INDONESIA

Indonesia has the most extensive rainforests in Asia, globally ranking third in size after those of Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and their biological richness is unique. Many habitats and species are under serious threat as a result of deforestation; between 1990 and 2005, Indonesia lost 28 million ha of forest, including 21.7 million ha of virgin forest. This loss of primary forest was second only to that in Brazil and the deforestation rate is still increasing. In the 1960s 82% of the country was forested; today, that figure is 49%. Much of the remaining cover is over-logged and degraded. Indonesia's forests are some of the most threatened in the world.

The destruction and degradation of the forests is the result of logging, mining operations, large-scale agricultural conversions, settlement, subsistence farming and fuelwood cutting.

Indonesia is the worlds largest exporter of tropical timber, valued at more than $5 billion per year. More than 48 million ha of forest are operated under concessions. Logging has opened up more and more remote areas of the country as companies seek the most valuable timber. It is estimated that up to 70% of the volume harvested is from illegal logging. Apart from the destruction of precious forest, illegal logging reduces revenues for the government (one estimate puts the loss at $1 billion a year), distorts the timber markets (particularly as Indonesia is such a large exporter), and has considerable impacts on local communities.

Despite a government ban on the export of raw logs from Indonesia, timber is regularly smuggled out via Malaysia and Singapore for processing in other neighbouring countries, from where it is exported across the world. Much of this illegally traded timber is known to end up in the US and EU. In October 2008, the Forestry Ministry introduced a policy which requires timber companies to have the timber stocks audited to ensure that it originated in sustainably managed forests, in a further attempt to halt illegal logging. However, corruption is widespread and reduces the effectiveness of any legislation or enforcement attempts.

Indonesia is one of three Asian countries to have requested assistance from the UN to combat deforestation under the REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) programme. The Norwegian government has provided $35 million for the first phase of the programme, aimed at encouraging tropical countries to reduce forest destruction through establishing systems for monitoring, assessment, reporting and verification of forests and carbon stocks, and for capacity building.

Indonesia is one of the first countries to be negotiating a Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU. Under the VPA, timber exported to the EU must be certified as legally harvested. However, the negotiations are making slow progress at present and there is no date set for finalising the agreement.

For information about the EU FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with Indonesia, see the Indonesia VPA page.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
25/04/2013	A Dirty Business: How a leading RSPO palm oil producer is clearing peatland tiger habitat covered by Indonesia's moratorium on deforestation This crime file reveals the ongoing rogue activities of one of Indonesia's largest palm oil producers, ...	Greenpeace
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20/12/2012	Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL): Riau, Sumatra’s Biggest Forest Pulper 2009 to 2012 This report claims that, despite having access to pulpwood supply concessions covering more than 10% ...	Eyes on the Forest, Indonesia
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22/10/2012	Why the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry Recommends that Asia Pulp & Paper revise its "APP Sustainability Roadmap 2020 and Beyond” On 14 May 2012, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) announced what it described as “its new High Conservation ...	Greenomics, Indonesia
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07/10/2012	Carbon Emissions from Forest Conversion by Kalimantan Oil Palm Plantations Oil palm supplies more than 30% of world vegetable oil production. Plantation expansion is occurring ...	Nature Climate Change (Kimberly M. Carlson, Lisa M. Curran, Gregory P. Asner, Alice McDonald Pittman, Simon N. Trigg & J. Marion Adeney)
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25/09/2012	Outsourcing Hot Air: The Push for Sub-National REDD Offsets in California’s Carbon Market from Mexico and Beyond The success of REDD+ depends on its ability to deliver real, additional and permanent reductions in deforestation ...	Greenpeace
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01/09/2012	The Context of REDD+ in Indonesia: Drivers, Agents, and Institutions This country profile reviews the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia, sets out ...	CIFOR (GB Indrarto, P Murharjanti, J Khatarina, I Pulungan, F Ivalerina, J Rahman, MN Prana, IAP Resosudarmo, & E Muharrom)
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12/07/2012	Testing the Law: Carbon, Crime and Impunity in Indonesia’s Plantation Sector This report highlights the criminal activities of an oil palm plantation company operating in Kalimantan, ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) / Telapak
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19/06/2012	Frying the Forest: How India’s Use of Palm Oil is Having a Devastating Impact on Indonesia’s Rainforests, Tigers and the Global Climate India is now the world’s largest market for palm oil, estimated to use 7.2 million tonnes in 2011-12, ...	Greenpeace
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15/06/2012	Assessing the Impact of Climate Change in Borneo This report reveals that the Heart of Borneo (HoB) will face increasing detrimental effects from climate ...	WWF
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17/05/2012	Clear-Cut Exploitation: How International Investors & REDD+ Donors Profit from Deforestation in West Papua This report documents how an Indonesian oil palm plantation in which Norway has a financial stake paid ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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27/04/2012	Committed Carbon Emissions, Deforestation, and Community Land Conversion from Oil Palm Plantation Expansion in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Industrial agricultural plantations are a rapidly increasing yet largely unmeasured source of tropical ...	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), US (Kimberly M. Carlson, Lisa M. Curran, Dessy Ratnasari, Alice M. Pittman, Britaldo S. Soares-Filho, Gregory P. Asner, Simon N. Trigg, David A. Gaveau, Deborah Lawrence, & Hermann O. Rodrigues)
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25/04/2012	Truth and Consequences: Palm Oil Plantations Push Unique Orangutan Population to Brink of Extinction Read more: Truth and Consequences: Palm Oil Plantations Push Unique Orangutan Population to Brink of Extinction The authors of thie report describe how fire inside the globally renowned Tripa rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia ...	Rainforest Action Network
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10/04/2012	Does Indonesia's REDD+ Moratorium on New Concessions Spare Imminently Threatened Forests? In May 2010, Indonesia signed a $1-billion partnership with Norway to reduce deforestation and prepare ...	Conservation Letters (Sean Sloan, David P. Edwards & William F. Laurance)
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01/04/2012	Where Next for Governance Reform? This article for ETFRN News explains the Chatham House Illegal Logging Indicators project and examines ...	Sam Lawson, Chatham House (for ETFRN Newsletter no.53)
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01/04/2012	An Agribusiness Attack in West Papua: Unravelling the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate The Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) is a vast mega-project, a plan for over a million ...	awasMIFEE!, UK
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27/03/2012	A Very Real and Practical Contribution? Lessons from the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership On 9 September 2007, Australian Ministers and the Indonesian President announced a $100 million Kalimantan ...	Australian National University (Erik Olbrei & Stephen Howes)
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26/03/2012	APP: Default on Environmental Covenant The authors of this report claim that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has broken “legally binding” ...	Eyes on the Forest, Indonesia
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14/03/2012	Asia Pulp and Paper (APP): Pulpwood Suppliers' Own Operational Plans Reveal Deliberate Clearing of Ramin and Other Protected Tree Species In response to a Greenpeace report (March 2012) revealing the use of ramin timber as a raw material for ...	Greenomics, Indonesia
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17/02/2012	Indonesia's Moratorium on New Forest Concessions: Key Findings and Next Steps This Working Paper analyzes Indonesia’s moratorium on new licenses in primary natural forests and ...	World Resources Institute (WRI)
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15/02/2012	Peatland and Forest at Serious Risk from Merauke Food and Energy Estate Development The authors of this report claim that the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) poses a serious ...	Greenomics, Indonesia
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08/02/2012	Don’t Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets and the Destruction of Indonesia’s Last Tiger Habitats This report by WWF identifies the 20 biggest U.S. grocery chains that were believed to be the top 20 ...	WWF
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31/01/2012	Indonesia's Forest Moratorium: A Stepping Stone to Better Forest Governance Following the Indonesian Government's declaration in May 2011 of a two-year moratorium on new forest ...	CIFOR (Daniel Murdiyarso, Sonya Dewi, Deborah Lawrence & Frances Seymour)
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09/01/2012	Structuring Economic Incentives to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation within Indonesia The authors of this paper estimate and map the impacts that alternative national and subnational economic ...	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), US (Jonah Busch, Ruben N. Lubowski, Fabiano Godoy, Marc Steininger, Arief A. Yusuf, Kemen Austin, Jenny Hewson, Daniel Juhn, Muhammad Farid & Frederick Boltz)
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01/01/2012	Indonesia: Scoping Baseline Information for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade This baseline study sets out current trends in the timber sector in Indonesia and makes a number of recommendations ...	EFI/TRAFFIC (Agung Prasetyo, James Hewitt & Chen Hin Keong)
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21/12/2011	EOF Report: Fact or Fiction? In response to the Eyes on the Forest report titled “The ...	EoF (Eyes of the Forest), Indonesia
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13/12/2011	The Truth Behind APP’s Greenwash The authors of this NGO coalition report say that while SMG/APP has been operating in Riau and Jambi ...	Eyes on the Forest, Riau, Indonesia
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01/12/2011	Cost-effective Conservation: Calculating Biodiversity and Logging Trade-offs in Southeast Asia The Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspot of Southeast Asia is widely regarded as one of the most imperiled ...	Conservation Letters (Brendan Fisher, David P. Edwards, Trond H. Larsen, Felicity A. Ansell, Wayne W. Hsu, Carter S. Roberts & David S. Wilcove)
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21/11/2011	Human Rights Abuses and Land Conflicts in the PT Asiatic Persada Concession in Jambi: Report of an Independent Investigation into Land Disputes and Forced Evictions in a Palm Oil Estate This report exposes how local Indonesian police (BRIMOB) in Jambi, working with plantation staff, systematically ...	HuMa, Sawit Watch & Forest Peoples Programme (Marcus Colchester, Patrick Anderson, Asep Yunan Firdaus, Fatilda Hasibuan & Sophie Chao)
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21/11/2011	Oil Palm Expansion in South East Asia: Trends and Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch (Marcus Colchester & Sophie Chao (Eds) with Jonas Dallinger, H.E.P Sokhannaro, Vo Thai Dan & Jo Villaneuva)
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02/11/2011	Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium: A Stepping Stone to Better Forest Governance? On 20 May 2011, the Government of Indonesia released Presidential Instruction No. 10/2011 on ‘The ...	CIFOR (D. Murdiyarso, S. Dewi, D. Lawrence, F. Seymour)
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01/11/2011	Forest Tenure in Asia: Status and Trends While Asia’s rapid growth has lifted millions out of poverty, persistent pockets still remain in ...	The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC)
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11/10/2011	FPP Series on Rights, Forests and Climate - October 2011: REDD+ in Indonesia For several years the Forest Peoples Programme has worked with the national NGO Pusaka and local partners ...	Forest Peoples Programme
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10/10/2011	Forest Peoples Programme Newsletter, October 2011 In this newsletter, FPP recounts how conflicts over imposed palm and pulpwood plantations in Riau Province, ...	Forest Peoples Programme
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01/09/2011	Orangutans and the Economics of Sustainable Forest Management in Sumatra Deforestation is responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is therefore ...	UNEP
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19/07/2011	Trading Forests: Taking Stock of Trade and the Planet’s Woodlands in the International Year of Forests Forests provide vital resources to humanity, both directly in the form of timber and non-timber products ...	ICTSD
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16/06/2011	Caught REDD Handed: How Indonesia's Logging Moratorium was Criminally Compromised on Day One and Norway will Profit EIA and Telapak report that at the same time that the Indonesian president was declaring an area of peat ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) / Telapak
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07/06/2011	How APP is Toying with Extinction This report explains how many top brands within the toy sector are manufactured in China and Indonesia ...	Greenpeace
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30/05/2011	The State of the Forests in the Amazon Basin, Congo Basin and South East Asia This report was prepared for the Summit of the Three Rainforest Basins Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, ...	FAO / ITTO
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28/04/2011	Forest Carbon News April 2011 The Overview: Guyana continues to find itself at the center of several REDD+ news stories. The small ...	Ecosystem Marketplace
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07/04/2011	Bad Influence: How McKinsey Inspired Plans Lead to Rainforest Destruction McKinsey & Company is a giant, well-connected global consultancy firm which has been working to position ...	Greenpeace
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07/03/2011	Remotely Sensed Evidence of Tropical Peatland Conversion to Oil Palm Rising global demands for food and biofuels are driving forest clearance in the tropics. Oil-palm expansion ...	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Lian Pin Koh, Jukka Miettinen, Soo Chin Liew & Jaboury Ghazoul)
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01/03/2011	Dutch Trade and Biodiversity. Biodiversity and Socio-economic Impacts of Dutch Trade in Soya, Palm Oil and Timber This report documents the ecological and socio-economic impacts of the Netherlands in producer countries ...	LEI, Wageningen UR (Kamphuis et al.)
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23/02/2011	Remotely Sensed Forest Cover Loss Shows High Spatial and Temporal Variation across Sumatera and Kalimantan, Indonesia 2000–2008 The Indonesian islands of Sumatera and Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo) are a ...	Environmental Research Letters (Mark Broich, Matthew Hansen, Fred Stolle, Peter Potapov, Belinda Arunarwati Margono & Bernard Adusei)
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20/02/2011	Deforestation Rates in Insular Southeast Asia Between 2000 and 2010 Insular Southeast Asia experienced the highest level of deforestation among all humid tropical regions ...	Global Change Biology (Jukka Miettinen, Chenghua Shi and Soo Chin Liew)
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06/02/2011	What wood you choose? Tracking forest products on sale in the UK back to their forest source Between August and December 2010, WWF-UK commissioned Earthsight Investigations to work alongside us ...	WWF
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31/01/2011	The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics Logging of tropical forests accounts for almost one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and threatens ...	Robin Burgess (LSE), Matthew Hansen (SDSU), Benjamin Olken (MIT), Peter Potapov (SDSU) & Stefanie Sieber (LSE)
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10/01/2011	Time for Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to Come Clean to Stakeholders on its Indonesian Operations: Letter & Report to APP Stakeholders The authors note that in a report published on 1 August 2010, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) made claims ...	Greenomics Indonesia
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01/01/2011	Lessons for REDD+ from Measures to Control Illegal Logging in Indonesia Indonesia has committed to reducing its emissions from land use, land use change and forestry - by 26% ...	CIFOR (C. Luttrell, K. Obidzinski, M. Brockhaus, E. Muharrom, E. Petkova, A. Wardell & J. Halperin)
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01/12/2010	Sumatra’s Forests, their Wildlife and the Climate Windows in Time: 1985, 1990, 2000 and 2009 The report's authors note that forests that harboured some of the world’s highest biodiversity ...	WWF-Indonesia
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01/12/2010	Chainsaw Milling: Supplier to Local Markets Chainsaw milling, the on-site conversion of logs into lumber using chainsaws, is supplying a large proportion ...	ETFRN (European Tropical Forest Research Network)
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23/11/2010	Protection Money: Indonesia is at a Crossroads The authors of this report warn that a landmark US$1 billion deal between Indonesia and Norway – ...	Greenpeace
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01/10/2010	TTAP News October 2010 This issues of TTAP News includes items on the first VLPO supply chain in Brazil, information on companies ...	Timber Trade Action Plan
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01/10/2010	Rough Trade: How Australia's Trade Policies Contribute to Illegal Logging in the Pacific Region The author's research shows that the Australian Government is not doing enough to ensure that Australian ...	The Australia Institute (Caroline Hoisington)
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05/08/2010	Rogue Traders: The Murky Business of Merbau Timber Smuggling in Indonesia In this report, London-based EIA and Indonesian group Telapak identify businessmen Ricky Gunawan and ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) & Telapak
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29/07/2010	How Sinar Mas is Expanding its Empires of Destruction The authors of this report say that the Sinar Mas group is notorious for its destruction of millions ...	Greenpeace
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15/07/2010	Illegal Logging and Related Trade: Indicators of the Global Response - Country Report Cards This document contains the individual report cards for each country covered in the study. ...	Chatham House (Sam Lawson & Larry MacFaul)
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15/07/2010	Chatham House Illegal Logging Indicators Country Report Card - Indonesia ...	Chatham House (Sam Lawson & Larry MacFaul)
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06/07/2010	How Sinar Mas is Pulping the Planet Greenpeace claims this report shows how major brands like Walmart, Auchan and Kentucky Fried Chicken ...	Greenpeace
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01/06/2010	Exporting in a Shifting Legal Landscape The authors describe this document as a guide for organisations that currently export, or intend to export, ...	WWF GFTN (Global Forest & Trade Network)
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12/05/2010	Forest Certification for Community-based Forest Management in Indonesia: Does LEI Provide a Credible Option? While small forest enterprises make an important contribution to the forest industry in many countries, ...	IGES (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies)
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04/05/2010	Cargill's Problems With Palm Oil: A Burning Threat in Borneo U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill plays a leading role in the global palm oil market. The largest importer ...	Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
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04/05/2010	Illegal Logging In Indonesia: The Environmental, Economic and Social Costs This report claims that illegal logging undermines the strength and sustainability of the forest products’ ...	The BlueGreen Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club & United Steelworkers
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01/05/2010	Turning the Page on Rainforest Destruction: Children's Books and the Future of Indonesia’s Rainforests The authors of this report claim that a growing number of children's books are made from paper linked ...	Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
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08/04/2010	EU Ecolabel Allows Forest Destruction: The Case of Pindo Deli This report investigates the award of the EU Ecolabel to two photocopy brands, Golden Plus and Lucky ...	FERN
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01/03/2010	Following the Proceeds of Illegal Logging in Indonesia The low number of prosecutions in Indonesia for illegal logging may not offer a strong enough deterrent ...	Australian Institute of Criminology - Trends and Issues in Criminal Justice series
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01/02/2010	Bridging the Information Gap: Combating Illegal Logging in Indonesia Indonesia has incorporated themes of “sustainable forest management” and “combating ...	WRI (World Resources Institute)
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13/01/2010	Financial Governance and Indonesia’s Reforestation Fund During the Soeharto and Post-Soeharto Periods, 1989–2009: a Political Economic Analysis of Lessons for REDD+ This study analyses Indonesia’s experience with its Reforestation Fund, and examines implications ...	Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia.
