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Back in March, I attended the 2nd High Level Market Dialogue 2012 which focused on boosting the exports of Indonesian timber products to Europe, the United States, Japan and China and ensuring those products meet the highest standards of legal, verifiable wood from sustainable managed forests. This event represented another significant step towards world-class timber …
Over the past month, media locally, regionally and globally have been covering the wild fire situation on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. As reported by The New York Times, the smoke from Sumatran fires is casting a smoky haze over many of our neighboring countries. The fires threaten local communities, businesses, homes, and local …
Recently on World Environment Day, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia declared 2012 the International Year of the Rhino in order to encourage more action to protect this critically endangered animal. I’d like to take a moment to recognize this positive step for Javan Rhino protection and update you on Asia Pulp & Paper’s (APP) …
Those who are close to the heart of sustainable forestry know conservation is a multi-stakeholder effort. It is not only up to the government, private sector or public entities alone to protect our natural forests. It takes many groups, working together to ensure there are standards and systems to protect Indonesia’s high conservation value forests. …
In the past few months I’ve had the opportunity at several conferences to speak about innovation and intellectual property in China. I’ve come to realize that outside views about intellectual property in China are similar to common misperceptions about sustainability in this land. I’m glad to share my thoughts because I see huge gaps between …
