Holistic Strengthening of Wilmar’s NDPE Policy Implementation
The international palm oil company Wilmar is striving to implement its No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) policy not only internally but also extending it to farmers, suppliers, and buyers. Wilmar is committed to being at the forefront of sustainability. Despite facing various challenges, Wilmar reports experiencing a range of positive impacts from this policy.
Siak Hijau and How the Landscape Jurisdiction Approach Plays a Role in Its Success
The Siak Hijau collaboration concept initiated by the Siak Regency government is one of the principles of landscape-based natural resource conservation or the Jurisdictional Approach (JA).
The three main programs of the Siak Hijau program involve the government, communities, and corporations working together to achieve sustainable growth.
How is the JA implemented for the successful implementation of Siak Hijau?
APP Group joins WBCSD, Greenpeace exposes APP’s involvement in deforestation
Greenpeace highlights the joining of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Group with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Greenpeace considers APP to be involved in deforestation and questionable land management. APP is also linked to PT Hutan Rindang Banua (HRB), a subsidiary of Sinarmas, which is involved in logging in Kalimantan.
The Failure that Doesn’t Deter Gov from Opening 2 Mio more Forest in Papua
Deputy Minister of State-owned Enterprises, Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, announced plans to extend the food estate program by planting sugarcanes in South Papua at the end of February 2024.
Cigarette Producers in Indonesia Urged to Take Responsibility for Cigarette WasteÂ
The Zero Waste Indonesia Alliance (AZWI) together with Lentera Anak and Nexus3 Foundation held a webinar entitled “The Impact of Cigarette Plastic Filters on Health and the Environment”.
WALHI: Java’s Spatial Planning is on the Verge of Collapse
Java, home to nearly 60% of Indonesia’s population, is under increasing pressure from hydrometeorological disasters and shrinking living spaces. West Java and Central Java are even the provinces with the most disasters during 2023. WALHI calls Java Island in a situation towards collapse. In a press release from the Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (WALHI) for the […]