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Malaysian NGOs form alliance to address palm oil concerns
2013-08-01 01:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Seven Malaysia-based NGO's have banded together to form an alliance to provide a Malaysian civil society perspective on social and environmental issues related to palm oil production. The initiative aims in part to counter Malaysian industry claims that concerns over palm oil are purely driven by Western NGO's. The alliance, called the Malaysian Palm Oil NGO Coalition (MPONGOC), currently includes the Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA), Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), Indigenous Peoples...
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Indonesian NGOs demand inquiry into natural resource graft
2013-06-26 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A coalition of anti-corruption and environmental NGOs has urged Indonesias anti-graft body to investigate cases of corruption in the natural resources sector. Corruption linked to the forestry, mining and plantation industries leads to billions of dollars in state losses each year, the coalition said, with the countrys natural resources being used as a virtually bottomless piggy bank by corrupt officials. The embezzlement of regional budgets can be tackled, Im sure of that, said Tama S. Langkun,...
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BANGLADESH: NGOs increase pressure on retailers to sign fire safety agreement
2013-05-10 14:04:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
NGOs are increasing pressure on international clothing brands and retailers that source from Bangladesh to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety following another fatal incident in a garment factory.
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Indonesian NGOs call for improvement of APPs Forest Conservation Policy
2013-05-06 05:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eyes on the Forest: At least eleven social and environmental civil society groups and networks sent a joint letter to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) on 24 April 2013, explaining the substantial social and conservation issues APP has failed to address adequately in its Forest Conservation Policy and associated documents. On 5 February 2013, the Sinar Mas Group's Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) published a new "Forest Conservation Policy' (FCP). Since then, SMG/APP organized several "focus group discussion' meetings with various...
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As massive deforestation continues in Sumatras Tesso Nilo, Indonesian lawmakers pin blame on 'foreign' NGOs
2013-03-25 22:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesian lawmakers criticized the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for its inability to stop deforestation in Sumatra, accusing the group of trying to destroy Indonesias reputation abroad and hurting the countrys economy. Foreign NGOs like the WWF are like thieves visiting our homes to steal our treasures without us realizing it, said lawmaker Firman Subagyo, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe on March 17. The NGOs arrogance has impacted our weakened industrial competitiveness overseas, which...
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