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2016-04-20

Minister and Acehnese leaders declare moratorium on palm oil and mining expansion in the Leuser Ecosystem

2016-06-23

2016-06-23 Ministry seals off palm oil concession in Leuser Ecosystem linked to supply chain of top biofuel p...

2016-04-03

Indonesian minister expresses appreciation for DiCaprio’s concerns and readiness to work together

2017-10-09

APRIL loses legal basis for operations due to non-compliance

2016-04-29

Entire process for new palm oil permits ended, confirms minister

2016-04-12

Fate of Leuser Ecosystem depends on decision made now, warns conservationist

2016-11-10

Indonesian authorities reject APP landscape conservation

2019-02-08

RSPO takes move, listed company stops deforestation

2017-01-17

Govt cracks down on five more APP peat violators, bringing total to eight

2017-12-11

APRIL’s largest supplier still committing peat violations

2016-06-18

Minister and Aceh Governor prove their commitment to protecting Leuser Ecosystem

2016-04-24

Minister points to Leuser Ecosystem moratorium in UN speech as proof of Indonesia’s commitment

2016-11-15

Govt takes tough line against APP’s continual exploitation of burned peatlands

2016-05-14

All bilateral cooperation with Singapore being reviewed by Indonesian Environment Minister

2016-04-16

Indonesian Environment Minister reprimands Singapore for comments

2018-09-13

New evidence found in Batang Toru hydroelectric site

2016-05-24

Unprecedented steps taken to reinforce President's palm oil expansion moratorium

2016-03-17

IPOP originator vows full support for pledge

2016-11-18

APP under the spotlight as another company found replanting burned peatlands

2016-04-26

Aceh Deputy Governor ready to provide ground level backing to Leuser Ecosystem moratorium

2017-02-22

Minister gets tough on implementing President’s peat regulatory reforms

2017-10-01

APP companies show compliance, get work plans approved

2017-04-10

Stakeholders told about mistakenly-uploaded peat restoration roadmap

2016-02-26

Collaboration with communities for peat rehabilitation projects not to be half-hearted, says palm oil giant executive

2016-10-19

Google Earth images demonstrate true extent of burned peatlands in pulp giant's concessions

2016-02-17

APP fails the grade, according to Forest Peoples Programme

2017-11-06

Cargill develops new plantations in peat ecosystem complex

2016-12-04

Minister highlights key points of revised peat regulation

2017-05-31

Indonesian authorities conclude Sime Darby has committed violations

2016-12-19

CSOs back govt’s law enforcement efforts against APP’s peat violations

2018-07-24

APP draining peat protection zone ahead of Asian Games

2016-04-23

Chief Security Minister congratulates parties involved in Leuser Ecosystem palm oil and mining moratorium

2018-09-21

Minister underlines key points of new palm oil moratorium

2016-03-10

WWF concerned APP will revert to old ways

2016-06-06

Peat Agency Chief addresses concerns of CSOs

2016-09-21

Indonesian peatland restoration indicative map issued, covering 35 times the size of Singapore

2016-03-05

Indonesian minister responds to Norwegian concerns

2018-09-10

Palm oil permits with intact forests traded for USD80m

2016-07-23

Agreement with APRIL company cancelled by Forestry Minister due to irregularities

2016-05-20

Proposals for conversion of forest 12 times the size of Singapore into palm oil plantations rejected

2018-09-19

Minister sends letter to Batang Toru hydroelectric company

2016-01-28

Indonesian minister gives green light to a detailed study of IPOP through bilateral cooperation

2017-10-19

Five more APP companies have work plans approved

2018-02-23

Unilever buying CPO from peat forest destroying mills

2017-02-14

Symbolic removal of acacia marks new era of peat-related law enforcement

2016-02-02

Reducing emissions does not depend solely on land-use and forestry issues, says Indonesian coordinating minister

2016-11-07

Minister designates Leuser Ecosystem as inseparable part of Aceh spatial plan

2018-12-27

Apical, Mondelez still at fault for orangutan habitat loss

2016-12-02

President signs revised peat regulation, ending business-as-usual practices

2016-09-01

Asia Pulp & Paper denial shown to be false

2016-03-25

Minister forms IPOP verification team

2016-11-24

Listed company develops new palm oil plantation in last year's burned peatlands

2016-11-21

Largest NGO says APP peat fires deliberately set for replanting purposes

2018-10-10

New Papua deforestation seen as a real test for Nestle 

2016-04-01

Major APRIL supplier reportedly in serious breach: Greenpeace demands legal action

2017-03-29

Minister decides to review logging permit in Bornean orangutan habitat

2016-08-29

Sinarmas Forestry company found guilty of unlawful conduct by High Court over peat fires

2016-10-26

VIDEO: Monitoring finds seriously burned peatland in Leuser Ecosystem, prompting demand for action

