Indorayon puts human life and environment at risk

Vereinte Evangelische Mission
Gemeinschaft von Kirchen in drei Erdteilen
United Evangelical Mission
Communion of Churches in three Continents
Mission Evangélique Unie
Communion d’Eglises dans trois Continents
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Press Release, 01/30/2003

UEM against the reopening of pulp mill in Indonesia

Wuppertal, 30th January 2003 – The UEM supports the protest of Indonesian churches and NGOs against the reopening of the PT Inti Indorayon Utama pulp mill in North ... read more

Posted on 05:13 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, pulp and paper, protest action, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Unbeschreibliches Papier aus Tropenholz

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German version

Posted on 09:52 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: illegal logging, Indonesia, human rights, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction

(Deutsch) Wald bald Papier

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German version

Posted on 09:20 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: illegal logging, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, corruption, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, security sector

Environmental Agreement For ECAs at The OECD Threatened by German Government Obstructionism

17 September 2001

LETTER TO GERMANY’S CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER

BACKGROUND:

Negotiations have continued for more than two years at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for an environmental agreement for Export Credit and Investment Insurance Agencies (ECAs). These negotiations represent an important first step toward binding, stringent, internationally accepted and common social, environmental and human rights standards for ECAs. ECAs are the world’s largest sources of public finance for destructive large-scale infrastructure projects in low income countries. They are responsible for ... read more

Posted on 04:59 PM in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, human rights, pulp and paper, Papua, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

Indonesia: una nueva víctima en relación con Indorayon

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WRM, 04 August 2000

La fábrica de celulosa y rayón de Indorayon (PT IIU) en Porsea, Norte de Sumatra, ha provocado un prolongado conflicto ambiental en la región, donde los campesinos y las ONGs locales han venido exigiendo su clausura debido a la contaminación que afectó al Lago Toba por causa de los efluentes emitidos por la industria, la destrucción de los bosques de la zona y la plantación de monocultivos ... read more

Posted on 03:17 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, Sumatra