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01/12/2009	“Wild Money”: The Human Rights Consequences of Illegal Logging and Corruption in Indonesia’s Forestry Sector The authors of this report claim that corruption in Indonesia's lucrative forestry industry costs ...	Human Rights Watch
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01/12/2009	Illegal Forest Clearance and RSPO Greenwash: Case Studies of Sinar Mas Indonesian conglomerate, the Sinar Mas group, has extensive interests in both the palm oil and pulp ...	Greenpeace
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30/11/2009	Ministry of Finance Green Paper: Economic and Fiscal Policy Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation in Indonesia The Indonesian government published this green paper on climate change prior to the start of the Copenhagen ...	Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia & Australia Indonesia Partnership, Jakarta
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25/11/2009	What a Scam! Australia’s REDD Offsets for Copenhagen This report by Friends of the Earth Australia and AidWatch examines the Australian and Indonesian Governments’ ...	Friends of the Earth Australia
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21/11/2009	Declaration of the First Congress - Save the Peoples and Forests of Papua This declaration has been issued by the participants of the First Congress – Save the People & ...	Foker LSM Papua (congress organisers)
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10/11/2009	Up for Grabs: Deforestation and Exploitation in Papua’s Plantations Boom The plantations boom in Papua is being promoted by the Indonesian government as a means of bringing ...	Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
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01/11/2009	Analysis of trade in illegally harvested timber: Accounting for trade via third party countries The paper presents a model to analyse trade in illegally harvested timber with a particular focus on ...	Forest Policy and Economics (Matthias Dieter)
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29/09/2009	The Future of Forests and Orangutans (Pongo abelii) in Sumatra: Predicting Impacts of Oil Palm Plantations, Road Construction, and Mechanisms for Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation Northern Sumatra comprises an area of 65,000 km2 that is both the site of Indonesia's first planned ...	Gaveau, David L A, Wich, Serge, Epting, Justi, Juhn, Daniel, Kanninen, and Leader-Williams, Nigel
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01/09/2009	Failing Governance - Avoiding Responsibilities: European Biofuel Policies and Oil Palm Plantation Expansion in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan (Indonesia) This case study demonstrates how the emerging bio-energy market is contributing to an excessive expansion ...	Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) & WALHI KalBar (Friends of the Earth Indonesia, West Kalimantan)
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01/05/2009	Forest Governance Learning Group Update May 2009 This 7th Forest Governance Learning Group Update describes activities and their impacts over the last ...	Forest Governance Learning Group
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21/04/2009	WWF - GFTN Quarterly Newsletter April 2009 Major highlights: expanding the reach of responsible forestry in India, certified Chinese forest surpasses ...	WWF Global Trade & Forest Network (GFTN)
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13/03/2009	Review of trade in Merbau from major range states The authors examined statistics and trade records of Merbau produced by Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and ...	TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
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01/03/2009	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 9 Welcome to the ninth edition of the TTAP newsletter! This issue focuses on progress being made with TTAP ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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31/10/2008	Amendment to the US Lacey Act: Implications for exporters of Indonesian forest products Indonesia is a large producer and supplier of forest products for the US market and has a well-documented ...	Forest Trends and Sidley Austin LLP (R. Juge Gregg and Amelia Porges)
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01/10/2008	Asia Pulp & Paper/Sinar Mas Group Threatens Senepis Forest, Sumatran Tiger Habitat, and Global Climate An investigation by Eyes on the Forest has found that companies associated with Asia Pulp & Paper ...	Eyes on the Forest, Indonesia
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01/07/2008	European FLEGT Briefing Note 8 (Indonesian Bahasa version) The Indonesian translation of briefing note 8 from an updated series of documents (also see Indonesian ...	European Commission
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01/06/2008	Corruption and Forest Revenues in Papua Under a sustainable, well-managed, logging regime, Papua - the most densely forested part of Indonesia ...	U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (Bambang Setiono)
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06/02/2008	Greenpeace New Zealand: Your guide to forest friendly outdoor furniture retailers This guide ranks leading outdoor furniture retailers in New Zealand on their policies and practice on ...	Greenpeace
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08/01/2008	Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Threatens Bukit Tigapuluh Landscape: Report of Investigation Findings Reports findings that APP-associated companies have been converting the Landscape's natural forests ...	WWF-Indonesia, KKI WARSI, Zoological Society of London, Frankfurt Zoological Society and Yayasan Program Konservasi Harimau Sumatera (PKHS)
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01/01/2008	Forest anti-corruption advocacy in Asia-Pacific: Transparency International Strategy 2008-2012 The TI Forest Anti-Corruption Advocacy Programme (TI FAAP) addresses corruption as a primary driver of illegal ...	Transparency International
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03/12/2007	Crime and Persuasion General overview of illegal logging, together with case studies from Indonesia, Ghana and Cameroon, showing ...	UK Department for International Development
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08/11/2007	How the Palm Oil Industry is Cooking the Climate This report shows how, through growing demand for palm oil, the world's largest food, cosmetic and ...	Greenpeace
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01/10/2007	Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: An Australian government policy to eliminate trade in illegally sourced forest products The Australian government's official document outlining its policy position on illegal logging. ...	Australian Government
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01/09/2007	Forest Governance Learning Group Update September 2007 The latest update report from the Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG), describing activities over ...	FGLG
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20/08/2007	Joint statement by Japan and the Republic of Indonesia on the enhancement of the cooperation on climate change, environment and energy issues The Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe and President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Dr. ...	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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01/04/2007	Forest Governance Learning Group Update April 2007 The latest update report from the Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG), describing activities over ...	FGLG
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28/03/2007	The thousand headed snake: forest crimes, corruption and injustice in Indonesia The report shows how corruption and collusion at all stages of the justice system conspires to ensure ...	EIA/Telapak
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01/03/2007	What constitutes illegal logging? Journal article from Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 22 number 1 debating the issue of illegal logging ...	Pacific Economic Bulletin (Tim Curtin)
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01/03/2007	Good Wood, Good Business Good Wood, Good Business is written mainly for CEOs or senior managers of companies that produce and/or ...	Tropical Forest Trust
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01/02/2007	Development of the Indonesian Timber Legality Standard Disagreement concerning how to define illegal timber has been identified as a root cause of the problem ...	Telapak Indonesia
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01/11/2006	Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: a practical approach Policy document which outlines Australia's policies for tackling the issue of illegal timber imported ...	Australian Government
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01/11/2006	APP Stakeholder Update Asia Pulp and Paper's third statement on legality and sustainability issues in 2006. ...	Asia Pulp and Paper
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20/10/2006	Hiding destruction behind false advertisements: APP continues to ignore calls for conservation beyond "legal compliance", and even fails on the latter WWF's field work in Riau Province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra shows that the real situation ...	WWF Indonesia
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01/10/2006	Illegal and unsustainable trade in Ramin A briefing document for the 54th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, October 2006. ...	EIA and Telapak
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01/08/2006	Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance: Addressing a systemic constraint to sustainable development This report arises from the need to take stock of both the Bank's efforts in the arena of forest ...	World Bank
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30/05/2006	Rimbunan Hijau Group: 30 years of forest plunder Profiles the Malaysian timber conglomerate Rimbunan Hijau which Greenpeace claims "is responsible ...	Greenpeace
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25/05/2006	Status of Tropical Forest Management 2005 Is forest management improving in the tropics? This report sets out to answer that question. It provides ...	ITTO
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01/05/2006	Regional cooperation to combat illegal logging: options for ASEAN and the East Asia Region The purpose of this paper is to suggest options for regional cooperation in the ASEAN and/or Asia FLEG ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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01/03/2006	Justice in the Forest: Rural Livelihoods and Forest Law Enforcement This study was born out of a concern that a narrow focus on law enforcement could unintentionally harm ...	CIFOR (Marcus Colchester)
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01/03/2006	Behind the Veneer: How Indonesia's last rainforests are being felled for flooring The report shows how leading retailers across Europe, and the European flooring brands they market, like ...	EIA and Telapak
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01/03/2006	The forestry crisis as a crisis of the rule of law Academic law journal article which looks at the interaction between law and sustainable development, ...	Stanford Law Review (Craig Segall)
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01/01/2006	Forest Governance Learning Group Update January 2006 Describes the group's activities, impacts and outputs over the last year and outlines the path ahead. ...	FGLG
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01/12/2005	Best Practices for Improving Law Compliance in the Forestry Sector: FAO Forestry Paper 145 This report looks at some of the innovative approaches being used by governments to combat illegal logging. ...	FAO
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01/12/2005	Stemming the Tide: Halting the Trade in Stolen Timber in Asia This briefing uses specific case studies to illustrate options for action. Though solutions must necessarily ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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22/11/2005	Failing the Forests: Europe's Illegal Timber Trade Based on trade data for six key timber-producing regions – the Amazon Basin, the Baltic States, ...	WWF
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21/03/2005	Joint Statement by Philippines and Indonesia Regarding Strengthening of the FLEG Process Philippines and Indonesia announce coordinated efforts to strengthen the East Asia Forest Law Enforcement ...	Governments of Indonesia and the Philippines
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01/03/2005	Approaches to Controlling Illegal Forest Activities: Considerations from Southeast Asia This paper discusses illegal forest activities from the perspective of tropical timber producing Southeast ...	Asia Forest Network (Akiko Inoguchi, Rowena Soriaga and Peter Walpole)
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17/02/2005	The Last Frontier: Illegal Logging in Papua and China's Massive Timber Theft 'The Last Frontier', exposes the international criminal syndicates behind the massive looting ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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01/11/2004	Strengthening the Social Component of a Standard for Legality of Wood Origin and Production in Indonesia The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on illegal logging between Indonesia and the UK was signed in 2002. ...	Forest Peoples Programme, for The Nature Conservancy (Marcus Colchester)
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06/10/2004	Draft Report: Stregthening the social component of a definition of legal wood origin and production for Indonesia A report prepared for TNC which aimed to elicit information and draw some conclusions regarding the implications ...	Forest Peoples Programme for The Nature Conservancy
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01/10/2004	ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Forestry for 2005 – 2010 This action plan was endorsed on October 2004 in Yangon. It discusses development of a common certification ...	ASEAN
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01/09/2004	Timber Trafficking A report on illegal logging in Indonesia, South East Asia and the international consumption of illegally ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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01/09/2004	The Ramin Racket: The Role of CITES in Curbing Illegal Timber Trade Released to coincide with the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, this report describes ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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18/08/2004	Framing the Picture: An assessment of Ramin trade in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore This report evaluates the effectiveness of current implementation measures established for CITES Appendix ...	TRAFFIC Southeast Asia (Lim Teck Wyn, Tonny Soehartono and Chen Hin Keong)
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13/07/2004	Analysis of APP Response to WWF Indonesia's Reports on the Company's Involvement in Illegal Logging In June 2004 WWF Indonesia published two reports concerning the legality of timber supplied to APP mills ...	WWF Indonesia
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16/06/2004	Monitoring of Illegal Logging Operations in Riau, Sumatra: Deliveries of Illegally Cut Wood from Proposed Tessa Nilo National Park to APP's Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Mill in August 2003 and April 2004 This report documents the results of spot checks by WWF Indonesia's Tessa Nilo Programme Forest ...	WWF Indonesia
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08/06/2004	Legality of Timber Consumed by APP's Mills in Indonesia January - October 2003 This report analyses the legality of timber consumed by APP's pulp mills in Riau and Jambi, Sumatra ...	WWF Indonesia
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28/04/2004	Scoping Study: Sourcing Legal Timber from Indonesia A summary report describing a scoping study that was carried out by the Tropical Forest Trust exploring ...	UK Timber Trade Federation
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01/04/2004	European Commission FLEGT Briefing Sheets (Indonesian Bahasa 2004 version) A series of EC briefing sheets translated into Indonesian Bahasa. The briefings describe the main aspects ...	European Commission
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01/01/2004	Learning Lessons to Promote Forest Certification and Control Illegal Logging in Indonesia TNC (The Nature Conservancy) and WWF developed the Alliance to Promote Certification and Combat Illegal ...	CIFOR (Luca Tacconi, Krystof Obidzinski and Ferdinandus Agung)
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01/12/2003	Illegal Logging, Conflict and the Business Sector in Indonesia This paper addresses some of the existing gaps in information on violent conflict, the business sector ...	InWEnt-Capacity Building International (Esther Schroeder-Wildberg and Alexander Carius)
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17/09/2003	Indonesian Money Laundering Bill Could Help to Save Forests The Center for International Forestry Research welcomes decision by the Indonesian Govt to include crimes ...	CIFOR
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22/08/2003	Indonesia-Korea Memorandum of Understanding Press release detailing the Memorandum of Understanding on illegal logging signed between Indonesia and ...	Indonesian Ministry of Forestry
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24/06/2003	Japan-Indonesia Memorandum of Understanding An announcement by Japan and Indonesia of their intent to cooperate over their opposition to illegal ...	Governments of Japan and Indonesia
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26/05/2003	Indonesia: Draft Legality Standard A draft standard resulting from stakeholder consultations that describes the requirements for legal timber ...	TNC, Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, SGS and URS Forestry
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01/05/2003	Timber Traffickers: How Malaysia and Singapore are reaping a profit from the illegal destruction of Indonesia's tropical forests New evidence obtained by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak claims to expose how ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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01/05/2003	Feasibility of and Best Options for Systems for the Identification, Verification, Licensing/Certification and Tracking of Legality of Timber and Related Products for Imports into the EU This study, carried out as part of the EC FLEGT process, examines relevant experience related to log ...	Environmental Resources Management Ltd
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18/12/2002	China–Indonesia Memorandum of Understanding The Memorandum of Understanding concerning co-operation in combating illegal trade of forest products ...	Governments of China and Indonesia
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01/10/2002	Above the Law Corruption, collusion, nepotism and the fate of Indonesia's forests. ...	EIA and Telapak Indonesia
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30/08/2002	Norway-Indonesia Letter of Intent: Cooperation to Improve Forest Law-making and Law Enforcement to Combat Illegal Logging An announcement by Norway and Indonesia of their intent to cooperate over their opposition to illegal ...	Governments of Norway and Indonesia
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18/04/2002	Indonesia-UK Memorandum of Understanding The Memorandum of Understanding on co-operation to improve forest law enforcement and governance and ...	Governments of Indonesia and the United Kingdom
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01/04/2002	Chains of Destruction leading from the world's remaining ancient forests to the Japanese market This report reveals the many 'chains of destruction' in which Japan is involved, leading from ...	Greenpeace
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01/08/2001	FERN Illegal timber trade statistics Estimates of illegal timber imported by EU member states from Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesia and Malays ...	FERN
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01/01/2001	Extent and Causes of Illegal Logging: An Analysis of a Major Cause of Tropical Deforestation in Indonesia A working paper considering the activity of illegal loggers as the principal cause of recent high rates ...	CSERGE (Charles Palmer)
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28/08/2000	Indonesia Country Paper on Illegal Logging - Prepared for the World Bank-WWF Workshop on Control of Illegal Logging in East Asia This paper was prepared for the World Bank-WWF workshop on Control of Illegal Logging in East Asia, held ...	WWF and DFID (Neil Scotland)
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
17/05/2013	NGOs say forest moratorium must come with sanctions for violators Activists are applauding the extension of a government moratorium on issuing forest exploitation permits, ...	The Jakarta Post
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15/05/2013	Papua Officer Tied to Rp 1.5 Trillion From Fuel Smuggling and Illegal Logging ...	Jakarta Globe
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13/05/2013	Indonesian palm oil giant cutting deforestation from supply chain Indonesian palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is continuing to reduce deforestation under its ...	Mongabay.com
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10/05/2013	Palm Oil Planters Bid to End Deforestation Moratorium Palm oil planters have denounced a two-year forest-clearing moratorium that ends this month, saying it ...	Jakarta Globe
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10/05/2013	Indonesia's tropical forests set to benefit from further clearing ban A ban on the clearing of tropical forests in Indonesia is on the verge of being extended in a historic ...	The Guardian
