EPN welcomes Asia Pulp and Paper’s commitment on forest restoration and conservation

28 April 2014

Media release

The Environmental Paper Networks (EPN) of Europe and North America cautiously welcome today’s announcement by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) of a plan to work with global and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to restore and support the conservation of one million hectares of rainforest across Indonesia.

With its announcement, APP commits to all elements of “The First Test”, a set of Performance Milestones developed by the EPN in September last year (1), to guide the ... read more

Posted on 11:43 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, carbon, land rights, NGO, palm oil, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, economy and business

Essential matters

D + C, Development and Cooperation, 23 April, 2014

http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/why-human-rights-depend-civil-society-activism-and-what-role-churches-can-play

by Hans Dembowski

Today, other issues arise for those who want to protect human rights than did 20 years ago. The challenges are still daunting however. Churches can play an important role in improving matters.

Indonesia ceased to be a dictatorship more than a decade ago. Nonetheless, there are still human-rights problems, says Basilisa Dengen of Watch Indonesia!, a non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. She adds that today’s human-rights infringements ... read more

Posted on 11:01 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, European Union (EU), Indonesia, church, land rights, human rights, religion, United Nations, economy and business

(Deutsch) Finger weg vom Palmöl

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Posted on 04:45 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, palm oil, protest action, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Rheinmetall liefert Panzer nach Indonesien

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Posted on 06:13 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Angela Merkel, Germany, Indonesia, military, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, arms trade, economy and business

(Deutsch) Deutsche Panzer nach Indonesien

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Posted on 07:34 AM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, Indonesia, human rights, military, Papua, regional conflicts, security sector, arms trade, economy and business

(Deutsch) Illegal trotz neuem Abkommen

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Posted on 12:53 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: European Union (EU), Indonesia, corruption, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, economy and business, World Bank, certification

(Deutsch) Für eine menschenrechtskonforme, sozial-­ und umweltverträgliche Außenwirtschaftsförderung

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Posted on 03:26 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, joint position papers, Human Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Environment & Climate
Tags: Government of Germany, human rights, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 09:43 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Recent Activities, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: 1965, agrofuel ("biofuel"), labour, mining, Germany, food security, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, pulp and paper, Papua, plantations, religion, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), tourism, environment and climate, dealing with the past, administration, economy and business

(Deutsch) Früchte im Tank

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Posted on 08:51 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Visitor Programmes, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Streit um nachhaltiges Palmöl

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Posted on 08:42 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, protest action, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), economy and business, certification