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Tanoto’s April Breaks Ground on Rp 4t Paper Production Facility

Jakarta. Asia Pacific Resources International Limited, known as April, a management company that controls the pulp and paper businesses of the Tanoto family, held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new...

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Kalimantan Villagers Lodge Land Claim Against BHP Billiton Coal Project

Murung Raya, Central Kalimantan. Villagers in remote Central Kalimantan have lodged a claim for legal title to 1,000 hectares of land within BHP Billiton’s vast IndoMet coal project area under a new...

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Resentment Lingers in Village ‘Tricked’ Out of Its Land

A family in Maruwei village, Central Kalimantan, where residents have reported being forced to accept token sums from BHP Billiton in exchange for their customary forest. (Photo courtesy of Andrew...

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In APRIL’s No-Deforestation Pledge, Promises of Hope and of Pitfalls

Jakarta. Two weeks ago, paper and pulp giant Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings, or APRIL, made an announcement that sent shockwaves through Indonesia’s environmental circles: It pledged to...

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Green Bonds the Way Forward for Indonesia Environment, UN Conference Hears

Jakarta. The United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia, or UNORCID, has sounded the alarm about the urgency for green investments to mitigate for catastrophic releases of tundra methane...

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Suspended Riau Governor Gets Six Years in Bribery Case

Jakarta. The Bandung Anticorruption Court has sentenced the suspended governor of Sumatra’s Riau province, Annas Maamun, to six years in prison for taking bribes to issue forestry concessions to a...

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Indonesia Has Key Role in Climate Change Battle, Says IPCC

Jakarta. Climate science and sustainability experts have called on Indonesia to take a leadership role in the fight against climate change, and say the country could play a key part in tackling the...

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Suspended Riau Governor to Appeal Six-Year Sentence for Bribery

Jakarta. Annas Maamun, the suspended governor of Sumatra’s Riau province, will file an appeal against a six-year sentence and Rp 200 million ($15,040) fine handed down by a court on Wednesday in a...

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UN Report Makes Economic Case for Conservation of Indonesia’s Forests

Jakarta. The United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia, or UNORCID, published a new study on the value of Indonesia’s forests this week, advocating that greater conservation was crucial...

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Fight to Save Indonesia’s Jungle Corridors Key for Endangered Orangutan

Camp Leakey, Kalimantan. The bushes shook violently and the female orangutan froze. Her baby clutched her tightly before the two quickly disappeared into the Borneo undergrowth. As the bushes parted, a...

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