Efter langvarige kampagner fra miljøorganisationer har Asia Pulp and Paper, verdens tredjestørste papirproducent, lovet at skåne regnskoven. Nu er søgelyset rettet mod den andenstørste, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited, der endnu ikke har forpligtet sig på bæredygtighed.
JAKARTA, February 12, 2013: Following the announcement by Asia Pulp & Paper that it has stopped all clearance of Indonesian forests, WWF is now calling on its competitor Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) to stop pulping tropical rainforest, writes WWF on its home page Tuesday.
“APRIL is now the single largest converter of natural forest among Indonesia’s pulp producers,” said Nazir Foead, Conservation Director of WWF-Indonesia.
“We urge the company to immediately change their unsustainable business model and stop draining our peat soils and converting our forests”, he added.
The Sumatran NGO coalition Eyes on the Forest reported that APRIL has become the Province of Riau’s largest agent of deforestation, cutting at least 140,000 ha of tropical forest, mostly located on peat soils, between 2008 and 2011.
APRIL was thus responsible for almost 1/3 of all tropical forest loss in Riau during that period.
APRIL’s public commitments to sustainable and natural forest fiber free operations after 2009 has been greenwashing.
APRIL in Riau knowingly pulped natural forest wood from concessions inside areas that were designated for protection according to national regulations.
The company’s operations caused serious conflict with local communities especially because of the loss of traditionally owned forests and land, and degradation of natural resources.
Læs videre her: http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/press_releases/?207577/WWF-urges-Indonesian-pulp-producer-APRIL-to-immediately-stop-pulping-tropical-forests
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Læs brev fra Greenpeace til APRIL her: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/climate/2011/Greenpeace%20letter%20to%20APRIL.pdf