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05/05/2013	Sumatran orangutans' rainforest home faces new threat Indonesia — A baby Sumatran orangutan swings playfully on a branch at an Indonesian rescue centre, ...	AFP
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01/05/2013	Illegal Logging in Summit Spotlight Law enforcement officials from Indonesia and six other countries have gathered in Jakarta to discuss ...	Jakarta Globe
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30/04/2013	Aceh performs worst in forestry protection: UNDP The latest study from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Indonesia found that the local administration ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/04/2013	Indonesian palm oil giant clearing peat forest despite its RSPO membership, alleges Greenpeace A major Indonesian palm oil producer continues to clear rainforests in Sumatra despite being a prominent ...	Mongabay.com
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24/04/2013	Gapki says ‘no’ to moratorium extension The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) has opposed the government’s plan to prolong a two-year ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/04/2013	Forestry Ministry to reopen log export market to boost price The Forestry Ministry is deliberating the reopening of the export market for logs after a request from ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/04/2013	Does the UK’s ‘Green Aid’ serve Indonesia’s interests? In 2011, the UK Government announced that it would end bilateral aid to Indonesia, with the exception ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/04/2013	12 ministries, governmental institutions involved in illegal logging and mining: Commission Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Busyro Muqoddas said a study on corruption conducted ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/04/2013	Lack of Economic Freedom Standing in the Way of Halting Indonesia’s Forestry Woes In a recent response, Craig Miller begged to differ on a number of points I had raised in a Feb. 2013 ...	Jakarta Globe
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20/04/2013	Indonesia environmental activists question deforestation plan Indonesia’s growing environmental movement is lashing out at government plans for deforestation ...	Bikya News (Indonesia)
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16/04/2013	Illegal logging threatens lowland forests in Indonesian national park Illegal logging in the heart of Indonesia’s Gunung Palung National Park may be putting one of the ...	Mongabay.com
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15/04/2013	NGO says deforestation worsens Siberut flooding Conservationists in Padang, West Sumatra, have blamed forest concession holders (HPH) and timber exploitation ...	The Jakarta Post
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12/04/2013	Indonesia to maintain deforestation moratorium Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan has reiterated the country`s commitment to continuing the ...	Eco-Business
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09/04/2013	House to endorse controversial deforestation bill The House of Representatives is expected to endorse the bill on combating deforestation later this week ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/04/2013	How to avoid unsustainable palm oil products The cultivation of palm oil plantations for food, bio diesel, cosmetics and other uses is a huge business, ...	Asian Correspondent
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04/04/2013	APP denies breaking logging promise after WWF allegations ...	The Guardian
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03/04/2013	Not much protected and no commitment to restoration in APP forest promises The much-touted new deforestation policy of controversial paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will ...	WWF
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25/03/2013	As massive deforestation continues in Sumatra’s Tesso Nilo, Indonesian lawmakers pin blame on 'foreign' NGOs Indonesian lawmakers criticized the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for its inability to stop deforestation ...	Mongabay.com
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24/03/2013	Illegal Logging Bill to Be Passed Next Month in Indonesia The House of Representatives plans to pass a bill to combat illegal logging as soon as next month, a ...	Jakarta Globe
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22/03/2013	Massive haul of illegal timber seized in Riau A team from the Kampar Forestry Agency has confiscated around 1,200 illegal Meranti logs from five sawmills ...	The Jakarta Post
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21/03/2013	Monthly updates to track APP's progress on 'no deforestation' policy The Forest Trust (TFT), the NGO that brokered Asia Pulp & Paper's no deforestation commitment ...	Mongabay.com
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21/03/2013	Forests Day: what happened after a forest destroyer stopped cutting down the rainforest? Today is the UN’s International Day of Forests. It’s also about two years since you helped ...	Greenpeace
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18/03/2013	Indonesia to probe WWF claims on deforestation Indonesia's Forest Ministry will investigate claims of continued deforestation in Riau's protected ...	Business Times
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08/03/2013	Norway Drops Asian Palm Oil Firms in Show of Green Credentials Norway’s $710 billion sovereign wealth fund has pulled out of 23 Asian palm oil companies after ...	Reuters (UK)
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07/03/2013	APRIL is now the leading driver of deforestation for pulp in Indonesia In February we reported how Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) had stopped all deforestation in its suppliers’ ...	Greenpeace
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04/03/2013	Indonesia: Communities under REDD+ Indonesia possesses some of world’s richest forests in terms of biodiversity, carbon values and ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/03/2013	Timber producers and users can jointly confront illegal logging Guest post by Jacek Siwek of Asia Pulp & Paper - Indonesia is the largest of south east Asia’s ...	Foreign Policy
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12/02/2013	After Indonesian paper giant commits to no deforestation, pressure mounts on its biggest competitor After Indonesian paper giant Asia Pulp & ...	Mongabay.com
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07/02/2013	The orangutan’s road: illegal logging and mining in Indonesia Like in a desolate Edward Hopper landscape, the orangutan was clinging to the one last tree that stood ...	Brookings Institution, US
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05/02/2013	WWF welcomes APP announcement to halt clearing, urges paper buyers to wait for proof Jakarta, Indonesia - WWF welcomed the announcement by the Sinar Mas Group's Asia Pulp & Paper ...	ACN Newswire
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05/02/2013	Paper giant APP promises no deforestation in Indonesia The world's third-largest paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper said on Tuesday it had stopped using ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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02/02/2013	RI needs high-tech solution to deforestation Indonesia needs sophisticated remote sensing technology to accurately locate the damaged parts of its ...	The Jakarta Post
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30/01/2013	Growing palm oil could speed up climate change, study says London - Growing palm oil trees to make biofuels could be accelerating the effects of climate change, ...	Reuters
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30/01/2013	Expert fulminates on foreign ‘lies’ on deforestation An official from the Forestry Ministry says that data on Indonesian deforestation and forest degradation ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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29/01/2013	NASA data registers strong deforestation signals in Sumatra, Borneo, Brazil, Gabon NASA satellites picked up signals of extensive potential deforestation in Sumatra, Borneo, Central Africa, ...	Mongabay.com
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17/01/2013	Bureaucratic reform plays a part in reducing deforestation in Indonesia Reforming Indonesia's bloated and underperforming bureaucracy will play an important part in reducing ...	Mongabay.com
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31/12/2012	The year in rainforests 2012 was another year of mixed news for the world's tropical forests. This is a look at some of ...	Mongabay.com
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26/12/2012	Paper giant breaks pledge to end rainforest logging in Sumatra, says group Pulp and paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) continues to destroy large ...	Mongabay.com
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20/12/2012	Rogue palm oil firm ordered to stop clearing in Muara Tae London - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has upheld a complaint lodged by the London-based ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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18/12/2012	Why foreign aid for REDD+ implementation does not work here We are willing to pay as long as we can be sure that we are paying for actual emission reductions. Donor ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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16/12/2012	Large Indonesian forest protection project gets underway Indonesia recently approved a rainforest conservation project that has been years in the making. The ...	ICTSD
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14/12/2012	News Corp publisher's books linked to paper from endangered rainforests: RAN HarperCollins, a division of News Corp, has been accused by a conservation group of using materials sourced ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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13/12/2012	Illegal logging damages Morowali Conservation Park The Morowali Conservation Park in Central Sulawesi has been damaged by illegal logging and mining activities ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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06/12/2012	Indonesia approves landmark forest protection project Indonesia on Wednesday approved a rainforest conservation project that sets aside an area roughly the ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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03/12/2012	Illegal logging probe derailed as key evidence surrendered by investigators Medan - A former senior police officer’s wife who has been accused of illegal logging has had key ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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23/11/2012	Forest Ministry pushes to continue deforestation moratorium, House pushes back Indonesian lawmakers threatened on Friday to freeze the budget for reforestation projects if President ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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20/11/2012	Forestry contribution to Indonesian economic growth highest in the world after China Jakarta, Indonesia - The contribution of the forestry sector in Indonesia improves the welfare of the ...	ACN Newswire
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13/11/2012	Asia Pulp and Paper achieves highest standards of timber legality certification Jakarta, Indonesia - Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has received the SVLK timber legality certification ...	Times Colonist, Canada
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06/11/2012	Warning to financiers - don't fund forest destruction Financial institutions have been warned today to avoid investments in pulp and paper mills associated ...	European Environmental Paper Network (EEPN)
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31/10/2012	KFC UK drops rainforest fiber KFC UK/Ireland will no longer use packaging from suppliers actively involved in rainforest clearance, ...	Environmental Leader
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31/10/2012	APP, APRIL say they are open for inquiry Two of Indonesia’s paper giants, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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27/10/2012	Cops aim at illegal logging in W. Sumatra The West Sumatra Police have placed cracking down on illegal logging on the top of their to-do list, ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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24/10/2012	Will designation of new administrative districts lead to more deforestation in Indonesia? On Monday Indonesia's House of Representatives moved to establish "North Kalimantan", ...	Mongabay.com
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22/10/2012	U.S. officials to visit Indonesia for palm oil emissions talks The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will visit Indonesia next week, officials said on Friday, in ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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18/10/2012	Batanghari police accused of allowing illegal logging Jambi, Indonesia - The Batanghari Precinct in Jambi Provice has been accused of negligence for allowing ...	Tempointeractive
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17/10/2012	Organised crime, illegal timber and Australia’s role in deforestation Illegal logging is booming, as criminal organisations tighten their grip on this profitable global industry. ...	The Conversation, Australia
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12/10/2012	Open for big businesses – but little people pay the price Last month, the President of Indonesia did the international investment equivalent of, shall we say, ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) blog
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11/10/2012	Dollar General drops APP due to rainforest destruction concerns U.S. retailer Dollar General has stopped sourcing paper products from controversial brand Asia Pulp and ...	Mongabay.com
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10/10/2012	Australia attempts to stump illegal loggers The Australian Senate is about to take on the task of stopping illegal logging, with legislation banning ...	The Conversation, Australia
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09/10/2012	Mt. Niut Nature Reserve: A plundering target Mount Niut Nature Reserve, a major carbon dioxide absorber and target of illegal logging in West Kalimantan, ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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08/10/2012	The hidden destroyer: palm oil demand increases deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions Increasing demand for palm oil is destroying the rainforest and accounts for ‘massive carbon dioxide ...	CosmeticsDesign.com, US
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02/10/2012	Alert: End intimidation & forest destruction in Muara Tae London - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling for supporters world-wide to demand ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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29/09/2012	Indonesian palm oil company loses permit on illegal logging Jalarta - Indonesia's Aceh province revoked a permit from a palm oil company found to be logging ...	AFP
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27/09/2012	Sustainability pact aside, Greenpeace says paper giant APP must stop facilitating deforestation Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) must stop accepting timber sourced from clearance of rainforests and peatlands ...	Mongabay.com
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26/09/2012	Logging certification reorganized after illegal logging accusations Jakarta - The Forestry Ministry says it is trying to convince the world that logs sold in Indonesia are ...	Tempointeractive
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26/09/2012	In eco-pact, will controversial paper giant APP turn over a new leaf? Over the past decade-and-a-half there has arguably been no paper supplier as controversial as Asia Pulp ...	Mongabay.com
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21/09/2012	Deforestation might be drying up Lake Lindu Palu - A park official is calling on the Central Sulawesi administration to pay more attention to the ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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17/09/2012	Indonesia ramps-up criticism of Australia Illegal Timber Bill Indonesia has amplified its call for Australia to drop attempts at imposing restrictions on timber imports. ...	ICTSD
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17/09/2012	Deforestation is slowing down ...	AsiaOne, Singapore
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14/09/2012	East Kalimantan to trial new REDD+ safeguards system Bogor, Indonesia - The Indonesian government plans to conduct a trial of a new system that will provide ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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08/09/2012	Illegal palm oil firms blamed for razing protected East Kalimantan forests Berau, East Kalimantan. Forestry officials and police in Berau district are investigating the burning ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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06/09/2012	APP establishes deforestation moratorium in Jambi; greens remain skeptical Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has established a moratorium on natural forest conversion in Jambi province ...	Mongabay.com
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06/09/2012	Walhi scores big win over illegal permit Environmental activists have hailed a court decision demanding that the Aceh administration revoke an ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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05/09/2012	E. Kalimantan police sound alarm over illegal timber flow to Malaysia Balikpapan, East Kalimantan - Police in East Kalimantan are working with their counterparts in Malaysia ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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03/09/2012	Reputations put at risk by illegal timber trade International governments are waging war on illicit forest products and certification is their key weapon. By ...	ProPrint, Australia
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30/08/2012	Australia's ban on illegally logged timber upsets Jakarta and PNG Timber exporting countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, say a proposed law to stop illegally-logged ...	ABC Radio Australia
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27/08/2012	Indonesia detains 21 Vietnamese in illegal logging Indonesian police say they have detained 21 Vietnamese who illegally logged a rare type of wood in a ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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24/08/2012	Oslo urges Brazil, Indonesia to keep forest protection Oslo - Norway's environment minister on Friday urged Brazil and Indonesia to avoid backtracking ...	Orlando Sentinel, US
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13/08/2012	Deforestation continues at alarming rate in Papua Jayapura - Greenpeace Indonesia has noted that every year the rate of deforestation in Papua reaches ...	Tempointeractive
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13/08/2012	Burning forests in Southeast Asia increases mortality rates in the region Clearing forests and other vegetation with fire in Southeast Asia can kill, according to a new study ...	Mongabay.com
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10/08/2012	Indonesia's pulp and paper targets incompatible with green growth goals Indonesia's ambitious targets for boosting pulp and paper production to make it the world's ...	Mongabay.com
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07/08/2012	Plantation permits approved for 300,000 forest hectares so far in 2012 The Forestry Ministry has so far this year issued permits to convert more than 300,000 hectares of forest ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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03/08/2012	Govt helps small timber product firms get SVLK certification Small-scale businesses that work with wood, such as handicraft producers in Bali and furniture makers ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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01/08/2012	The Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia launches the 'Timber Legality Information System' Jakarta, Indonesia - Today, H.E Zulkifli Hasan, Minister for Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia launched ...	ACN Newswire, on The Wall Street Journal MarketWatch
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26/07/2012	Rural education programme emphasises zero tolerance on hunting, killing and capture of orangutans Orangutan Foundation International and Asia Pulp & Paper launch orangutan training initiative Jakarta ...	APP
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26/07/2012	Timber companies asked to obtain certification Jakarta - Indonesia urges the national timber industry to immediately verify their timber production. ...	Tempointeractive
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25/07/2012	Illegal logging the cause of Padang flash floods: mayor Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar blamed illegal logging for Tuesday's widespread flooding that inundated ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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23/07/2012	Indonesia to investigate palm oil company's alleged breach of deforestation moratorium Indonesia's top official charged with implementing the country's moratorium on new concessions ...	Mongabay.com
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13/07/2012	KFC-Indonesia suspends purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation, says Greenpeace The Indonesian arm of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has suspended purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper ...	Mongabay.com
