I read an extremely interesting article in Market Watch last weekend. I couldn’t agree more with Thomas Kostigen and his assessment of the REDD program providing economic value to the people of the forest. Kostigen writes: “People in developing countries are especially tied to forests. According to a major report by the Convention on Biological Diversity, if …
Yesterday, I posted about the Rio Forest Certification Declaration which reminds us that human beings are the center of sustainable forest management and in Indonesia, we are not alone. Indonesia, like Brazil, is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. We are also fortunate to live in a tropical climate, particularly for companies in the …
A colleague sent me a link to this site: http://www.rioforestcertificationdeclaration.org/. It seems appropriate to share it on the new Rainforest Realities blog. This declaration outlines 10 principles that hit at the heart of Asia Pulp & Paper’s perspective on sustainable forest management. Human beings are at the centre of sustainable forest management Recognize and respect …
On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku area (northeastern part of Japan) experienced an unprecedentedly powerful earthquake and tsunami. More than 27,000 people were killed by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the giant tsunami with a height of more than 20 meters. In fact, we now know that in one of the narrow valleys, the height …
Tourism is the third largest source of foreign revenue coming into Indonesia annually. Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik predicted earlier this year that Indonesia will welcome an estimated 7.7 million foreign tourists this year, up from roughly 7 million in 2010. The economic impact is tremendous with approximately $8.3 billion expected to be injected …
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