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Indonesia: APP won't acquire companies that continue destroy forests
2014-07-08 23:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will not acquire companies that continue to destroy forests, according to a new procedure for association introduced by the Indonesian forestry giant. The procedure, developed after months of consultations with NGOs, effectively closes a loophole some environmentalists feared would allow APP to sidestep its zero deforestation commitment by acquiring companies that continued to clear forest after its February 5, 2013 deadline. Aida Greenbury, APP's Managing Director of...
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Indonesia is killing the planet for palm oil
2014-07-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vice: Indonesia is being deforested faster than any other country in the world, and it has everything to do with one product: palm oil. According to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change, deforestation in the Southeast Asian archipelago is nearly double the rate in the Amazon. Indonesia is said to have lost 840,000 hectares (3,250 square miles) of forest in 2012 while Brazil -- which has four times Indonesias rainforest -- lost a still-massive 460,000 hectares. The reports authors found...
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Deforestation in Indonesia Is Double the Government's Official Rate
2014-06-30 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Trees in Indonesia are disappearing at twice the rate reported by the nation's government, according to a new analysis of deforestation rates. The data also suggests that the nation's 2011 regulations to halt deforestation were largely ineffective, the study authors say. Published yesterday in the journal Nature Climate Change, the study reinforces earlier work and also finds that since much of the nation's easy-to-access lowland forests have already been exploited, developers are increasingly...
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Deforestation in Indonesia worse than in Brazilian Amazon, says study
2014-06-30 10:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Indonesia cleared 840,000 hectares of forest in 2012 compared to 460,000 hectares in Brazil, with new research suggesting that the true size of deforestation and climate change impacts have been significantly under reported. Forests play a crucial role in mitigating carbon emissions and preserving biodiversity, therefore helping tackle the effects of climate change. They have often been said to be essential in reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development. A new study published in...
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Indonesia Seeks $5 Billion to Cut CO2 From Deforestation
2014-06-29 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Indonesia needs about $5 billion in aid to hit its target for reducing emissions, according to the agency set up to protect rainforests and peatlands. Norways commitment of $1 billion in 2010 is just the beginning of what is needed in Indonesia, ranked as the worlds third-largest emitter because of its shrinking forests, said Heru Prasetyo, head of the agency for Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation, known as REDD+. To assure successful REDD+ programs, we cant limit...
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