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12/07/2012	Illegal logging blamed for North Sumatra flooding Uncontrolled illegal logging has been blamed for the flash floods in Pematang Siantar and Tapanuli Tengah, ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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12/07/2012	Unchallenged crimes of ‘rotten apple’ palm oil company London - Systemic law enforcement failings threaten to make a mockery of Indonesia’s pledge to ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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11/07/2012	Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru get big boost in deforestation tracking, biomass measurement Efforts to rapidly and accurately track deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, ...	Mongabay.com
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10/07/2012	German Chancellor Merkel to discuss deforestation in Indonesia Jakarta - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was to discuss deforestation and the environment Tuesday in ...	Europe Online Magazine
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07/07/2012	Profitable palm oil leaves environment poor Even if you've never visited Malaysia or Indonesia, it's likely that you've made contact ...	CNN
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05/07/2012	Sumatra burns in palm oil rush The carbon-rich peat forests of northern Sumatra are burning again as palm oil companies break Indonesian ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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04/07/2012	An Industry First: Asia Pulp & Paper Mills Achieve SVLK certification, Indonesia’s new world-class legality verification standard Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) today announced that three of its mills have secured SVLK certification, ...	APP, via MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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29/06/2012	Asia Pulp & Paper pleads its innocence on destroying forest Asia Pulp & Paper is trying to reassure customers that it uses no illegally logged trees in its paper ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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28/06/2012	Conservation areas failing to protect forests better than logging concessions in Sumatra Areas zoned for conservation suffered deforestation rates similar to logging concessions in Sumatra between ...	Mongabay.com
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27/06/2012	Asia Pulp assures customers after ‘misleading’ Greenpeace claims Asia Pulp & Paper is reassuring customers that it uses no illegally logged trees in its paper mills ...	Eco-Business.com
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24/06/2012	Legislature cries foul over Indonesian ‘Deforestation Decree’ Samarinda, East Kalimantan - The East Kalimantan legislature is set to report M.S. Kaban, the former ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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23/06/2012	Illegal logging rampant in West Kalimantan Pontianak -Illegal logging is back with a vengeance in West Kalimantan. Up till June, the police have ...	Tempointeractive
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20/06/2012	Despite moratorium and investigation, fires rage in key Sumatran peat swamp Several fires are burning in a contested concession within Aceh Province's Tripa peat swamp raising ...	Mongabay.com
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19/06/2012	Indian palm oil consumption driving deforestation in Indonesia, says Greenpeace Greenpeace opened a new front in its effort to push Indonesia's palm oil industry to reduce its ...	Mongabay.com
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17/06/2012	Deforestation-based policy 'no longer tenable' says Indonesian President Indonesia "has reversed course" from a forest policy that drove deforestation in previous decades ...	Mongabay.com
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17/06/2012	Deforestation-based policy 'no longer tenable' says Indonesian President Indonesia "has reversed course" from a forest policy that drove deforestation in previous decades ...	Mongabay.com
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15/06/2012	Climate change and deforestation in the Heart of Borneo could be a deadly combination – new report warns Jakarta, Indonesia - The release of a new report: ‘Assessing the Impact of Climate Change in Borneo’, ...	WWF
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12/06/2012	New satellites to help save Indonesian forests Jakarta - Virtual mapping has become a vital tool in forest conservation, allowing the public to see ...	Voice of America
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09/06/2012	Credits lost in tangle of Aceh's forest An Australian plan embraced by the world to save Indonesian forests and address climate change is failing, ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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05/06/2012	Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) charts a course to world-class industry standards in sustainable business Sustainability Roadmap sees HCVF protection and carbon assessments for all plantations to address climate ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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05/06/2012	Palm oil giant moves forward on zero deforestation initiative One of the world's largest palm oil companies has become the first to identify and disclose high ...	Mongabay.com
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03/06/2012	Indonesia’s REDD reality Indonesia is on the brink of transformation. Committing to a bilateral deal with Norway, it has run ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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03/06/2012	How do you save Sumatra? Google Map it Sumatra becomes a digital paint-by-number as you play with the layering functions of the “Google ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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31/05/2012	Indonesian deforestation ban makes slow progress Halfway through moratorium, climate-change goal is still out of reach. Stopping deforestation and ...	Nature
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27/05/2012	Pushing forward to better land use Fitrian Ardiansyah and Thomas Barano May and June are shaping up to show if Indonesia has achieved ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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24/05/2012	Illegal logging in Kalimantan ‘cost state $35b in 2011’ Illegal forest clearing in Kalimantan potentially cost the state Rp 321 trillion ($34.6 billion) in losses ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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24/05/2012	Indonesia defies critics, says deforestation has declined The Indonesian government reiterated its claim on Thursday that the country’s deforestation rate ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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23/05/2012	Indonesia forest moratorium won't meet climate pledge - Norway Indonesia's progress in reforming its forestry sector will not be sufficient to meet its pledge ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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23/05/2012	MTH is in everyday life; Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) response to the Greenpeace KFC Campaign Source: Asia Pulp & Paper Group Jakarta, Indonesia - In its latest report Junking ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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23/05/2012	Google mapping tool shows impacts of deforestation on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island First ever Google Maps engine grant helps WWF and Eyes on the Forest in urgent effort to save tigers, ...	PRWeb
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23/05/2012	Indigenous group paid $0.65/ha for forest worth $5,000/ha in Indonesia A palm oil company has paid indigenous Moi landowners in Indonesian Papua a paltry $0.65 per hectare ...	Mongabay.com
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22/05/2012	Environmental portal launches in Indonesia The Indonesian version of the prominent environmental news portal Mongabay.com made its domestic debut ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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21/05/2012	Indonesia peatland back on protected list in test case Indonesia's government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the ...	Reuters
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21/05/2012	Green activists call on Indonesian president to strengthen deforestation moratorium Jakarta - Coalition of Indonesia's civil society organizations for forest protection today called ...	Shanghai Daily, China
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17/05/2012	West Papua’s big palm oil plantations rip-off London - An Indonesian oil palm plantation in which Norway has a financial stake paid Papuan tribal landowners ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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16/05/2012	Obama’s biggest climate decision of the year may be … palm oil? by Glenn Hurowitz The Obama administration is poised to make one of the biggest climate policy decisions ...	Think Progress, US
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16/05/2012	East Kalimantan is third largest carbon emitter Balikpapan, East Kalimantanv - The fast rate of deforestation in East Kalimantan over the last few years ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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15/05/2012	$30m Sumatra forest deal in doubt after concerns over funding The future of a much-vaunted $30 million Australian project to protect Indonesian forests for their carbon ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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15/05/2012	Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) announces new policies on high conservation value forest Jakarta - Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has announced its new High Conservation Value Forest policies ...	APP
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15/05/2012	Cottonsoft welcomes new forest protection policies Tissue and toilet paper manufacturer Cottonsoft has welcomed a raft of new sustainability measures by ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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14/05/2012	Indonesia: Forests remain a source of conflict Bangkok - The world’s largest producer of teak, an Indonesian state-owned company on the island ...	IRIN News
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11/05/2012	Regency head calls for stop to palm oil development in contested peat forest in Indonesia The acting head of Nagan Raya Regency — the location of Tripa peat swamp — on Thursday demanded ...	Mongabay.com
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08/05/2012	Indonesian government denies increased deforestation The government has declared that a report regarding the country’s loss of almost five million hectares ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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04/05/2012	Illegal logging, contract cancellations fuel investor flight from APP The notorious company Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), linked to illegal logging and the clearance of Sumatran ...	Greenpeace International
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03/05/2012	Indonesia's Environment Ministry to sue APP, APRIL in $225B illegal logging case Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is planning to sue 14 pulp and paper companies for illegally ...	Mongabay.com
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03/05/2012	Indonesia may have lost 5m hectares of forest cover since moratorium Indonesia may have lost a staggering five million hectares of forest since President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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03/05/2012	115 companies mining illegally: Report At least 115 companies have carried out mining activities in 471,714 hectares of productive and protected ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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01/05/2012	A grim portrait of palm oil emissions Indonesia ranks right behind the United States and China in the lineup of the world’s top 10 greenhouse ...	The New York Times
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30/04/2012	How to make stronger trade links between UK and Indonesia a reality Earlier this month, many of us were among the Indonesian business community which welcomed British Prime ...	Purwadi Soeprihanto, Executive Director, Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (Letter)
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28/04/2012	Foreign forestry companies blamed for depletion Balikpapan - Primary forest cover in East Kalimantan has been depleted from 19 million hectares in the ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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27/04/2012	Palm oil is a major driver of peatlands destruction in Indonesian Borneo, finds new study Developers in Indonesian Borneo are increasingly converting carbon-dense peatlands for oil palm plantations, ...	Mongabay.com
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26/04/2012	Fighting a last-ditch battle to save the rare Javan rhino Rhinoceroses worldwide are under siege as their habitat shrinks and poachers slaughter hundreds annually ...	Yale Environment 360
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25/04/2012	In sustainability push, Unilever aims to build palm oil processing plant in Indonesia Unilever is in talks to build a $130 million palm oil processing mill in Indonesia as part of its commitment ...	Mongabay.com
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24/04/2012	Vietnam's mangroves trees threatened by rising tide of deforestation ...	The Guardian, UK
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23/04/2012	Warning on Indonesia’s disappearing forests Earth Day commemorations in Indonesia were low-key, but those who marked the day were quick to warn of ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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20/04/2012	Fight to save Javan Rhino from extinction is on track, say experts Plan to increase numbers of highly endangered species from 50 to 75 over five years Jakarta, ...	APP
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19/04/2012	APP 'illegal logging' claim investigated by Indonesian Ministry of Forestry Pulp and paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is awaiting an Indonesian Ministry of Forestry report ...	PrintWeek
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18/04/2012	REDD alert in Kalimantan as AusAid initiative stumbles The Australian government is learning firsthand just how fraught environmental conservation in Indonesia ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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18/04/2012	Kalimantan palm plantations threaten last pygmy elephants With no more than 80 Borneo pygmy elephants left in Indonesia, the massive clearing of forests to make ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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17/04/2012	Indonesia to investigate forest concession The Environment Ministry has said it will launch an investigation into the issuance of a plantation concession ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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16/04/2012	The Letter of Intent that prompted a tectonic shift in the dialogue about Indonesia’s forests: An interview with CIFOR’s DG Bogor, Indonesia - The Letter of Intent between Indonesia and Norway has been “the single most ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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12/04/2012	SBY aide vows to probe Aceh forest concession An aide to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed concern over a recent court ruling that cleared ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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11/04/2012	Green groups may call for boycott of Indonesian palm oil over forest destruction in Sumatra Environmental groups are escalating their battle over an area of peat forest in Tripa, Sumatra that has ...	Mongabay.com
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10/04/2012	Brazil is a model for the rights of forest communities Rio de Janeiro - Brazil is one of the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to legally guaranteeing ...	IPSNews
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07/04/2012	Deforestation pits elephants against man in Nunukan Balikpapan - Elephants are increasingly coming into conflict with humans in the East Kalimantan district ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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06/04/2012	Former Aceh chief denies orang-utans died in burn The man who signed the permit allowing 1600 hectares of carbon-rich peat forest and orang-utan habitat ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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05/04/2012	Is APP closer to throwing in the towel after losing 9 more customers? The latest milestone in the fight between Greenpeace and Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was announced earlier ...	Triple Pundit
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02/04/2012	Multinationals vow to boycott APP after outcry over illegal logging The companies will suspend purchases from Asia Pulp and Paper after evidence emerged of illegal logging ...	The Guardian, UK
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02/04/2012	RI-Malaysia attorneys sign agreement on cross-national legal handling Indonesia and Malaysia’s respective Attorney General Offices (AGO) hammered out an agreement on ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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29/03/2012	Orangutans in Indonesia's Aceh forest may die out in weeks Forest fires and land clearing by palm oil firms could kill off within weeks about 200 orangutans in ...	Planet Ark (Reuters)
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28/03/2012	Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) response to Eyes on the Forest report Jakarta, Indonesia - Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has today issued the following response to a report ...	APP
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28/03/2012	MapHook app used to raise awareness of Sumatran tiger habitat Dulles, Va, US - MapHook, the location-based journal application, is helping the World Wildlife Fund ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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27/03/2012	Researchers warn delays thwart efforts to save Indonesia's environment A $47 million Australian government project to restore Indonesian forests and peatland to protect large ...	Stock and Land, Australia
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27/03/2012	Ongoing deforestation puts APP in breach of debt restructuring agreements, finds report Note: this article was amended shortly after posting to include APP's denial and demand for retraction ...	Mongabay.com
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27/03/2012	Australia-led peat conversation project in Borneo failing to deliver on hype A $100 million peat conservation project launched in the heart of Indonesian Borneo by the Australian ...	Mongabay.com
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26/03/2012	Indonesian forestry sector sets out eight practical steps to achieving ‘world-class’ production Jakarta, Indonesia - All major trade associations representing the forestry sector have together launched ...	MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal
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21/03/2012	Kadin: Indonesian timber ready for new EU rules The Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the country’s certification system on timber ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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17/03/2012	APP affiliates in U.S., Australia, pledge to drop controversial pulp supplier linked to deforestation Two affiliates of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) have announced they are severing at least some ties with ...	Mongabay.com
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15/03/2012	Ministry of Forestry signed off on clearing of forest with protected species in Indonesia Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry signed off on a plan by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) suppliers to ...	Mongabay.com
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14/03/2012	Palm oil: the hidden ingredient causing an ecological disaster Palm oil is in our food, cleaning products and fuel. But it's destroying rainforest and contributing ...	The Ecologist, UK
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12/03/2012	Bill on illegal logging could trigger trade dispute with Jakarta The Indonesian government wants Australia to defer its contentious Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill for ...	The Australian
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12/03/2012	Investigation following new evidence against APP Jakarta, Indonesia - In the space of a week the National Geographic Society (NGS) has publicly broken ...	WWF
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07/03/2012	After illegal logging allegations, certifier lodges complaint against paper giant APP Less than a week after Greenpeace released evidence that protected tree species were being illegally ...	Mongabay.com
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06/03/2012	Logging bill 'won't' hit Jakarta relations Plans to stamp out the importation of illegally-logged timber will not damage Australia's relationship ...	Nine News, Australia
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06/03/2012	Indonesia slams govt over ‘dysfunction’ Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan has hit out at the federal government and accused Australia of ...	Business Spectator, Australia
