On one afternoon on May 17th 2011, I was surprised when I came across a recent Rainforest Action Network (RAN) report online – a case study on land conflict and community rights issues in Indonesia. The report attacked an Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) pulpwood supplier, PT. Bina Duta Laksana (BDL), and the company’s relationship with …
A champion is not something you become by winning a competition. A champion is somebody you become through a process of self-improvement, sacrifice, service, and yes, the attainment of goals normally out of reach of all except those willing to pay the price. That was the message from Mr. Muhammad Nuh, Education Minister, and Mr. …
The World Water Council estimates that today more than 1.1 billion people live without access to clean drinking water. An estimated 3,900 children die every day from waterborne diseases (World Health Organization, 2004). By the year 2020 the UN estimates that more than 1 billion people will not have access to water at all. Not …
A historic trade agreement that further strengthens the fight against illegal logging, the VPA (Voluntary Partnership Agreement), was signed between Indonesia and the EU in Jakarta on May 4th. This is a big step forward for Indonesia to become a greener timber products supplier. But as I look at the EU VPA I have to …
The wait is over and it’s official. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed Presidential Decree this week marking the start of the two-year moratorium on forest conversion licenses. The much anticipated decree covers all primary forests and peatlands located in conversion forests, protected forests and production forests that had not been issued permits. The reality is the moratorium …
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