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…
Publisher’s Weekly: Asia Pulp and Paper Tries to Recast Its Image
‘The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has been one of APP’s most vocal critics. Lafcadio Cortesi, of RAN, said that though APP has made important improvements in its environmental and social…