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05/03/2012	Controversial vote to ease limits on Amazon rainforest deforestation Brazil stands at a crossroads in its efforts to preserve the Amazon rainforest, as the government considers ...	WTVR, Virginia, US
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03/03/2012	Court decision upsets plantation companies The Constitutional Court’s recent decision to approve a request from a number of local governments ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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02/03/2012	Telltale diaries put Collins on the spot An undercover investigation has shown that paper from illegal logging in a tiger sanctuary in Indonesia ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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02/03/2012	Cottonsoft’s link to illegal rainforest destruction Undercover investigation proves Cottonsoft’s link to illegal rainforest destruction An Asia ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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01/03/2012	Investigation links APP to illegal logging of protected trees A year-long undercover investigation has found evidence of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) companies cutting ...	Mongabay.com
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29/02/2012	Green activists seeing REDD over program’s effect on forest tribes Balikpapan, East Kalimantan - Environmental activists have objected to plans to use Kayan Mentarang National ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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29/02/2012	Habitat loss drives Sumatran tiger to verge of extinction Washington - The destruction of vegetation is driving the Sumatran tiger to the brink of extinction, ...	Zee News, India
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29/02/2012	Indonesia investigates rainforest agreement breaches Authorities in Indonesia are investigating what could be a violation of the forestry agreement held with ...	The Foreigner, Norway
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23/02/2012	Model airplane used to monitor rainforests - conservation drones take flight Conservationists have converted a remote-controlled plane into a potent tool for conservation. ...	Mongabay.com
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20/02/2012	REDD task force calls for more indigenous rights Indonesia has its work cut out in efforts to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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20/02/2012	Paper industry decimating Indonesia's tigers Washington - The survival of Sumatra's tigers, elephants, orangutans, rhinos, as well as indigenous ...	IPSNews
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19/02/2012	Land wars: Indonesia unrest shows risks of resource-led growth On a scorching day in January, the only thing hotter than the afternoon sun is the fiery shouts emanating ...	Time Magazine
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17/02/2012	New study highlights opportunities and challenges for Indonesia forest moratorium Today WRI releases a working ...	World Resources Institute (WRI)
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17/02/2012	Kalimantan’s forests are doing OK: NGO The Heart of Borneo is doing well, despite the usual threats from extractive activities and fires, according ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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16/02/2012	Forest clearing blamed on local govt Local government officials may have accepted bribes from logging, mining and plantation companies in ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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16/02/2012	More than 1 million acres of New Guinea forest cut from Indonesia's forest moratorium More than 400,000 hectares (1 million acres) of land — including 350,000 hectares of peatland — ...	Mongabay.com
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15/02/2012	Paper giant hammered on forest certification claims Beleaguered paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper was sharply criticized Wednesday for its claims that its ...	Mongabay.com
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14/02/2012	British secretary of state visits Indonesia Indonesia - British Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell is scheduled to ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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09/02/2012	Efforts needed to reach emissions target The Indonesian government’s target to cut emissions by 26 percent before 2020 under the Reducing ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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08/02/2012	WWF report links Sumatra deforestation to toilet paper We know how difficult it is to link products to dangerous practices. Eco-friendly companies and individuals ...	Earth Times
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07/02/2012	Call for tighter laws to halt illegal timber imports Australia must tighten laws to stop illegal timber imports and insist on stricter labelling of timber ...	The Canberra Times, Australia
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04/02/2012	Aceh governor goes from hero to zero When the former rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf became governor of Indonesia's Aceh province, he proclaimed ...	The New Zealand Herald
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03/02/2012	RI opposes EPA determination on palm oil Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, will propose its own greenhouse gas analysis ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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02/02/2012	Forest conservation policies: what works and what doesn’t Policymakers looking to reduce deforestation in their countries have the right tools to do so today, ...	Eco-Business.com
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02/02/2012	Indonesia to require loggers prove their concessions free of overlapping claims Applicants for forest concessions in Indonesia will soon be required to prove there aren't overlapping ...	Mongabay.com
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01/02/2012	16 year old Girl Scouts fighting for deforestation-free cookies up for major United Nations award On Thursday, February 9, the United Nations will announce the winners of its first ever International ...	Union of Concerned Scientists News Center
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30/01/2012	Sumatran elephants endangered status upgraded to critical The Sumatran elephant, a subspecies of Asian elephant unique to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was ...	This Dish is Veg, US
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27/01/2012	Pregnant orangutan mother and child rescued at last minute from knife-bearing bounty hunters in Borneo The incident showcases the threat orangutans are facing as they are targeted for slaughter with a price ...	NY Daily News, New York, US
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26/01/2012	REDD+: Opportunities to alter deforestation The recent Durban climate talks had mixed results and different implications for each country, including ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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24/01/2012	On the front line: Muara Tae’s last stand against big palm oil Muara Tae, East Kalimantan - The fate of a Dayak community deep in the interior of East Kalimantan demonstrates ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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24/01/2012	WWF: At current rate of deforestation, Sumatran elephants could be extinct in 30 years Jakarta, Indonesia — The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless ...	The Washington Post
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19/01/2012	Indonesia to set aside 45% of Kalimantan for conservation Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on Thursday announced a regulation that would protect ...	Mongabay.com
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12/01/2012	Scientists: Well-structured economic incentives could massively reduce deforestation emissions in Indonesia, yield billions of dollars A national and comprehensive carbon payment incentive system within Indonesia could generate an estimated ...	Environmental Defense Fund, US
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09/01/2012	Tribal villages, mining firms fight for land in Indonesia Mataram - Members of two tribal communities in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, say they are being driven ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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06/01/2012	Indonesia to use GIS for forestry management The Forest Utilisation Monitoring Centre (FUMC) located in West Papua, Indonesia, has unveiled plans ...	FutureGov Asia-Pacific
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04/01/2012	The ABCs of REDD+: on building a new forestry model that works for Indonesia It has been joked that anyone who claims to understand REDD+ must, in fact, be under-informed on the ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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03/01/2012	Mouths are sewn shut in protest against deforestation in Indonesia Twenty-eight Indonesians have taken the extreme measure of sewing their mouths shut in a protest turned ...	Mongabay.com
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27/12/2011	Palm oil threat to Indonesia's orangutans Eight-month-old baby orangutan Elaine would have never survived without her carer Rosa. ...	BBC News
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23/12/2011	Officials destroy homes In NTB protected forest Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara. More than 100 families have fled their forest village in Sumbawa after government ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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22/12/2011	Dozens of Indonesians sew mouths shut in deforestation protest Jakarta - A group of Indonesian protesters have sewed their mouths shut in a protest against deforestation ...	Channel 6 News Online, US
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22/12/2011	Kroger, America's largest grocery chain, stops carrying APP products due to deforestation concerns Kroger, America's largest grocery store chain, will stop carrying products sourced by Asia Pulp ...	Mongabay.com
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21/12/2011	New analysis supports claim that paper giant cleared part of its tiger sanctuary in Indonesia Asia Pulp & Paper (APP)'s supplier PT Ruas Utama Jaya has indeed cleared an area of forest it ...	Mongabay.com
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16/12/2011	Indonesia to probe beheadings of farmers Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia's president has ordered an investigation into the videotaped beheadings ...	CBS News
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15/12/2011	Little headway in Durban on deforestation: experts Brasilia - The UN's Durban conference on climate change failed to make enough headway in efforts ...	AFP
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13/12/2011	APP’s tiger sanctuary ‘greenwash’ is hogwash A forest tiger sanctuary, which is claimed by giant paper and pulp producer APP to be proof of their ...	WWF
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10/12/2011	Controversial pulp and paper companies underwrite Indonesia's climate change pavilion in Durban A 'significant proprtion' of Indonesia's $3.3. million pavilion at climate talks in Durban ...	Mongabay.com
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10/12/2011	Revised map of forest moratorium slammed Jakarta - Greenomics Indonesia condemned the exclusion by the government of 4.8 million hectares of peatland ...	The Jakarta Post
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09/12/2011	No justice for C. Kalimantan orangutans The Kalimantan orangutan population is increasingly under threat, with the discovery of the remains of ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/12/2011	ASEAN justices reach common vision on environment Chief Justices and senior judiciary from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed ...	IIFL
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08/12/2011	RI: Aceh breaches forest clearing moratorium Jakarta - The governor of Indonesia’s Aceh province has breached a ban on clearing forests that ...	Arab News
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01/12/2011	Law ‘should settle’ definition of forest areas Before moving forward with a bill on illegal logging, the government and the House of Representatives ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/12/2011	Norway accused of hypocrisy over Indonesian deforestation funding ...	The Guardian, UK
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29/11/2011	Editorial: Government must speak for the trees Indonesia has long struggled to balance economic growth with preserving its natural heritage, in particular ...	The Jakarta Globe
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28/11/2011	Govt ‘lacks commitment’ in illegal logging Jakarta - A member of the House of Representatives Commission IV Ma’amur Hasanuddin has blamed ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/11/2011	Asia Pulp & Paper lashes back at Greenpeace Asia Pulp & Papers (APP) has been accused repeatedly by Greenpeace of causing deforestation in Indonesia ...	Triple Pundit
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28/11/2011	Customs and Excise Office holds 7,000 meters of illegal timber Jakarta - The Forestry Ministry is investigating the export of illegal timber from Papuan forests, which ...	Tempo Interactive
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27/11/2011	Seizures from illegal Indonesian loggers show deforestation impact Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan - With millions of hectares of forests being cleared each year to make way ...	The Jakarta Globe
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26/11/2011	Ministry on the defensive after scathing deforestation report The government says that a global risk analysis and mapping company has compiled a “misleading” ...	The Jakarta Post
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26/11/2011	Forests and REDD+ in COP17 Durban With all its complex processes and acronyms, it’s easy to forget that the international climate ...	WRI
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25/11/2011	Nigeria, Indonesia top deforestation list, China lowest Singapore - Nigeria, Indonesia and North Korea have the world's highest rates of deforestation while ...	The Sun Daily, Malaysia
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25/11/2011	Fighting illegal logging from the decking Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new ...	ABC News, Australia
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24/11/2011	Going beyond the law to spur sustainable palm oil When the Indonesian government and the private sector announced in late 2009 a broad plan to launch a ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/11/2011	Asia Pulp & Paper in ‘Full Compliance’ with European Ecolabel European Commission report rules that Pindo Deli products meet Ecolabel standards Jakarta, Indonesia ...	APP Indonesia
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23/11/2011	RSPO seeks to certify Indonesian crude palm oil The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil aims to certify 3 million tons of Indonesian crude palm oil as ...	The Jakarta Globe
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22/11/2011	Indonesia green prosperity program gets $600 million from State Dept This weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed an agreement with Indonesia's government ...	SustainableBusiness.com
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21/11/2011	New report exposes human rights abuses in Wilmar Group plantation in Jambi, Indonesia A new report released today ...	Forest Peoples Programme
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21/11/2011	Palm oil need not harm environment or local communities, says new study The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme
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18/11/2011	Sumatran tigers vanishing with the once-sacred forests It was a Saturday morning and five-year-old Fitria Judin was playing with her two older sisters outside ...	The Jakarta Globe
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16/11/2011	Major illegal logging operation disrupted The National Police’s special crimes unit says it has disrupted an illegal logging syndicate with ...	The Jakarta Globe
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16/11/2011	Rare photos of wild cats in threatened forest: WWF Rare photos of five different wild cats, including the endangered Sumatran tiger, have been caught on ...	Reuters
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16/11/2011	WWF-Indonesia calls for action to save rainforest from palm oil, pulp & paper industries WWF-Indonesia is appealing to authorities to take steps to save a valuable area of Sumatran jungle from ...	The Jakarta Globe
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16/11/2011	Can Indonesia grow its economy and keep its forests? President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s commitment to dedicate the last three years his term to delivering ...	Climate Spectator
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14/11/2011	Toilet paper critics on a roll Next time you see a loo roll think about where the fibre is sourced from. In the seventh of an eight-part ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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10/11/2011	McKinsey trampled on the rainforests – it can't be trusted The firm consulting on the NHS shake-up has given advice on forest protection that benefits only big ...	The Guardian, UK
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09/11/2011	Will orangutans become extinct before the conservation community gets its game on? There is nothing cuter than a baby orangutan with its tussle of red hair bedecking a mostly bald head ...	The Huffington Post, US
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08/11/2011	Greenpeace responds to APP's latest claims Organisation says APP statement is 'nothing but PR-driven nonsense'. ...	Toy News Online
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03/11/2011	Pulp and paper giant battles with Greenpeace over deforestation claims Ottawa - An international pulp and paper giant with operations in Canada says it's being victimized ...	Montreal Gazette, Canada
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02/11/2011	Dodgy logging: are Papua New Guinea’s forests going the way of Indonesia’s? “Don’t Californicate Oregon [or Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington, Montana etc]” ...	The Conversation
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01/11/2011	Toymaker Hasbro cuts deforestation from its supply chain Hasbro, the second largest American toy company, today announced a new packaging policy that excludes ...	Mongabay.com
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01/11/2011	Indigenous community forcibly evicted for palm oil in Indonesian Borneo A palm oil company has forcibly evicted an indigenous community from one of the last tracts of rainforest ...	Mongabay.com
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31/10/2011	Risks remain despite Indonesian forest moratorium: study A two-year ban on new licenses to clear peatlands and primary forests in Indonesia risks being undermined ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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28/10/2011	UK forests campaigner deported from Indonesia Greenpeace UK forests campaigner Andy Tait has been “deported” from Indonesia after drawing ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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28/10/2011	Mystery still shrouds alleged orangutan slaughter in E Kalimantan Jakarta - Last September, a newspaper in Samarinda, the capital of East Kalimantan Province, received ...	Kompas.com, Indonesia
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26/10/2011	Lawmakers accuse Greenpeace of illegal activities Lawmakers have called on the government to review the existence of Greenpeace in Indonesia following ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/10/2011	Plantations, mining and REDD a threat: Dayak Expanding oil palm plantations, mining concessions and even forest conservation projects are threatening ...	The Jakarta Globe
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24/10/2011	Worst food additive ever? It's in half of all foods we eat and its production destroys rainforests and enslaves children The production of this ingredient causes jaw-dropping amounts of deforestation (and with it, carbon emissions) ...	AlterNet
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20/10/2011	Second Greenpeace campaigner deported from Indonesia Indonesia has been accused of attacking Greenpeace after the environmental group said on Thursday a second ...	Reuters
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15/10/2011	Reason Greenpeace Exec denied entry a ‘state secret,’ Indonesia says John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK, was denied entry to Indonesia because he would “threaten ...	The Jakarta Globe
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14/10/2011	Indonesia 'blocks' Greenpeace boss The head of Greenpeace UK has been barred from entering Indonesia, where the environmental group has ...	The Press Association
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14/10/2011	A green economy: Is it possible? Next year is Rio+20. In 1992, leaders of the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to agree on a ...	The Jakarta Post
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09/10/2011	Indonesia's forestry sector failed to pay $18.8 billion for deforestation, alleges anti-corruption group The plantation and forestry sectors in Indonesia failed to pay as much as $18.8 billion (169.8 trillion ...	Mongabay.com
