On 8 March 2012, the World Bank announced that the Draft Indonesia Forest Investment Plan was posted on the Ministry of Forestry’s website. The 114-page document was posted in English, with a comment period of “a little over two weeks”.
Cheap carbon and futurology: Two more reasons why REDD as a carbon trading mechanism makes no sense
Cheap carbon and futurology: Two more reasons why REDD as a carbon trading mechanism makes no sense.
Aceh court rejects court case against forest clearing in Tripa peatswamp
Yesterday, a court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia threw out a case against palm oil company, PT Kallista Alam. The court case was brought by WALHI in November 2011. It took five months for the court to rule that WALHI should have attempted to mediate with the company before filing the case.
Norway and deforestation: “Offering its little finger to help, while using its fist to destroy”
In 2007, Norway announced that it would spend US$500 million a year to support REDD. But Norway has also invested US$13.7 billion in 73 companies in industry sectors that threaten forests, including oil palm, oil and gas, mining, cattle ranching, logging, pulp and paper, soy and hydropower dams.
Interview with Hasbi Berliani, Joko Waluyo and Avi Mahaningtyas, Kemitraan: “REDD is challenging, but we’re optimists”
Interview with Hasbi Berliani (Programme Manager, Environmental and Economic Governance), Joko Waluyo (Stakeholders Engagement Specialist, Kemitraan-Forests Government Programme) and Avi Mahaningtyas (Chief of Cluster, Environmental and Economic Governance), Kemitraan, in Jakarta, March 2012.