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APP suppliers allegedly slashing forests and peatlands in Indonesia
2013-03-27 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Less than two months after its implementation, two Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) suppliers in Indonesian Borneo have been accused of violating the companys new sustainability policy, which includes a zero deforestation commitment throughout its entire supply chain. A coalition of NGOs in Indonesias West Kalimantan province said in a press conference on Monday that two independent suppliers of APP PT Asia Tani Persada (ATP) and PT Daya Tani Kalbar (DTK) have continued to cut down natural forests,...
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Palm oil, paper, biofuels production on peatlands drive large GHG emissions
2013-01-31 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Degradation of peat swamps for oil palm and timber plantations is a substantially larger source of greenhouse gas emissions than previously believed, finds a new study published in the journal Nature. An international team of researchers tested the water chemistry of channels draining peatlands in Malaysia and Indonesia. They found high levels of "ancient" carbon, indicating that peat swamp degradation releases carbon that has been locked away for thousands of years. Much of the carbon eventually...
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