A year-long investigation by Greenpeace reveals that Asia Pulp and Paper is pulping ramin trees to produce paper. In 2001, Indonesia banned the logging of ramin trees. Ramin is listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and cannot be exported without special permits.
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WWF scandal (part 2): Corporate capture, commodities and carbon trading
A recent article asks whether corporations have captured big conservation? The subheading could have read, “Do bears shit in the woods?”
WWF scandal (part 1): Bears feeding on toxic corporate waste
WWF, the world’s biggest environmental organisation, is under fire. On 23 June 2011, the German TV station ARD broadcast a documentary highlighting WWF’s cozy relationship with distinctly unsustainable companies like the genetically modified giant Monsanto and the rainforest destroying palm oil company Wilmar.