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Floods which have swept through Indragiri Hulu and Pelalawan have been blamed on deforestation in water catchments of the two districts in Riau.
February 15, 2003
A new study by Indonesian and international forest experts throws doubt on the legality of most of Indonesia's 'legal' forest concessions.
February 15, 2003
As Indonesia's forest crisis deepens, the environmental campaigning organisation, WALHI, has made a strong appeal to international donors to support a moratorium on industrial logging across Indonesia.
February 15, 2003
Pulp firms rank among Indonesia's most financially-troubled companies. They include the most deeply indebted of all, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), currently attempting to restructure its whopping US$13.9 billion debt with international creditors.
February 15, 2003
Dutch and Indonesian campaigners succeeded in persuading Akzo Nobel to cancel its plans to invest in a new pulp plant in South Kalimantan in January.
February 15, 2003
Large-scale protests against the planned re-opening of PT Toba Pulp Lestari's pulp mill in North Sumatra - formerly PT Inti Indorayon Utama - have recently resulted in violence.
February 15, 2003
NGO to sue Singapore over sand imports, Transmigration slow to reform, Taratak gets rights award ARuPA films
February 14, 2003