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08/10/2011	The beginning of the end for RSPO? Indonesia’s palm oil growers pulling out of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has grave implications ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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06/10/2011	Barbie and Ken may rekindle love after Mattel pledges to tackle deforestation Greenpeace welcomes toy makers' new goals to build a more sustainable supply chain. ...	Business Green
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05/10/2011	Mattel drops paper company linked to Indonesia deforestation It's official: Barbie has broken up with Asia Pulp and Paper. Responding to a campaign by Greenpeace, ...	Los Angeles Times
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04/10/2011	Ministry vows better enforcement as 2009 environmental law takes hold After a two-year transition period, the 2009 Environmental Management and Protection Law became fully ...	The Jakarta Globe
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01/10/2011	UK welcomes Indonesia's lead in protecting forests Work to tackle illegal logging has taken a step forward with the news that Indonesia has become the fifth ...	Media Newswire
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30/09/2011	Sumatran tiger population now only 400 Pekanbaru - The tiger population in the wild in Sumatra is believed to have dwindled to only 400 heads ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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28/09/2011	Investing in forests a win-win for communities, climate - UNEP Conserving key rainforests in Indonesia could generate revenues three times greater than felling them ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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28/09/2011	Indonesia’s finances, water supplies and apes set to benefit from UN green plan Conserving key forests in Indonesia could generate billions of dollars in revenue, up to three times ...	UN News Centre
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28/09/2011	Timber from virgin forests down: Zulkifli The proportion of Indonesian timber coming from virgin forests is now at 30 percent and dropping, a figure ...	The Jakarta Globe
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27/09/2011	Illegal plantation causes Rp9 trillion in financial losses, says ICW Jakarta - Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), together with Save Our Borneo and the Borneo People Contact, ...	Tempo Interactive
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27/09/2011	Indonesia president vows to protect forests President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday stated his commitment to ensure sustainable development ...	The Jakarta Globe
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26/09/2011	Yudhoyono signs decree to reduce greenhouse gas emissions President Susilo Bambang Yuhdoyono has signed a presidential decree creating a National Action Plan to ...	The Jakarta Globe
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26/09/2011	Massive deforestation found at Sumatran tiger habitat Greenpeace announced last Friday that it had found apparent forest destruction evidence in Indonesia's ...	China.org.cn
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21/09/2011	In Kalimantan, hard at work reversing the damage to peat forests Sebangau, Central Kalimantan - Deep in the heart of the Sebangau forest lies a 50,000-hectare swath of ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/09/2011	Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force to meet in Kalimantan Palangkaraya, Indonesia - Representatives from the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force (GCF) ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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20/09/2011	Aussie committee backs down on Bill Canberra - The Australian House of Representatives Economics Committee has put up a recommendation seeking ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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16/09/2011	Kalimantan’s orangutans threatened by deforestation Pontianak - Deforestation in tropical forest areas is threatening the survival of several species, including ...	Tempo Interactive
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13/09/2011	Indonesia to launch REDD+ agency to tackle deforestation Indonesia will establish a REDD+ agency to support the country's efforts to reduce emissions from ...	Mongabay.com
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02/09/2011	Cottonsoft smokescreen fools nobody as Foodstuffs launches investigation It's been ten days since we first revealed that Cottonsoft toilet paper was linked to deforestation ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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31/08/2011	Supermarket challenges toilet paper marker to disprove deforestation allegations A major New Zealand supermarket chain has asked Cottonsoft to prove its environmental credentials after ...	Mongabay.com
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26/08/2011	NGO awards logging firm for protecting orangutans In the wake of recent tragedies in which four elephants and a Sumatran tiger were found dead at oil palm ...	The Jakarta Post
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24/08/2011	Asia’s forest rangers train to boost defenses against poaching and illegal logging Forest rangers from across Asia began intensive counter poaching operations training today under a new ...	PhuketIndex, Thailand
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23/08/2011	Plantations ‘destroy’ endangered species’ habitats Animal protection group ProFauna Indonesia warns that private plantations are destroying the habitats ...	The Jakarta Post
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22/08/2011	NZ toilet paper brand linked to deforestation in Indonesia - WWF An investigation released today reveals that Auckland based company Cottonsoft is sourcing its toilet ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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22/08/2011	Cottonsoft hits back at 'outrageous' toilet paper claims Toilet paper maker Cottonsoft has slammed as "wrong and outrageous" claims that its paper comes ...	The New Zealand Herald
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21/08/2011	APP affiliate 'regrets' astroturfing on Indonesia deforestation claims Solaris, an Australian affiliate of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), has been caught astroturfing an article ...	Mongabay.com
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19/08/2011	Regents reported for forestry corruption Jakart - The Forestry Ministry has reported 14 regents to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ...	Tempo Interactive
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17/08/2011	Ministry of Forestry continues to undermine Indonesia's REDD program, finds Reuters Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is continuing to undermine the country's ambitious forest ...	Mongabay.com
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15/08/2011	Forest groups say Indonesia should look to Chinese model Greenpeace says 1.8 million hectares of Indonesian forest is disappearing each year. China and India ...	Deutsche Welle, Germany
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14/08/2011	Indonesia’s forests: Paper trail to destruction Indonesia’s vanishing natural forests and wildlife species are testament to deforestation out of ...	The Scavenger
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04/08/2011	Fuji Xerox cuts ties for illegal logging Environmentalists have praised Fuji Xerox for cutting ties with a big paper manufacturer accused of illegally ...	Sky News, Australia
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03/08/2011	Government told to investigate illegal logging The federal government has been told it has a responsibility to investigate claims of illegal logging ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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01/08/2011	Jakarta must set up forest bodies to unblock aid - Norway Lombok, Indonesia - The second instalment of a $1 billion aid package promised by Norway to help Indonesia ...	Reuters AlertNet
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27/07/2011	15 million hectares of forests destroyed from 2000 to 2009: FWI Indonesia lost 15 million hectares of forests from 2000 to 2009, a study conducted by Forest Watch Indonesia ...	The Jakarta Globe
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22/07/2011	Indonesia: Increasing demand for verification and certification services creates business opportunities California-based Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) announced that they will be setting up an office ...	IHB Network
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18/07/2011	REDD+: A pathway to prosperity In September 2009, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono committed Indonesia to a 26 percent reduction in ...	The Jakarta Post
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17/07/2011	Ministry employs 5,000 preachers to preserve forests The Forestry Ministry will dispatch 5,000 Muslim preachers in its latest move to campaign against forest ...	The Jakarta Post
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13/07/2011	Indonesian Government announces dramatic shift in forest policy; commitment to rights of IPs, communities Indonesian Government announces dramatic shift in forest policy; signals commitment to expand rights ...	Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
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13/07/2011	Indonesia pledges to resolve forest land conflicts Indonesia’s government made some big promises Tuesday: to resolve land tenure conflicts that plague ...	Reuters AlertNet
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12/07/2011	2 Mich. Girl Scouts seek palm oil ban in cookies Two Michigan Girl Scouts concerned about deforestation’s effect on orangutans have launched a campaign ...	Chicago Sun Times, US
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09/07/2011	KFC, Taco Bell, and the destruction of the rain forests YUM! Brands, which operates 38,000 fast food restaurants in 110 countries (including not only KFC but ...	Blast Magazine
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07/07/2011	Lego banishes Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation link In response to a campaign by Greenpeace asserting that packaging used for its iconic toy building blocks ...	Mongabay.com
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06/07/2011	Govt’s forest map panned as incomplete A new map that identified 72 million hectares of primary and peatland forest as off limits to loggers ...	The Jakarta Globe
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04/07/2011	Forest certifications boost wood prices Bangkalan, Indonesia - Forest certification is expected to boost wood prices, Forestry Minister Zulkifli ...	Tempo Interactive
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29/06/2011	EIA: Satellite images show illegal logging in Indonesia After palm oil giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) denied ...	Hardwood Floors, US
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28/06/2011	Challenges for better forest governance Carbon-dense peatland. Carbon emission reduction. Low-carbon economy. These are key terms in Indonesia’s ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/06/2011	Indigenous groups call for halt to REDD pilot project Indigenous communities in Central Kalimantan are calling on the government to stop a pilot project to ...	The Jakarta Post
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24/06/2011	WB donates $3.6m to reduce carbon Jakarta - Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry has received a US$3.6 million grant from the World Bank ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/06/2011	71% illegal loggers acquitted: ICW Jakarta - The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Wednesday that 71.43 percent of all illegal loggers ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/06/2011	Rainforests in Sumatra, Honduras added to UN's danger list Rainforests in Honduras and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have been added to the U.N.'s "danger" ...	Mongabay.com
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23/06/2011	Oslo backs Jakarta's forest plan, despite hurdles Norway backed Indonesia's drive to slow deforestation on Thursday under a $1 billion deal with Oslo ...	Reuters
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22/06/2011	71 percent of illegal loggers acquitted: ICW The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Wednesday that 71.43 percent of illegal loggers were acquitted ...	The Jakarta Post
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22/06/2011	Logging, drug threats put rainforests on UN heritage danger list Illegal logging, poaching, and other intrusions have led rainforests in Honduras and Indonesia to be ...	UN News Centre
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22/06/2011	Report: 88 percent of logging in Indonesia is illegal Jakarta, Indonesia - The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) on Wednesday said that a Greenpeace report ...	Channel 6 News Online
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21/06/2011	Indonesia's moratorium undermines community forestry in favor of industrial interests Indonesia's moratorium on new concessions in primary forest areas and peatlands "completely ...	Mongabay.com
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21/06/2011	Firm denies violating Indonesia's logging ban Nearly every week, the logging landscape in Indonesia shifts, with government officials, NGOs and activists ...	Hardwood Floors, US
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16/06/2011	DPR likens illegal logging to terrorism The House of Representatives said on Thursday that it would form a team to look into cases of illegal ...	The Jakarta Globe
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16/06/2011	Malaysian palm oil company violates Indonesia's logging moratorium An undercover investigation has found evidence that a subsidiary of Malaysian palm oil company has illegally ...	Mongabay.com
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14/06/2011	Reuters Summit-Indonesia aims to overhaul forest mess with moratorium Jakarta - Indonesia's moratorium on clearing rainforests has not lived up to high expectations but ...	Reuters
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13/06/2011	Indonesia's Sinar Mas sees 2.3 mln T palm oil output in 2011 Indonesia's Sinar Mas expects to produce 2.3 million tonnes of palm oil this year, or about 10 percent ...	Reuters
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12/06/2011	Massive infrastructure push could strip nation of resources: expert Indonesia has made developing infrastructure its main priority. But the country’s master plan to ...	The Jakarta Globe
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10/06/2011	Pressured by Greenpeace, Mattel cuts off sub-supplier APP The environmental group's global campaign against the toy maker prompts the El Segundo company to ...	Los Angeles Times
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08/06/2011	Illegal timber trade concern of all nations: SBY President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on other countries to help preserve Indonesia’s forests ...	The Jakarta Globe
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08/06/2011	Indonesia's anti-mafia unit seeks to reopen $115 billion illegal logging case Indonesia's Anti-Mafia Law Task Force asked authorities Tuesday to reopen an investigation into ...	Mongabay.com
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07/06/2011	Togo, Nigeria have highest rates of deforestation, study shows Togo, Nigeria and Ghana have the biggest rates of deforestation out of 65 nations, according to a study ...	Bloomberg
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07/06/2011	Barbie, Legos, other toys linked to destruction of Indonesia's rainforests Some of the world's largest and most prominent toy-makers are sourcing their packaging materials ...	Mongabay.com
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04/06/2011	Rainforest basin nations agree to tackle deforestation Brazzaville — The 32 countries sharing the world's three largest rainforest basins agreed ...	AFP
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04/06/2011	W Sumatera govt urged to act against illegal loggers Padang, W Sumatra - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has renewed its call for the West ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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04/06/2011	Rape of Kalimantan's forests continues Bentian Besar, East Kalimantan - At a mine-site near Sangatta in East Kalimantan, a titanic crater yawns ...	The Jakarta Globe
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02/06/2011	Destruction of world's biggest rainforests down 25 percent: FAO The rate of destruction of the world's three largest forests fell 25 percent this decade compared ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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27/05/2011	Lack of clarity complicates Indonesia's logging moratorium Lack of clarity makes it difficult to assess whether Indonesia's moratorium on new logging concessions ...	Mongabay.com
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25/05/2011	A farce in the forest A presidential decree on the moratorium on new concession permits for primary forests and peatlands in ...	The Jakarta Globe
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23/05/2011	Govt defends decree as first step in saving forests Deforestation has severely ravaged Indonesia’s tropical forests, and a recently introduced moratorium ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/05/2011	Miners say protected forests fair game The mining industry pointed out on Sunday that a much ballyhooed presidential decree allowing geothermal ...	The Jakarta Globe
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21/05/2011	Forest moratorium too harsh for some, too weak for others While forest activists were denouncing a government moratorium on new concession in forests as disappointing, ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/05/2011	Indonesia forest moratorium softens blow for planters Indonesia revealed a long list of exemptions on Friday to a two-year moratorium on new permits to clear ...	Reuters
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20/05/2011	Malaysia and Indonesia bolster defence of palm oil industry to west Countries form European Palm Oil Council in attempt to counter criticism of industry's environmental ...	Guardian, UK
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19/05/2011	Special report: How a $115b illegal logging probe was felled As a forestry expert, Bambang Hero Saharjo has tramped through jungles during his entire career, but ...	The Jakarta Globe
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19/05/2011	SBY signs decree on 2-year deforestation moratorium President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally signed a two-year moratorium on the conversion into logging ...	The Jakarta Globe
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16/05/2011	Will Indonesia lose the next oil palm? Deep in the rainforests of Malaysian Borneo in the late 1980s, researchers made an incredible discovery: ...	The Jakarta Post
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14/05/2011	Program that cuts illegal logging by providing high quality health care in Borneo wins major conservation award The co-founder of an initiative that discourages illegal logging by bringing affordable, high quality ...	Mongabay.com
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13/05/2011	Fires burn in Sumatra, drive air pollution in Malaysia More than 100 Indonesian firefighters are battling peatland fires set by oil palm plantation developers ...	Mongabay.com
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12/05/2011	Sumatran tiger population at risk of extinction in Bengkulu Bengkulu - Sumatran Tigers in Bengkulu province are on the brink of extinction in yet more bad news for ...	The Jakarta Globe
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05/05/2011	Chinese delegates want to learn from RI on timber regulation China wants to follow Indonesia’s regulation of logging practices to create wider trade opportunities ...	The Jakarta Post
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05/05/2011	7 conglomerates control 9M ha of land in Indonesia Efforts to slow deforestation in Indonesia should include curtailing further expansion of forestry holdings ...	Mongabay.com
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04/05/2011	Timber trade transformation in Asia In September 2001, Indonesia welcomed countries from across the region to the Forest Law Enforcement ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/05/2011	Indonesia to set-up green palm body in May - govt Indonesia will form a body to manage, monitor and clarify its mandatory green palm oil industry scheme ...	Reuters
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29/04/2011	Indonesian official: REDD+ forest conservation plan need not limit growth of palm oil industry Indonesia's low carbon development strategy will not impede the palm oil industry's growth ...	Mongabay.com
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28/04/2011	Road-building plans threaten Indonesian tigers Jakarta - Indonesia is preparing to greenlight the construction of several highways through a park that ...	The Associated Press
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28/04/2011	Illegal logging, mining ravages Kalimantan, costs Indonesia $36.4b The Ministry of Forestry says illegal logging, land clearance, forest fires and mining has devastated ...	The Jakarta Globe
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28/04/2011	Oslo urges more forest aid despite corruption risk Oslo - Norway urged rich nations on Thursday to take risks and pay to slow deforestation in poor countries, ...	Reuters Africa
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27/04/2011	WWF warns of massive forest loss Jakarta - More than 568 million acres of forest worldwide will disappear by 2050 if no action is taken, ...	UPI.com
