Aerial photographs by Greenpeace reveal that Asia Pacific Resources International Limitied continues to clear peat forest in Sumatra, despite the company’s forest policy.
Author: Chris Lang
Ecuador’s continued conflict over oil drilling, indigenous rights and biodiversity
Last month, Ecuador’s government approved permits for oil drilling in the Yasuní National Park. The drilling will be carried out by a subsidiary of the national oil company, Petroamazonas and will start in 2016.
REDD myth no. 2: Sustainable Forest Management
Sustainable Forest Management: The myth that cutting down the trees protects the forest. Even Rimbunan Hijau claims to practice sustainable forest management.
“Our world is at a turning point”, says CIFOR’s Peter Holmgren. Yeah right.
“Our world is at a turning point”, said Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Centre for International Forestry Research, in his opening address at the Forest Asia Summit earlier this month.
UK High Court shuts down “web” of carbon credit boiler rooms – £19 million scam with Eco-Synergies at the centre
A web of companies, with Eco-Synergies at the centre, has been closed down in the UK’s High Court.