2018-06-21

Govt approves company’s new work plan, peat forest draining stopped

2016-02-08

APP stresses three priorities for new mill’s fiber supply

2016-08-12

Palm oil moratorium on track, ministry urges all parties to get on board

2017-03-21

Minister stops peat violations in Bornean orangutan habitat

2016-11-28

Top officials investigate extent of palm oil company's peatland violations

2018-04-03

Video depicts orangutan peat forests in recently sold Triputra concession

2016-02-24

'Indigenous communities must be fully involved in peat restoration work'

2016-10-11

Pulp giant company's work plan annulled due to plantation expansion in Kampar Peninsula landscape

2016-06-04

Environmental group downplays effectiveness of peat agency

2017-03-23

Acacia removed in Kampar Peninsula after inaction by pulp giant

2018-03-08

GAR delivers deforestation-free supply chains to Papua

2016-09-08

APRIL proven to have misled the public regarding serious peatland violations

2016-07-23

Aceh authorities explain rationale behind Leuser circular letter ‎to palm oil companies

2018-04-23

Palm oil expansion in LiDAR-mapped peat still undetected

2016-02-02

Wilmar claims to have made significant progress, environmental NGOs disagree

2017-02-24

Most NGOs react strongly to poor level of paper giant’s legal compliance

2016-09-09

APRIL subsidiary’s concession suspended as authorities await revised work plan

2016-07-03

IPOP disbandment due to two key drivers, says DG

2016-09-03

Landscape level peat restoration to begin this year, says Peat Agency Chief

2018-05-28

HCV areas being destroyed by bauxite mining company

2016-12-08

No peat restoration efforts across APP’s supply chain, concludes ministry’s monitoring

2019-04-11

Govt efforts dramatically reduce haze in last three years

2016-03-10

Indonesian govt freezes concession license of major APRIL supplier, half the size of Singapore

2017-03-13

Astra retains link to supplier with ‘busy years ahead’ clearing Papua's forest

2017-03-20

Market leader continues clearing of Papua’s forests to achieve its business goal

2016-12-06

Govt punishes APRIL’s business-as-usual practices in peatlands

2016-03-15

Association chairman backs minister's move

2016-07-16

Peat agency disagrees with Greenpeace recommendation for peat restoration priority areas

2018-11-15

Decision made over APRIL supply chain evidence

2017-04-03

First violator of new peat regulations caught red-handed in GSK landscape

2016-11-22

Govt doing commendable job in protecting Leuser Ecosystem, according to acclaimed biologist

2016-05-08

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Potential long-term fiber supply shortage is APP�s business, says Forestry Minister

2016-09-16

APRIL in flagrant violation of its own sustainability policy, according to CSO coalition

2016-04-14

Operations of another APRIL supplier suspended over forest fires

2018-07-30

Papua’s vanishing forests linked to TFT, RSPO members 

2017-01-02

Customary forest within pulp giant concession granted to indigenous group

2017-02-21

Giant pulp mill caught red-handed committing waste management violations

2016-12-23

Ministry official refutes report alleging burned peat replanting authorized

2017-01-09

Benchmarks to evaluate peat agency’s performance defined

2018-04-06

Photos portray latest situation in Sungai Putri landscape

2016-02-05

CSO coalition raises serious questions over long-term security of fiber supply for new APP mill

2017-05-29

Minister details role of peat governance in Indonesian GDP

2016-09-27

APRIL company’s newly-emerged work plan surprises NGOs but faces threat of cancellation

2016-12-10

Two prominent NGOs disengage from APRIL’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee

2018-01-02

Peat agency to fix LiDAR-based land cover misclassification

2017-01-06

2016’s peat restoration efforts leave critical lessons learned

2016-03-31

Wilmar and Musim Mas accused of just delivering "talks"

2017-01-11

Peat agency delivers zero action in hardest-hit concession, videos show

2016-03-22

APP breaches its commitment to transparency, local CSO concludes

2016-05-02

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Ministry requests detailed explanation of APRIL�s claim of 'unauthorized activity'

2016-05-06

Claim of 'unauthorized activity' by APRIL baseless, NGO concludes

2016-09-07

Environment Ministry’s hard work pays off as Indonesian parliament ratifies Paris Agreement

2017-01-26

Peat agency falls short of professional standards by failing to cite key data source

2018-09-20

Ex-Triputra concession in Bornean orangutan habitat sealed

2017-05-10

APP builds new canals the length of Bonn to Brussels

2018-10-01

Palm oil moratorium puts spotlight on existing permit

2016-07-27

Ministry begins law enforcement phase against major APRIL supplier

2018-08-24

Sanction put in place against Saratoga palm oil company

2016-05-03

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APRIL�s claim of 'unauthorized activity' makes no sense according to CSO alliance

2017-10-17

Authorities send forceful warning letters to two APRIL suppliers

2016-09-07

President Jokowi vows never to retreat in fight against forest and land fires

2016-11-01

Minister lives up to promise on action against peatland violators in Leuser Ecosystem

2017-05-16

FSC warned to respect Indonesia’s new peat regulations

2016-03-07

APP removes conservation masterplan from website

2017-11-10

Norwegian embassy implicitly confirms Cargill concession lies in peatlands

2016-03-02

Indonesia needs fiscal system resilient to impact of climate change, leading conservation group warns