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27/04/2011	Logging takes the bite out of efforts to squash malaria The Health Ministry has high hopes of eradicating malaria in the country, but says massive deforestation ...	The Jakarta Globe
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27/04/2011	Govt committed to keeping Papua's forest regions intact Jakarta - Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said his ministry remains committed to keeping Papua`s primary ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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27/04/2011	Is Indonesia's program to stop deforestation in meltdown? Back in December, I wrote an article ...	The Investigative Fund
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26/04/2011	APP responds to last week's Greenpeace ambush Asia Pulp & Paper has responded to the Greenpeace ambush of its conference by saying the environmental ...	ProPrint, Australia
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23/04/2011	Indonesia’s Moratorium: an opportunity for forests and industry A highly anticipated two-year moratorium on new forest conversion permits could bring fundamental improvements ...	Environmental Expert
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21/04/2011	Saving Indonesia's forests A scheme to save the world's few remaining rainforests by paying states to reduce carbon emissions ...	Gulf News
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19/04/2011	Indonesia loses forests as politicians bicker Indonesia is losing forest area about four times the size of Jakarta as politicians continue to bicker ...	The Jakarta Globe
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14/04/2011	Moves to stop Indonesian illegal timber imports supported A group of timber importers have pledged to stop buying any wood from Indonesia unless it is legally ...	The National Business Review, New Zealand
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14/04/2011	Greenpeace and BMF attack Finnish Neste Oil over palm oil purchases Helsinki, Finland - Activists from Greenpeace are today protesting in Helsinki against deforestation ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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14/04/2011	Election cycle linked to deforestation rate in Indonesia Study confirms links between deforestation and local elections in Indonesia. Politicians in forest districts ...	Mongabay.com
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14/04/2011	Indonesia's deforestation moratorium still on hold A two-year moratorium on the burning of forest lands in Indonesia, that was supposed to start at the ...	VoA News
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09/04/2011	Deforestation – always silent yet devastating Amid news about a massive 9.0 Richter scale earthquake and a powerful tsunami that have hit Japan, there ...	The Jakarta Post
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07/04/2011	McKinsey work lets Congo, Guyana get aid, cut trees, Greenpeace says McKinsey & Co. is helping rainforest nations such as Indonesia and Guyana safeguard their logging ...	Bloomberg
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07/04/2011	Real sustainability isn’t a coin-toss We must preserve the rainforest and support economic opportunity for the world’s poor. It’s ...	Environmental Leader
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01/04/2011	Poverty fuels Kalimantan timber smuggling Timber smuggling from Indonesian forests along the Kalimantan-Malaysia border has long become a “pain ...	The Jakarta Post
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31/03/2011	New World Growth report contains 'false and misleading' information A new report from World Growth International, a lobby group for industrial forestry interests, contains ...	Mongabay.com
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26/03/2011	SBY vows to protect palm oil interests While preparing to enforce a moratorium on forest-clearing, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said palm ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/03/2011	Palm oil giants target Africa in 'land grab' following Indonesia deforestation ban Indonesia's move to bring in a two-year moratorium on new palm oil plantations to protect its remaining ...	The Ecologist, UK
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25/03/2011	Govt to issue long overdue forests decree Amuch delayed presidential decree to enforce a moratorium on new forest concessions will be issued next ...	The Jakarta Globe
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23/03/2011	Aceh’s logging ban up for award despite flaws Aceh’s logging moratorium was nominated for an international award for innovative and influential ...	The Jakarta Globe
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22/03/2011	Legality verification system to protect RI timbers: Minister Siak, Riau province - Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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15/03/2011	Coalition calls on Europe to label palm oil on food products Do you have the right to know whether the chocolate bar you're munching on includes palm oil, which ...	Mongabay.com
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11/03/2011	Eight missing in Indonesia flash floods Banda Aceh, Indonesia - At least eight people were missing and thousands had to be evacuated after flash ...	channelnewsasia.com
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10/03/2011	Fighting illegal logging in Indonesia by giving communities a stake in forest management Over the past twenty years Indonesia lost more than 24 million hectares of forest, an area larger than ...	Mongabay.com
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07/03/2011	Palm oil plantations equal deforestation Another day and there's another study that undermines the case for biofuels as an eco-friendly source ...	Time
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04/03/2011	Palm oil smallholders can more than double output Jakarta - Independent smallholder palm oil plantations in Indonesia could more than double production ...	The News, Pakistan
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03/03/2011	First map of annual forest-cover loss in Indonesia Researchers from the US have used remote-sensing data to put together the first-ever annual maps showing ...	Environmental Research Web
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02/03/2011	Palm oil business killing orangutans: French filmmaker Kolkata - China, Europe and India are fuelling the high demand for palm oil, in turn leading to the rapid ...	Sify News
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28/02/2011	28,000 ha of Indonesia national park damaged Around 28,000 hectares out of the total 83,064 hectares of Tesso Nilo National Park have been deforested ...	VIVA News, Indonesia
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25/02/2011	Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra lose 9% of forest cover in 8 years Kalimantan and Sumatra lost 5.4 million hectares, or 9.2 percent, of their forest cover between 2000/2001 ...	Mongabay.com
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24/02/2011	Villagers blame govt for forest degradation Jambi - The government has been criticized for its failure to curb rampant illegal logging, which has ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/02/2011	The battle to save Indonesia's disappearing forests Imagine 400 football fields of trees disappearing during the duration of a soccer match. That was the ...	The Jakarta Globe
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23/02/2011	ICW puts a price on deforestation Indonesian Corruption Watch has estimated that the country suffers losses of around Rp 14 trillion ($1.6 ...	The Jakarta Globe
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23/02/2011	Greenpeace hits back at 'notorious forest destroyer' Asia Pulp and Paper Campaigners urge retailers to follow example of Tesco and Adidas in cutting links with the controversial ...	The Ecologist, UK
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22/02/2011	Of thin mints and orangutans It's Girl Scout cookie season, but Michigan scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva are finding ...	The Huffington Post, US
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21/02/2011	Rate of illegal logging ‘declines’ in Papua Jakarta - A decrease in the amount of illegal timber seized in Papua in 2010 reflects a decline in illegal ...	The Jakarta Post
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21/02/2011	The Indonesian deforestation moratorium: The devil is in the details Indonesia has promised to become a world leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In 2009 the president ...	The Jakarta Post
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19/02/2011	Task force takes next step in Riau logging inquiry The Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force announced on Friday it had studied a report implicating up ...	The Jakarta Globe
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19/02/2011	SBY to sign moratorium this month President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to sign a presidential instruction this month, serving as ...	The Jakarta Post
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17/02/2011	Orangutans face 'killing field' More than 1,000 captive orangutans set for release into the wild on Borneo island are being sent into ...	Times Live, South Africa
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17/02/2011	Moratorium to preserve only protected forest areas: Draft Deforestation would continue in the country despite the pledged two-year moratorium, since it would only ...	The Jakarta Post
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17/02/2011	Environmentalists say moratorium on forest conversion an empty promise Green activists said on Wednesday that the government’s much-hyped plan for a moratorium on new ...	The Jakarta Globe
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14/02/2011	Supreme Court rejects former regent's appeal in illegal logging case The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of Tengku Azmun Jaafar, the regent of Pelalawan, Riau, from ...	The Jakarta Post
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14/02/2011	Sumatra showdown: why a former Greenpeace activist is now backing a controversial paper company Asia Pulp and Paper, a subsidiary of Sinar Mas, has a Greenpeace-fueled reputation of destroying Sumatran ...	Fast Company, US
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12/02/2011	Indonesia remains committed to implementing REDD Jakarta - Indonesia remains committed to implementing the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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09/02/2011	House, Forestry Ministry bicker over illegal logging The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of an independent commission to tackle ...	The Jakarta Globe
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09/02/2011	Palm oil giant vows to spare most valuable Indonesian rainforest Golden Agri-Resources – the world's second highest palm oil producer – bows to pressure ...	Guardian, UK
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07/02/2011	SBY still pondering planned forest moratorium President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was still studying the concept of a forest moratorium before signing ...	The Jakarta Post
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06/02/2011	Tracking illegal wood imported into the UK Some companies in the UK are still selling a variety of wood products that come from questionable sources ...	WWF
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04/02/2011	Satellite scan may improve forest watch Remote sensing through a radar satellite may advance monitoring on forest carbon, the focal point of ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/02/2011	Complacency over deforestation pushes orang-utan closer to extinction Illegal logging and hunting continues despite legal protection, so the WWF is raising awareness to help ...	Guardian, UK
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02/02/2011	967 forestry firms under govt scrutiny A joint government team is planning stricter law enforcement against hundreds of plantation and mining ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/02/2011	The world's 10 most threatened forest hotspots As UN marks 2011 the International Year of Forests, Conservation International highlights forest ecosystems ...	Conservation International
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01/02/2011	Malaysia deforestation: Why is palm oil so controversial? ...	The Telegraph, UK
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01/02/2011	Indonesia set to clear 3 million ha of rainforest in New Guinea Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry has approved conversion of some 3 million hectares of natural forest ...	Mongabay.com
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31/01/2011	Asia Pulp and Paper: why activists are wrong over destructive logging allegations The paper giant has been accused by Greenpeace of destructive logging and green-washing. But campaigners ...	The Ecologist, UK
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29/01/2011	Illegal logging continues unabated in Sumatra, Indonesia While conservation groups lobby to end illegal logging in two provinces in Sumatra, loggers find new ...	Suite101.com
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28/01/2011	Greed and demand doom rainforest Indonesia's timber mafia is making a killing, thanks to the lack of regulation and the insatiable ...	Gulf News
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28/01/2011	PNG troops burn down border West Papua refugee camps as refugees flee to the jungle Scenes of terror and destruction have erupted around the Papua New Guinea’s frontier town of Vanimo, ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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28/01/2011	Illegal logging in Musi Banyuasin rampant Illegal logging in the Merang production forest in Musi Banyuasin, South Sumatra, is becoming increasingly ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/01/2011	Environment Watch: Govt to pump money into embattled national park The Forestry Ministry has earmarked Rp 250 billion (about US$25 million) to establish a rare flora and ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/01/2011	Some 7.27 million hectares of forests in C Kalimantan damaged Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan - About 7.27 million hectares of forests in Central Kalimantan are ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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25/01/2011	External power ‘sways’ REDD task force Jakarta - Analysts say that a draft presidential instruction (Inpres) on the postponement of new permits ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/01/2011	Indonesia grants slew of last-minute logging concessions on eve of moratorium Indonesia's Minister of Forestry granted nearly 3 million hectares of plantation forestry concessions ...	Mongabay.com
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24/01/2011	Future of forest deal unclear as Indonesia fails to meet deadline Indonesia has missed a 1 January deadline to implement a two-year ban on deforestation and apply funding ...	ICTSD
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21/01/2011	Indonesia to road test green palm oil standards Indonesia will trial voluntary green standards for palm oil producers in February, before rolling out ...	Reuters
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18/01/2011	No more cutting natural forests, minister orders The forestry minister on Monday warned some logging companies that they needed to stop harvesting trees ...	The Jakarta Globe
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13/01/2011	Does chopping down rainforests for pulp and paper help alleviate poverty in Indonesia? Over the past several years, Asia Pulp & Paper has engaged in a marketing campaign to represent its ...	Mongabay.com
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13/01/2011	Oil palm plantations replace mangrove forests on Sembilan island Langkat, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of hectares of mangrove forests on Sembilan island in ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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12/01/2011	Business interests blamed for forest moratorium delay The delay of a scheduled moratorium on forest conversion that was supposed to be enforced at the beginning ...	The Jakarta Globe
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12/01/2011	Businesses turn towards conservation to improve revenues, reputations Jakarta - Some unlikely businesses have emerged to lead the way on conservation, and the trend appears ...	Eco-business.com
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11/01/2011	Indonesia's 112 bird species threatened by shrinking habitat Jakarta - Indonesia's 112 bird species existing in Indonesia are on the brink of extinction, the ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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10/01/2011	Business key to saving Indonesia’s forests, says Al Gore Jakarta - Former US vice president and environmental campaigner Al Gore kicked off the International ...	Eco-business.com
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10/01/2011	Yudhoyono talks tough on forest destroyers Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday ordered provincial governors to act ...	The Jakarta Globe
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06/01/2011	Moratorium won’t save Indonesia's forests: activist With a moratorium on new forestry concessions facing delays, an activist said on Thursday that even when ...	The Jakarta Globe
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06/01/2011	Light sentence sought in military officer's assault on journalist Banda Aceh - A military prosecutor has lowered his demand for punishment from five years to less than ...	The Jakarta Globe
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05/01/2011	Indonesia delays start of forest development moratorium Indonesia has yet to implement a moratorium on the burning of forests and peat lands that was scheduled ...	Voice of America
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04/01/2011	Four schemes on forest preservation drawn up Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan draws up four schemes on emission reduction for 2011 in an attempt to ...	VIVA News, Indonesia
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03/01/2011	Too many draft decrees delay Indonesia's logging moratorium Indonesia’s much-hyped promise to enact a moratorium on new logging concessions from Jan. 1 has ...	The Jakarta Globe
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03/01/2011	Top five forest stories of 2010 In the context of an overall bleak 2010 for the planet, forests offer a bright point for some celebration ...	Grist
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29/12/2010	Indonesian climate official: palm oil lobbyist is misleading the public Alan Oxley, a lobbyist for industrial forestry companies in the palm oil and pulp and paper sectors, ...	Mongabay.com
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27/12/2010	Indonesia’s corruption legacy clouds a forest protection plan Norway and other nations have vowed to invest billions of dollars to help preserve Indonesia’s ...	Yale Environment 360
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23/12/2010	Jakarta fuelling West Papua unrest: report The United States believes that Indonesia's government will provoke unrest in its troubled province ...	Business Spectator, Australia
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23/12/2010	WWF position on APRIL In April 2010, Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood Program suspended APRIL’s interim FSC Controlled ...	WWF
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20/12/2010	In draft bill, at least 1 year in prison for illegal loggers Legislators are set to deliberate the first-ever bill to combat illegal logging that will impose harsh ...	The Jakarta Post
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20/12/2010	TNI intelligence officer faces 5 years in brutal assault on journalist Banda Aceh - An Indonesian military tribunal on Monday began the trial of a former intelligence officer ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/12/2010	Commitment to environment questionable Several months after President Susilo Bambang Yudho-yono expressed the country’s commitment to ...	The Jakarta Post
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18/12/2010	Illegal logging could bring possible disaster for Bogor Experts are warning of a future disaster in Bogor regency as widespread deforestation in the Mount Pancar ...	The Jakarta Post
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17/12/2010	Indigenous peoples’ forest rights and REDD in East Kalimantan Our narrow canoe slices through the dark, turgid waters of the Mahakam River, fed by the silt laden run-off ...	The Jakarta Post
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16/12/2010	Green groups accuse pulp giants of illegal logging in Indonesia's Sumatra National Park Jakarta - Environmental groups on Wednesday accused one of Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper companies ...	The Jakarta Globe
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15/12/2010	Palm oil and reduced global warming At a recent forum organised by the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM), it was revealed ...	New Straits Times, Malaysia
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15/12/2010	Cancun paves way for adaptation funding deal: RI delegation Indonesia hailed the outcome of the Cancun climate change talks on adaptation issues, saying it would ...	The Jakarta Post
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14/12/2010	RI suffered huge forest loss in 2000-2005: official Bogor, Indonesia - During the period 2000-2005, Indonesia lost a forest area as wide as a soccer field ...	MCOT.net, Thailand
