A Common Vision For Transforming The European Paper Industry

27 January 2006

Long Term Vision

We, the undersigned, want to see a future Europe that consumes dramatically less paper than at present, with all that paper made by an industry that is less reliant on virgin tree fibres, maximises use of recycled materials, respects local people’s land rights, provides employment and has social impacts that are beneficial, conflict-free and fair. We want to see all of Europe’s paper being made from responsibly- and sustainably-sourced fibres, using entirely renewable ... read more

Posted on 07:29 PM in joint position papers, Indonesia, Position Papers, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Retten Sie die letzten Naturwälder!

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 01:19 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Deutsche Bank als „financial advisor“

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 05:20 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, economy and business

(Deutsch) Deutsche Bank kooperiert mit Tropenwaldvernichtern in Indonesien

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 05:49 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, economy and business

(Deutsch) Aceh: Tropenwald-Raubbau im Leuser-Nationalpark fordert neue Opfer
Die Katastrophe von Kutacane

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 10:30 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Aceh, illegal logging, Indonesia, disasters, corruption, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, tsunami

(Deutsch) Kein Urwald in unsere Schulhefte!

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 08:35 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Press Releases, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Bau der Zellstofffabrik nochmal überdenken!

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 05:23 PM in Indonesia, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, government, environment and climate

Palm oil plantations for biofuel production threaten tropical rainforest in Kalimantan

Open Letter

October 13, 2005

Francois Lamoureux Director-General Directorate-General Energy and Transport European Commission Dear. Mr. Lamoureux,

I am writing to express my concern about using palm oil and soya biomass as biofuels. To fulfill the demand for biofuel, large areas of tropical rainforests are currently already converted into plantations, with the effect, that lowland rainforest, especially in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, are cut down. Considering geological and ecological conditions in Borneo, in only a few years Borneo will become a ... read more

Posted on 08:19 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch's Open Letters
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, palm oil, rain forest destruction

Pulp Factory Kiani Kertas in the limelight again

 

Watch Indonesia!, August 2005

Latest developments from Kalimantan

by Vinda Nairus and Marianne Klute

translated by Petra Stockmann and Christoph Assheuer

PT Kiani Kertas is in the headlines again – and had been so for years. Formerly, it belonged to the empire of timber baron Bob Hasan, one of Suharto’s buddies. Using state funds for his Kiani Kertas was one of the crimes for which Bob Hasan was eventually brought behind bars. Other Kiani Kertas headlines concerned the horrendous debts ... read more

Posted on 01:59 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: illegal logging, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, pulp and paper, Prabowo, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) “Katastrophales Papier” Kalimantan – Insel der Zukunft?

Sorry, this entry is not available in English.
German version

Posted on 03:50 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, dictator Suharto, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, palm oil, pulp and paper, plantations, Prabowo, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business