2018-07-02

RSPO, TFT members still sourcing from peat burner

2018-02-01

Four new palm oil permits issued across Papua region

2016-02-25

IPOP should neither be uncritically accepted nor rejected out of hand, says minister

2017-03-16

Astra responds to questions about ties to controversial palm oil supplier

2016-12-27

Pulp giant replanting burned peat must face full force of law, urges frontline alliance

2016-07-13

VIDEO: Fate of underdeveloped villages linked to supply chains of palm oil giants in the Leuser Ecosystem

2019-03-29

Over 100 palm oil companies on the list for new permits

2018-06-26

Official letter warns Salim Group companies over peat violations

2017-01-16

Ministry criticizes peat agency’s misleading claims of ‘peat restoration interventions’

2016-08-01

Ex-IPOP signatory’s commitment being tested in Papua despite reassurances

2016-04-22

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NGOs still not convinced by APP�s long-term fiber supply plans

2019-01-28

MidEast company still destroying intact Papuan forests

2016-09-18

SAC members ask APRIL to put Indonesian government decisions into action

2017-01-21

Environmental NGOs call on APP not to continue operations in drained peatlands

2018-01-15

APRIL’s work plan approved after alignment with new peat regulations

2017-08-11

APP’s business transformation not substantial, monitoring finds

2017-10-22

Minister indicates dishonesty of APRIL’s management

2017-12-22

APRIL taught legal lesson by court defeat

2016-03-13

New APP mill must avoid deforestation, Greenpeace warns

2017-04-13

Evidence indicates Wilmar’s grievance progress updates not real

2017-07-13

Pulp & paper industry not to lack fiber supply in next five years

2016-07-26

Indigenous leader remains cautiously optimistic about President’s promise

2016-02-17

Indonesian govt must review its plans so as to mainstream emissions reduction efforts in forestry sector

2017-03-10

Lesson learned report needed from GAR despite constructive response

2017-07-31

Global campaigner urges corporations to start monitoring with ministry

2017-05-19

LiDAR mapping confirms APRIL concession lies in deep peat

2016-12-29

Govt rejects Singapore-based company’s proposals on peat violations

2016-12-12

Outgoing ambassador impressed by Jokowi’s climate change efforts

2016-02-12

Minister demands that APP remove ministry logo from conservation masterplan

2016-03-18

Sustainable development not sole responsibility of producing countries, says coordinating minister

2016-06-01

Peat agency lacks the guts to deal with pulpwood concessions, according to head of CSO concessions

2017-05-06

VIDEO CLIP: Environmental activist releases new single for forests

2019-01-09

'Beyond NDPE' measures still tied to peat drainage via Apical

2018-04-02

2017 marks APRIL’s highest acacia fiber supply in 5 years

2016-03-06

IPOP Management conveys clear position in support of minister's decision

2016-04-07

Minister laments twisting of her positive response to DiCaprio concerns

2016-08-15

President gets peat agency report card, demands further peat restoration action

2016-04-05

Failure of APRIL's sustainability policy causes regret and dissatisfaction

2017-02-27

Caught red-handed, APP company orders an end to burned peat replanting

2016-07-19

Existing permits not to be left out of palm oil moratorium, according to ministry

2017-11-29

Ground-check proves errors in WRI-coordinated LiDAR mapping

2017-07-10

CAA palm oil company keeps expanding with peat violations

2016-08-19

Violations in Tripa peat protection zone uncovered

2016-03-21

Chamber of commerce chief issues strong warning against boycott of Indonesian palm oil

2016-05-30

Greenpeace calls for peatlands in protection zones to be liberated from pulpwood concessions

2016-02-17

RAN: Two main things needed for APP to win marketplace trust

2016-02-05

CSOs respond to Indonesian pulp and paper industry�s demand for special treatment

2017-01-24

Photos of 2015’s burned peat in pulp giant concessions reinforce President’s warning

2016-12-14

Govt indicates giant agribusiness group linked to illegal peat exploitation

2019-01-07

Wilmar claims of ceased sourcing remain questionable

2018-08-14

Minister sanctions palm oil company in Leuser Ecosystem

2019-02-15

Business reasons cited for ongoing peat forest clearing

2018-03-19

Remaining Sime Darby HCS forests saved from targeted clearing

2016-02-08

APP says it respects government decision to suspend suppliers and vows to improve supplier practices

2017-02-06

NGO coalition raises concerns about bureaucracy, ministry responds with evidence

2017-05-02

Minister reaffirms backing from President on peat reforms

2016-11-03

Aceh Governor reinforces President’s palm oil moratorium policy

2016-06-17

Minister discloses five considerations concerning palm oil expansion moratorium

2016-05-29

NGO executive urges prioritization of efforts to fill up canals in peat domes

2017-04-05

Legal measures taken against palm oil company fragmenting peat forests

2018-06-25

Minister cracks down on GAMA company for peat violations

2016-05-30

WWF urges peat agency to ensure companies refrain from replanting acacia in peatlands

