From Paper Promises to Real Change: Reforming a Global Forest Destroyer
Today marks two years since Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) abruptly changed course, silenced its bulldozers and announced a groundbreaking Forest Conservation Policy. For decades, the Indonesian logging giant had…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Rainforest Alliance Evaluation of Asia Pulp and Paper’s Progress With Its Forest Conservation Policy Commitments
Third party evaluation finds little evidence of changes on the ground and APP’s “Action Plan” must be implemented, improved, verified and include stakeholder input prior to customers engaging in business…
Report from Riau: APRIL’s “Sustainable Forest Management Policy” One Year On
This guest blog comes to us from Isnadi Esman, the elected Secretary General of the Riau Network of Peatland Communities (JMGR), a community based organization dedicated to securing land rights…
Tempo: NGO – APP Fails to Meet its’ Own Commitment on Forestry Reform
“A new report has revealed that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) failed to meet its’ social responsibility commitments as set out in its’ Forest Conservation Policy, which sets out its’…
New Report Finds Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Lagging on Social Responsibility Commitments; Provides Recommendations for Improvement
On-the-ground interviews with 17 affected Indonesian communities reveal policy implementation problems while hundreds of unresolved land conflicts remain FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, 415 246 0161, laurel@ran.org San Francisco,…
Constant Conflict? Unresolved Land Disputes Still Haunt Asia Pulp and Paper
On-the-ground interviews with 17 affected Indonesian communities reveal policy implementation problems while hundreds of unresolved land conflicts remain Nearly two years after Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) made groundbreaking commitments…