Mongabay: Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the worlds largest paper companies, announced earlier this month that it will no longer cut down natural forests in Indonesia and will demand similar commitments from its suppliers. The announcement was received with guarded optimism by Greenpeace, Rainforest Action Network, World Wildlife Fund, and other NGOs who have waged a persistent campaign to change APPs forest policies.
Indeed, APPs new policy--which includes sourcing all material from plantation-grown...