2016-03-08

Insufficient justifications for Indonesian govt to support IPOP, claims association

2016-06-03

CSO network demands total end to pulpwood concession operations in peat domes

2018-01-19

USD43 million of peat agency budget unspent

2018-03-12

Two giants slow to cut ties with Papua deforestation

2016-03-22

Pulp and paper industry warned away from community plantation forest program

2016-03-19

CIRAD says imposing higher taxes on palm oil was 'wrong action to take'

2017-03-06

Independent audit essential to learn truth about loss of HCS forest, says NGO

2017-01-04

Ground level facts at odds with APP company’s letter of request to ministry

2016-02-21

Honesty with facts on the ground is imperative, says Chief of Peat Agency

2017-04-29

APRIL keeps option of plantation development in peatlands on the table

2016-08-07

Pressure on Wilmar to keep its promises after IPOP disbandment

2018-05-14

Prominent business player continues to drain peat forests

2018-10-15

Nestlé clarifies supply chains still linked to deforestation 

2016-06-07

Peat Agency Chief calls APP an uncooperative business group

2018-03-02

Peat mapping seen as invalid excuse for restoration slowdown

2016-02-26

Budgetary governance by peat agency to be closely watched, activist group says

2016-05-22

Environment Minister follows up on promise to review bilateral cooperation with Singapore

2018-04-04

Global companies linked to new canal development

2017-06-22

Decision on LiDAR mapping locations made solely by peat agency

2017-12-13

Ninth letter sent to speed up APRIL's work plan approval

2018-03-20

APP addresses report on soaring acacia fiber supply

2018-06-18

Minister brands EU palm oil phase-out deal a misstep

2016-06-12

Peat agency appreciates APP owner's apology and promise of data

2017-07-21

World’s largest palm oil trader’s supply chains linked to peat violations

2016-03-23

Agrarian Minister tells palm oil companies not to buy time in HCVF areas registration

2016-01-28

Jokowi keeps his promise to take over burned areas located in forestry concessions

2018-03-29

Business group sells concession containing peat forests and orangutans

2018-01-05

PONGO Alliance ineffective in ending clearing of orangutan home

2018-06-06

AP news report on orangutan forest prompts response

2017-07-27

Minister reaffirms APRIL not aligned with peat governance

2017-12-18

Peat agency’s letter contradicts legal facts signed by President

2016-10-03

President’s no peat exploitation policy boosted by Agrarian Minister’s newly-issued letter

2017-01-23

Video reveals threat of peat fires from targeted peat restoration areas

2017-01-30

Second video reemphasizes untrue claims unhelpful in preventing peat fires

2018-02-05

33% of new palm oil concessions made up of peat ecosystems

2019-02-11

IUCN report aligned with President Jokowi’s instruction

2017-03-31

Ministry regrets baseless claim about unannounced inspection

2017-03-27

Sale of permit raises concerns for HCS forests and orangutan habitat

2016-06-20

Aceh Deputy Governor lauds new moves taken to protect Leuser Ecosystem

2016-10-29

Ambassadors congratulate Indonesia after President signs Paris Agreement into law

2016-06-09

Peat agency and ministry conclude APP told public lie

2016-07-10

VIDEO: Swift action by minister in Leuser Ecosystem saves 22 Sumatran elephants

2017-12-06

Sanction against Chevron for environmental violations maintained

2017-11-13

Peat agency LiDAR mapping omits evidence of burned peat forests

2018-06-23

Indonesian authorities refute Greenpeace orangutan claim

2017-02-17

Hard evidence exposes manipulation of pulp giant’s company letter

2017-09-12

Papua’s HCS forests remain a source of palm oil expansion

2018-07-11

Decision taken by peat agency over MoU with RSPO

2017-03-17

Finger pointed at Felda for ties with controversial palm oil company

2018-04-16

Minister: Iceland’s decision obviously unethical

2017-04-21

Early indications show APRIL to be compliant with sanctions

2017-02-01

Pulp giant company returns permit after uncontrolled peat fires exposed

2017-05-26

Threat of conversion of HCVF areas in APRIL supply chains

2017-10-09

Link between children’s education and acacia planting exposed

2018-07-26

Minister confirms end to peat drainage by two companies

2017-06-14

Ground inspection reveals APRIL fulfilling peat violation sanctions

2017-06-10

Fires hit Leuser Ecosystem’s Tripa peat swamp

2017-06-30

APRIL company’s legal document reinforces peat protection zones

2017-08-29

GenP held to account for promises despite exit strategy

2016-05-19

Letter requesting clarification of 'unauthorized activity' sent to APRIL supplier

