Forests, Following Photos and Videos)

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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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February 2019

Nelson forest owners will count fire cost years out but back to work soon for downstream workers

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