2017-12-08

WRI-coordinated LiDAR mapping disregards new peat regulations

2018-01-11

Photos highlight level of Bornean orangutan habitat destruction

2017-04-25

Peat agency to revise roadmap by incorporating new peat regulations

2018-04-13

RFN presents evidence of GAMA’s irresponsible operations

2017-08-01

Minister finds lack of seriousness from APP in peat governance

2018-01-28

Palm oil expansion still ongoing in Indonesian peat ecosystem

2017-06-08

APP’s new canal development proposal seen as strange by Govt

2018-03-15

Acacia fiber supplied to APP’s OKI mills skyrockets 10 fold

2018-05-23

Public response by palm oil company raises further legal questions

2016-06-11

New report urges APRIL to relinquish peat domes from its fiber-supply chain

2016-05-16

Peat Agency Chief provides optimistic summary of agency�s performance

2017-05-13

Greenpeace comments on new canals built by APP companies

2017-08-04

Sime Darby company’s operations suspended due to illegal practices

2016-02-02

Two important aspects of Indonesian peat restoration efforts, says US Ambassador

2016-03-02

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'Don�t allow IPOP to become global farce'

2018-06-29

Serious dataset errors undermine claim of support from Norway

2017-11-23

Google Earth images reveal flawed WRI-coordinated LiDAR mapping

2017-09-22

Clearing begun on Bornean orangutan habitat worth USD3.2 million

2016-02-17

Greenpeace: Quicker action required to achieve peatland restoration goals

2017-10-25

Six APRIL suppliers now given warning letters

2018-11-16

Unending peat exploitation linked to three TFT members

2017-06-03

Indonesia unmoved by US decision to withdraw from Paris Agreement

2017-05-08

Verification proves paper giant company developed new canals

2017-05-23

Sime Darby required to end any further HCS forest clearing

2017-11-17

New evidence reinforces inaccuracy of WRI-coordinated LiDAR mapping

2017-09-05

FGV investments disregard cleaning up of supply chains

2016-06-21

Peat agency confirms submission of complete APP data

2017-06-17

Fire ravaged forestry concessions not covered by LiDAR mapping

2017-08-19

Largest US corporation complies with Indonesian peat governance

2018-09-26

New photos show Tapanuli orangutans on the move

2017-09-14

BGA confirms no new peat planting in orangutan habitat

2017-11-24

Minister emphasizes necessity of unbiased LiDAR mapping

2017-11-08

Govt shares photos of Cargill’s new plantations in peat ecosystem

2017-04-17

Pulp giant delivers progress report to ministry on waste removal

2016-05-26

No whitewashing of illegal palm oil plantations operating in state forest areas, says DG

2018-02-19

RAN reacts strongly to palm oil company initiative

2017-12-28

APRIL submits proposed new work plan, gaps still exist

2016-06-12

Activist group calls for incorporation of Leuser Ecosystem protection into spatial plan

2018-10-24

Cargill tainted by peat ecosystem destruction in West Papua 

2018-07-09

Peat agency signs MoU with RSPO, deprioritizing ISPO

2016-03-03

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Greenpeace says minister�s IPOP move commendable

2016-06-30

Peat agency indicative map adjudged to be misleading

2019-01-03

Orangutan habitat still falling victim to Wilmar supplier

2018-08-03

Minister divulges breaches by global palm oil supplier

2017-07-18

Minister presents photos of peat violations in palm oil concession

2018-05-15

APP prioritizes new acacia expansion in peat ecosystem

2017-09-16

Serious questions arise about FGV associate’s supply chains

2016-05-14

Peat restoration not as easy as flying automated drone, says Partnership Director

2017-08-23

Govt rejects company’s request to resume clearing home of orangutan

2018-04-17

Iceland, Greenpeace and GAR

2018-02-13

USD21.7 million channeled to governors for peat restoration

2018-08-06

APP accelerating community partnership actions

2017-09-29

Edible oils market leader linked to ongoing loss of orangutan habitat

2016-03-14

Owner gives full support to IPOP, �regardless of the headwinds against us�

2018-08-28

16 global palm oil players linked to ongoing peat fires

2018-03-28

New CPO mill constructed in targeted peat restoration site

2018-12-10

Govt considers sanctioning WWF-controlled company

2016-03-28

Chief Security Minister gives strong support to detailed study of IPOP

2018-10-17

PEAK clearing peat forests despite palm oil moratorium

2018-09-24

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2018-06-01

Investigation provides Bornean orangutan landscape update

2018-07-05

Certain companies yet to submit peat recovery documents

2016-04-07

Plantation fiber from suspended concession not to be pulped, warns WWF

2018-07-13

Minister confirms GFW map inaccuracies, WRI promises corrections

2017-09-27

Govt: Full compliance still required from MPK logging company

2016-01-28

IPOP Management takes proactive steps to follow up on Indonesian govt policy

2016-02-05

US-based CSO says APP has long road to go before ridding itself of controversy

2017-10-31

Apical update confirms NDPE companies linked to deforestation

2017-03-15

Sanction imposed on APRIL for 2016 peat fires yet to be lifted

2019-02-25

Peat violations ongoing in absence of law enforcement

2016-02-21

Three factors key to success of Indonesian peat restoration

2016-06-14

Data submitted by APP to peat agency still incomplete

2018-05-07

Violations by companies in Tripa peat swamps exposed

2016-07-29

NGO network gives guarded response to issue of peat restoration priorities

2017-06-27

Minister urges corrective action from companies in peat governance

2017-07-06

Peat agency’s budget absorption level at 1.2% by mid-year 2017

2017-09-07

Peat agency gets 'bonus' from budget cut

2017-09-20

Peat agency LiDAR mapping covers US company concession

2016-03-13

IPOP to adapt to Indonesian laws and regulations, not the converse, according to deputy minister

2019-02-01

Orangutan lives still adversely impacted by Cargill

2018-02-07

New work plan of APRIL’s largest supplier approved

2017-06-20

NGO questions peat agency’s approach in light of LiDAR mapping

2016-03-11

Palm oil giant responds positively to minister's move

2016-05-21

Greenpeace backs moratorium, calling IPOP signatory statement unhelpful

2018-01-24

Still only 40% of pulpwood companies have work plans approved

2017-12-04

Minister cracks down on Freeport for environmental violations

2018-04-09

Buyers pressed to suspend palm oil purchasing from GAMA

2018-08-13

GAMA Plantation ceases new peat development

2017-11-16

Majority of peat restoration funds still unused

2018-11-01

Ministry cancels one-day old agreement with WWF

2018-09-07

Order delivered to ensure no extinction of Tapanuli Orangutan

2018-09-17

‘Powerful’ company engaged in non-stop peat drainage

2018-05-02

TFT members linked to palm oil expansion in burned peatlands

2017-07-05

No room for palm oil, mining expansion as Irwandi returns as Aceh Governor

2018-06-07

Minister takes next move to stop peat violations in Leuser

2017-10-03

More NDPE companies connected to loss of orangutan habitat

2018-03-06

Deforestation halted by NDPE policy but ongoing monitoring needed

2019-03-26

Worry EU move may prompt Jakarta to lift palm oil moratorium

2018-08-01

One-year long destruction of orangutan habitat highlighted 

2018-05-11

Bulldozing of orangutan habitat continues in front of our eyes

2018-04-28

TFT agrees with Greenpeace but rejects claim of failure

2019-01-17

APP expansion diminishes conservation zone

2018-12-07

RSPO investigating member clearing HCS forests 

2019-03-14

Batang Toru dam project review results eagerly awaited

2019-01-14

APP re-drains recovering peatlands for acacia expansion

2018-11-12

Fate of Bornean orangutan linked to APRIL policy

2018-12-18

Shadow company tests new Wilmar policy measures

2016-05-18

Peat hydrological units containing good forest cover not to be opened up for palm oil, agrees expert

2017-08-08

APRIL remains in breach of toxic waste handling rules

2018-05-03

Minister intensifies crackdown on illicit practices in Leuser reserve

2016-04-09

Report finds palm oil giants and multinationals tainted by illegal palm oil supply chain

2017-11-27

Zero evidence of burned peat in Padang Sugihan questionable

2016-05-21

WALHI praises moratorium as good move while criticizing IPOP signatory statement

2018-11-19

Peat domes to sugarcane -- major supply chains linked

2017-08-31

Musim Mas respects GenP decision considered an ‘old dirty trick’

2016-03-10

Peat agency chief inspects peat fire blanketing local airport with haze

2018-04-26

Company behind palm oil expansion promises ground-check

2018-07-17

Freeport sanction still valid despite heads of agreement

2016-01-28

Report reveals the majority of peatland moratorium areas to consist of palm oil plantations

2017-09-25

FGV associate responds to NDPE policy issues

2019-02-04

Palm oil supplier continues to disrespect govt sanction

2016-05-17

Review of existing palm oil permits in peat hydrological units to be prioritized according to DG

2017-11-20

LiDAR analysis blunder viewable from trans-Kalimantan highway

2018-11-08

APRIL supply chain still tied to HCS forest clearing

2016-06-07

Japanese academics express cautious optimism on peat restoration efforts

2018-05-30

Extra photos confirm ongoing mining of peat forest ecosystem

2018-12-05

New peat drainage continues in Indonesian priority provinces

2018-06-04

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2018-02-21

Unilever undeniably linked to removal of Bornean orangutan habitat

2018-09-05

Batang Toru hydroelectric project subject to continuous monitoring

2019-02-28

Peat forests being drained in APRIL-controlled supply chain

2018-09-11

New peat drainage taints 20 palm oil traders, buyers

2018-11-05

Pulpwood company bulldozing Bornean orangutan habitat

2018-04-10

No active business relations with GAMA, palm oil giant confirms

2018-03-26

Peat forests targeted for restoration being converted into palm oil

2018-01-08

NDPE companies remain linked to destructive supply chains

2018-02-09

Aerial photos confirm misleading nature of WRI-coordinated mapping

2016-01-28

Institutional setup of new Indonesian Peatland Agency to be completed in next month or two

2019-02-06

APRIL ends acacia sourcing from HCS deforester

2018-04-20

TFT challenged to clean up its members’ supply chains

2018-08-30

Fire spot in Sungai Putri logging concession put out

2018-10-19

Mars asks ADM to remove Papua deforester from supply chain 

2018-11-23

RSPO member continues to drain peat ecosystem

2019-02-19

Sime Darby reacts to palm oil supply chain cases

2018-04-19

Peat forest clearing by two palm oil companies halted

2018-02-27

Papua's HCS forest destruction remains connected to Unilever

2018-12-03

Causes of land cover changes in orangutan stronghold discovered

2018-05-21

Peat agency calls for APP immediate restoration measures

2018-04-24

Minister highlights lack of substance in biased news report

2016-01-28

Top official: 3 ways of addressing the issue of palm oil plantations in peatland moratorium areas

2018-05-17

Social forestry viewed as APP strategy for expansion

2018-08-08

Govt sends letter asking WRI to correct false GFW data

2018-01-22

Palm oil company to rehabilitate Leuser’s elephant home range

2018-04-12

GAMA operations exemplify irresponsible company

2019-02-21

Musim Mas makes dubious claim about supplier

2016-01-28

Taking over burned areas will send wrong signals to market, Indonesian palm oil association says

2018-10-12

Govt exposes razing of peat forests by global CPO supplier

2019-03-11

PHOTOS: Orangutan forests still being ruined for palm oil

2018-06-11

Company seen doing nothing to end Leuser peat violation

2018-12-12

POIG member linked to drainage of peat restoration areas

2018-12-14

Evidence complements ministerial letter to WWF company

2019-02-13

APP ecosystem restoration concession being canalized

2018-04-30

Palm oil industry’s ability to halt deforestation in question

2018-06-08

Greenpeace remains quiet about new peat ecosystem drainage

2018-10-30

2018's biggest food firms still sourcing from peat destroyer

2019-09-22

Spreading peat fires in APP concession causing haze

2019-01-22

NGOs, minister present contrasting stances on new palm oil permit

2018-11-26

New facts cast doubt on TFT’s palm oil transformation

2018-10-05

Bornean orangutan peat forests being burned, logged

2018-10-08

Palm oil expansion goes on, review crucial

2018-07-19

Freeport disregards former President Megawati’s order

2018-05-09

More photos display violations by palm oil company

2018-08-20

Illegal Leuser Ecosystem destruction traced back

2018-09-03

Canals being developed in sold Triputra concession

2019-01-30

Earthworm members mired in orangutan peat forest loss

2018-11-30

Orangutans still at home in Sungai Putri landscape

2018-11-28

HCV signboards in pulpwood concession go missing

2018-10-03

Peat forests continue to disappear in APP’s HCV areas

2019-03-08

President delivers great gift for RI’s palm oil reputation

2018-12-20

New sanction imposed as NDPE policy still on paper only

2019-04-09

EU needs to take President Jokowi’s objections seriously

2018-10-22

Minister orders investigation of two illegal forestry cases

2019-03-22

Peat drainage ongoing amid protests against EU’s delegated act

2018-08-26

MoEF declares Laman Mining as a corporate suspect

2019-03-05

Palm oil expansion moratorium potentially weakened

2018-10-26

Leuser peat violator to be hit with parallel legal actions

2018-11-21

New RSPO standard being tested in West Papua 

2019-11-04

CIFOR DG: Key efforts needed to sustain momentum on peat, forests

2019-04-02

Return to planned deforestation should make EU think twice

2019-04-22

Delegated act could end EU's role in Leuser Ecosystem

2019-05-23

PHOTOS: Orangutans living in palm oil concession

2019-03-18

No resolve evident in palm oil moratorium enforcement

2019-12-06

CIFOR slammed by authorities for premature analysis

2019-05-27

GAR making consistent efforts to protect HCS forests

2019-06-10

Orangutan forest update relevant to Greenpeace

2019-08-05

Indonesian permanent forest moratorium signed

2019-09-14

WWF concession sealed due to forest, land fires

2019-04-05

Norway’s special envoy talks about EU delegated act

2019-07-08

GAMA translating NDPE policy into action in Papua

2019-07-04

Photos display Batang Toru dam construction progress

2019-10-01

Action plan for orangutans revoked for upgrade

2019-10-28

Over half of elephant wildlife reserve burned

2019-07-25

Mighty Earth: Astra sending a powerful signal

2019-06-20

GAR-Greenpeace engagement ends up in claim rebuttal

2019-03-20

Tapanuli orangutan not a legal monitoring parameter

2019-05-09

Fate of 108 Bornean orangutans depends on listed company

2019-08-12

Special envoy: Permanent forest moratorium a fantastic move

2019-07-01

Minister details permanent moratorium on primary forest, peat

2019-05-14

Another palm oil concession key to the fate of Bornean orangutans

2019-07-22

Key wildlife habitat protected by palm oil producer

2019-05-16

Half of palm oil concession set aside for conservation

2019-05-02

More facts from palm oil landscape serve as lesson for EU

2019-05-20

GAMA changes stance towards Bornean orangutan forests

2019-05-29

Over 1000 orangutans remain ahead of World Environment Day

2019-08-08

WRI: Indonesian permanent forest moratorium a huge step

2019-04-29

Palm oil company still protecting world’s orangutan capital

2019-05-06

Indonesia set to review EU’s role in Leuser Ecosystem

2019-08-01

“Mostly deforestation free” still not enough: Aidenvironment

2019-06-13

Ground-check reaffirms NDPE newcomer serious

2019-06-18

APRIL preventing extinction of Sumatran tiger

2019-06-24

Govt ramps up efforts to protect Tapanuli orangutans

2019-04-25

New photos from home of cohabitating key wildlife species

2019-07-11

Minister highlights growth in Sumatran tiger population

2019-09-02

CIFOR applauds President Jokowi’s moves

2019-07-16

Moratorium unlocked to return palm oil concession to national park

2019-08-20

Field evidence verifies Astra’s forest conservation efforts

2019-11-14

Carbon credit arrangements to be finalized: Minister

2019-06-26

Indonesia, global superpower for Bornean orangutans

2019-12-10

150 orangutans in palm oil concession saved from fires

2019-11-11

Haze-causing fires ongoing in APP concession

2019-09-04

Jakarta offers conditional deal to Brussels on palm oil

2019-11-28

APP Sinarmas sets new peat fire record this year

2019-08-16

Protection forests removed from moratorium map

2019-09-16

Authorities respond to Sime Darby and IOI denials

2019-09-13

Malaysian concessions at fault for fires and haze sealed

2020-01-30

WWF reacts after agreement ended, ministry counters

2019-07-30

Major peat forests still left in Salim palm oil concession

2019-10-04

APP’s reaction to haze-causing fires dismissed

2019-10-08

Claim by APP’s owner disproved by haze-causing fires

2019-10-17

Authorities make legal move against APP concession

2019-09-19

US NGO: WWF concession should be sealed permanently

2019-08-27

BRG revitalizing livelihoods from burned peatlands

2019-09-09

RI: Malaysia's transboundary haze complaints unacceptable

2019-10-31

Indonesian minister slices up APRIL concession for new capital

2019-12-05

Govt to crack down on misleading wildlife fund-raising campaigns

2019-11-25

Community-based carbon credit schemes legally possible

2020-02-10

Palm oil firm’s NDPE in Leuser Ecosystem deserves support

2019-11-06

Govt: RSPO should question its own effectiveness

2019-11-29

Minister: Direct comparisons of forest fire emissions misguided

2020-05-06

SVLK reimposition a welcome breakthrough, says WWF

2019-10-24

Sinarmas concession burns on President's inauguration day

2019-12-03

Assessment of unburned Bornean orangutan habitat required

2020-02-25

Palm oil concessions home to rich biodiversity

2019-11-21

79% of Indonesia's priority targets linked to MoEF

2020-05-01

Indonesia’s timber legality system remains in force

2020-01-23

Crucial messages delivered to WWF Spore on 2019’s fires

2019-10-10

New evidence reaffirms APP as haze producer

2019-09-17

WWF company, govt deliver stances on sealed concession

2019-12-13

Al Gore urged to learn from two sealed Cargill concessions

2019-10-15

Londerang peat protection forest entirely burned

2020-01-08

Sumatran tiger action plan for next 10 years being finalized

2020-01-13

Carbon concession linked to fires sealed off

2019-09-25

Injured Tapanuli orangutan continues to recover

2020-01-06

Minister: Co-habitat for flagship species still mostly intact

2019-11-18

GAR’s peat rehabilitation site burned again

2020-02-13

No further deforestation by palm oil company in West Papua

2019-12-16

Minister focuses on demographic bonus for environment  

2019-12-19

Govt prioritizing environmental recovery in new capital

2020-03-03

Indonesia’s Omnibus Law to incentivize NDPE companies

2020-01-20

Minister responds to new WEF Global Risks Report

2019-12-12

UNEP slides on Indonesia’s burned areas now irrelevant

2019-12-27

Forestry, environmental issues to dominate even more in 2020

2020-02-19

MoEF: Sciencemag news report on forest fires misconceived

2020-01-28

Law enforcement still effective in orangutan capital of world

2020-04-14

COVID-19 economic stimulus for forestry sector put forward

2020-05-12

Minister: Verbal note to EU on SVLK sent out

2020-03-30

Firefighting ongoing while COVID-19 spreads

2020-05-11

Minister boosts conservation gains from palm oil moratorium

2020-05-04

WRI applauds new progress to secure SVLK

2020-05-20

Minister reports on ten years of partnership with Norway

2020-03-23

Minister steps in assist forestry sector due to COVID-19

2020-05-26

Indonesia-Norway partnership marks a decade of success

2020-05-13

Minister, UK Ambassador hold virtual diplomacy meeting on SVLK

2020-04-02

Minister prioritizing focus on 81 zoos during COVID-19

2020-04-22

EARTH DAY: Indonesia enforcing measures to protect orangutans from COVID-19 outbreak

2020-04-07

Authorities provide update on Pahu, the Sumatran rhino

2020-03-26

Ministry, business join forces amid COVID-19 outbreak

2020-05-22

RFN on Indonesia-Norway ten year partnership

2020-04-29

Minister: Permanent forest moratorium greater in extent