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13/12/2010	Finland to fund sustainable energy from forests in Indonesia Finland is aiming to set up an scheme to produce renewable biomass energy from Indonesian forests next ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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09/12/2010	Australia boosts support for Indonesian forest scheme Nusa Dua - Australia on Thursday doubled its funding for Indonesia's efforts to slash its greenhouse ...	MySinchew.com
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04/12/2010	KPK warns ministry about problematic loopholes The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) urged the Forestry Ministry to close 17 loopholes in its ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/12/2010	Special report - Making forests pay in a warming world Sampit, Indonesia - Deep in the flooded jungles of southern Borneo, muddy peat oozes underfoot like jello, ...	The Vancouver Sun, Canada
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02/12/2010	Indonesian paper firm defends its reputation One of the biggest paper companies in the world, Asia Pulp and Paper is also one of the most criticised. The ...	ABC Radio Australia
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30/11/2010	Pulp plantations destroying Sumatra's rainforests Indonesia's push to become the world's largest supplier of palm oil and a major pulp and paper ...	Mongabay.com
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30/11/2010	Limits of green alarmism Boosting Indonesia’s economy and meeting our development objectives while simultaneously tackling ...	The Jakarta Post
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29/11/2010	Greenpeace raps Indonesian deforestation Jakarta - A deal to cut deforestation and reduce carbon emission in Indonesia is in jeopardy because ...	UPI.com
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29/11/2010	Sustainable palm oil: rainforest savior or fig leaf? The push to promote sustainable palm oil is turning into a test case for green consumerism. The outcome ...	Yale Environment 360
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26/11/2010	Papua - the province of logical choice The Indonesian province to be the test-case for Norway’s 1 billion dollar environmental deal will ...	The Jakarta Post
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24/11/2010	Scientists say REDD may pose risks to local biodiversity Jakarta - Scientists have warned that mechanisms for cutting carbon emissions from the forestry sector ...	The Jakarta Globe
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23/11/2010	Indonesia's billion-dollar forest deal in danger Jakarta - Greenpeace on Tuesday warned that a billion-dollar deal between Norway and Indonesia to cut ...	AFP
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19/11/2010	Orang utans at risk of losing home Kuala Lumpur - The orang utans, especially those in Sabah, risk losing their homes and eventually, their ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/11/2010	Norway climate deal to drive Indonesia reform A $1 billion dollar deal with Norway to save Indonesia's forests and cut planet-warming carbon emissions ...	Reuters
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18/11/2010	Carbon credits have a social price for Indonesia Climate change has brought forest protection into the forefront of the global agenda. In the past few ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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17/11/2010	Greenpeace co-founder and former leader commends Asia Pulp & Paper’s commitment to sustainability, social programs and the environment Greenspirit Strategies, the global environmental and sustainability consulting organization led by the ...	The Vancouver Sun, Canada
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16/11/2010	Indonesia’s forests loom as green gold Bangkok - All eyes are on Indonesia and its forest policy as climate- change negotiations continue in ...	IPS News
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16/11/2010	Life on the Mentawai Islands: displaced, robbed and washed away When a tsunami ripped through the Indonesian island chain, it was just another blow for a long-marginalised ...	Guardian, UK
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16/11/2010	Forest project threatens Indonesian tribes Indigenous people in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo are worried about an Australian-backed project ...	ABC News, Australia
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10/11/2010	Indonesia develops rival sustainable palm oil scheme The Indonesian government hit out at the Kuala Lumpur-based Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/11/2010	Norway’s Indonesian anti-deforestation aid ‘useless’ Billions of Norwegin kroner in anti-deforestation aid could turn out to be wasted. Industrial corporations ...	Eco-business.com
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03/11/2010	Obama set to reveal $700m Indonesian forest funding Jakarta - US President Barack Obama is expected to use his brief visit to Indonesia next week to announce ...	The Jakarta Globe
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31/10/2010	Indonesia ready for talks on illegal timber with Malaysia The Ministry of Forestry Indonesia announced that it is preparing to begin negotiations with Malaysia ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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30/10/2010	Former Indonesian REDD+ negotiator arrested on corruption charge Wandojo Siswanto, one of the lead negotiators for Indonesia's delegation at last year's climate ...	Mongabay.com
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29/10/2010	Wood or climate change forestry Much is said about how forestry will be an important part of Indonesia’s emission reduction plan. ...	The Jakarta Post
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26/10/2010	Norway says more aid needed to save Indonesian forest Indonesia could match Brazil's success in slowing deforestation but needs far more aid from rich ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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25/10/2010	Greenpeace ship escorted out of Indonesian waters Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior was escorted out of Indonesian waters today after the government refused ...	Mongabay.com
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24/10/2010	Borneo's majestic rainforest is being killed by the timber mafia Felling trees to meet British demand for garden furniture is devastating villages, livelihoods and food ...	Guardian, UK
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22/10/2010	Worst haze from Indonesia in 4 years hits neighbors hard Illegal forest clearing fires in Indonesia's Sumatra Island are sending haze across the Malacca ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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22/10/2010	Businesses warm to Indonesia's moratorium on forest clearing The Indonesian government is imposing a moratorium on forest clearing in return for $1 billion grant ...	VoA News
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20/10/2010	Lack of legally defined border status of forests in Indonesia A report by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) revealed that less than 5% of forest areas in the five provinces ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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20/10/2010	Corporations, conservation, and the green movement The image of rainforests being torn down by giant bulldozers, felled by chainsaw-wielding loggers, and ...	Mongabay.com
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19/10/2010	Indonesia, Malaysia to cooperate in tackling illegal logging Jakarta - Indonesia is ready to have talks with Malaysia on bilateral trade in timber amid increased ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/10/2010	Yudhoyono’s sister-in-law involved in illegal logging case Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s sister-in-law, Wijiasih Cahyasasi, was reported ...	Tempointeractive
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17/10/2010	Greenpeace: palm-oil campaign not effort at sabotage Jakarta - International environmental group Greenpeace is denying accusations that it is waging a foreign-funded ...	The Jakarta Globe
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14/10/2010	Sumantra tiger habitat destroyed by illegal deforestation Heat activated video cameras installed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to monitor the endangered Sumatran ...	This dish is veg
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14/10/2010	Civil society coalition pushes government to finally halt logging permits Jakarta - Ten civil-society groups, including Greenpeace, have called on the government to get serious ...	The Jakarta Globe
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13/10/2010	Fears of corruption as REDD forest-protection schemes begin Misunderstandings and scepticism around schemes that pay countries to protect their forests are rife, ...	The Ecologist, UK
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12/10/2010	Indonesia probes illegal logging role In Papua floods Indonesian officials and forestry experts are to investigate claims that illegal logging contributed ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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12/10/2010	Govt blames rain, not deforestation The government denied on Monday that the fatal flood in Wasior, West Papua, was caused by illegal logging, ...	The Jakarta Post
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12/10/2010	Illegal deforestation threatens Sumatran tigers, activists say Jakarta - Clearing the rainforest for allegedly illegal palm oil plantations is threatening the endangered ...	Monsters and Critics
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08/10/2010	Flash flood caused by illegal logging: Kalla Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross and former Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, viewed that the ...	Viva News, Indonesia
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08/10/2010	Extreme weather, illegal logging cause rampant floods in Indonesia Jakarta - Indonesia has been hit by rampant floods in recent days, caused by extreme weather and illegal ...	Xinhua, China
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04/10/2010	Indonesian plantation giant signs forest CO2 deal Jakarta / Singapore - Indonesian pulp and paper firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), accused by green groups ...	Reuters
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01/10/2010	Protest at Wellington Bunnings over sale of endangered species At 12noon on Saturday 2nd October a protest organised by Rainforest Action Wellington will take place ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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30/09/2010	Permits clear way for forest graft: NGO Jakarta - Environmental activists have voiced suspicions of forest-clearing permits being issued illegally ...	The Jakarta Globe
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29/09/2010	Activists call for presidential ban on deforestation Jakarta - Environmental activists have called on the government to abandon its business-as-usual approach ...	The Jakarta Globe
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28/09/2010	Asia Pulp & Paper fumbles response to deforestation allegations by Greenpeace A new audit that seems to exonerate Asia Pulp & Paper from damaging logging practices in Indonesia ...	Mongabay.com
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27/09/2010	New Zealand home owners contribute to destruction of world's forests As summer approaches, New Zealand home owners are again poised to make their blind contribution to the ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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27/09/2010	Forestry issues in RI-Malaysia border talks Indonesia and Malaysia recently held a bilateral meeting in Kinabalu with no significant results. ...	The Jakarta Post
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27/09/2010	Indonesian pulp mill denies deforestation claims One of the world's largest paper producers says a Greenpeace report on its logging operations in ...	ABC News, Australia
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26/09/2010	Deforestation enriches a few while millions pay the price Indonesia has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, and the loss of government revenue ...	The Jakarta Globe
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26/09/2010	Independent audit by ITS Global shows Greenpeace faked data to build phony case against APP Jakarta, Indonesia - Greenpeace was caught using false and misleading information to attack the credibility ...	Business Wire
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23/09/2010	Money can grow on trees: Forests are disappearing because they are undervalued From a helicopter, East Kalimantan, a province in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, presents ...	The Economist, UK
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23/09/2010	Eco-friendly palm oil initiative censures company linked to deforestation The Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a body the sets standards for eco-friendly palm oil production, ...	Mongabay.com
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23/09/2010	Better REDD than dead: Tropical forests’ best hope North of East Kalimantan’s scarified waste is an area where the extractive juggernaut has not yet ...	The Economst
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22/09/2010	Another food goliath falls to palm oil campaign One of the world's biggest food makers, General Mills, has pledged to source only sustainable and ...	Mongabay.com
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21/09/2010	Fonterra’s implication in rainforest destruction Auckland – Following new evidence, Greenpeace demands that Fonterra and the Government put an end ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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17/09/2010	Indonesia's forest carbon negotiator named as corruption suspect Wandojo Siswanto, one of the lead negotiators for Indonesia's climate delegation in Copenhagen and ...	Mongabay.com
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17/09/2010	Graft could jeopardise Indonesia's climate deals Billions of dollars Indonesia stands to earn every year in climate change deals could be at risk if it ...	Reuters
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13/09/2010	Debate over paper mill's green credentials Singapore - The April paper mill in Sumatra’s Riau province can boast some environmentally friendly ...	eco-business.com
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08/09/2010	Active counter prepared for global deforestation campaign Jakarta - Global campaign against deforestation that target palm oil producers has received government ...	Tempo Interactive
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07/09/2010	Govt ups ante against illegal logging, mining and plantations President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono has pledged to intensify the government’s battle against companies ...	The Jakarta Post
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04/09/2010	Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists Two environmental journalists have died in suspicious circumstances since late July, following the publication ...	Al-Masry Al-Youm
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03/09/2010	Skepticism mounts on benefits of moratorium Industry stakeholders backed by renowned scientists have challenged the government’s forest moratorium ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/09/2010	We got it our way! Burger King ditches Sinar Mas palm oil The independent audit which Sinar Mas thought would absolve it of deforestation, peatland clearance and ...	Greenpeace UK
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30/08/2010	Rapid growth of palm oil industry tramples indigenous peoples' rights, says report Rapid expansion of oil palm plantations across Southeast Asia have run roughshod over customary tenure ...	Mongabay.com
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30/08/2010	Green group slams Cargill over SMART palm oil Environmentalists on Friday criticized a decision by agribusiness giant Cargill Inc to continue buying ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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27/08/2010	Norway urged to dump shares of other forest-destroying companies Norway's Climate and Forests Initiative, which has set aside billions of dollars for efforts to ...	Mongabay.com
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20/08/2010	Indonesian executives held over illegal logging Jakarta - Three logging company executives and a forestry department official are among 10 people arrested ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/08/2010	Indonesian government says deforestation ban to begin small, grow later Jakarta - As part of $1 billion deal with Norway to fight carbon emissions through a partial deforestation ...	The Jakarta Globe
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16/08/2010	Forest groups call on Oz to ban illegal timber import Indonesian environmental activists have called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to honor an ...	The Jakarta Post
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12/08/2010	Analysis - Indonesia forest moratorium to stymie palm oil firms Jakarta - Indonesia’s plans to halt forest clearing will slow the aggressive expansion of plantation ...	The Jakarta Globe
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11/08/2010	Indonesia APP says audit shows deforestation claim untrue Indonesian paper firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) on Wednesday released an audit it said showed allegations ...	Reuters
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11/08/2010	Report clears SMART of deforestation An environmental audit into palm oil producer PT SMART, paid for by the company, has cleared the company ...	The Jakarta Post
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09/08/2010	Indonesia may let palm oil growers collect CO2 credits Indonesia may propose palm oil plantations be eligible to earn carbon credits under a U.N.-backed scheme ...	Reuters
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05/08/2010	Indonesia 'woefully inadequate' on illegal loggers: probe Jakarta - Indonesia is allowing powerful businessmen to get rich from smuggling rare timber to China ...	AFP
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05/08/2010	More than 60,000 km of forests have no boundaries Over 60,000 kilometers of the country’s forests’ borders have not been legally defined, leaving ...	The Jakarta Post
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05/08/2010	'Rogue traders' in timber smuggling exposed The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak today (August 5, 2010) name two of the kingpins ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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05/08/2010	Greenpeace tells APP to stop destroying tiger habitat Jakarta, Indonesia - Greenpeace activists unfurled a giant banner reading "APP-Stop destroying Tiger ...	Common Dreams
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04/08/2010	Getting Papua province REDDy The island of New Guinea, which is shared by Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of Papua, supports ...	Reuters AlertNet
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03/08/2010	More foreign money pours in for forests The United Nations has vowed to give US$5.6 million to Indonesia, the world’s third-largest forest ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/08/2010	Proposal to extend moratorium on conversion of peatlands The Indonesian government has prepared draft legislation to extend the 2-year moratorium on conversion ...	ITTO Market Report
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30/07/2010	Indonesian Sinar Mas-linked firms wrecked forest: report Greenpeace said on Thursday it had fresh evidence that palm oil firms linked to Indonesian agribusiness ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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23/07/2010	Scientists commend Indonesia for conservation measures, but urge immediate action on forests and peatlands Scientists convening at the annual Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) meeting in ...	Mongabay.com
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23/07/2010	Environment degradation portends water crisis The country is on the verge of experiencing a water crisis due to the continued destruction of the environment ...	The Jakarta Post
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21/07/2010	Australian and Indonesian groups call for illegal timber ban: Government is running out of time to implement its 2007 election promise. Social justice, environment and international development organisations have echoed an Indonesian call ...	G Online, Australia
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20/07/2010	Troublesome timber The past weeks have brought rare good news for the world’s forests. On July 15th a ...	The Economist, UK
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20/07/2010	Indonesia facing crisis over loss of species - scientists Indonesia, one of the world's richest nations in terms of species, is losing hugely valuable resources ...	Reuters
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19/07/2010	Orangutan genocide continues in Indonesia An international stakeholders conference organized by the Indonesian Forestry Ministry, entitled, Man ...	The Huffington Post, US
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15/07/2010	Major decline seen in illegal logging Illegal logging in the world's forests has fallen by nearly a quarter since 2002, according to what ...	BBC News
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15/07/2010	Illegal logging has dropped dramatically—or has it? A new analysis suggests that illegal logging has declined 22% worldwide since 2002, thanks to stricter ...	Science
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15/07/2010	China, the timber baron The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an initiative to prevent conflict diamonds from being traded; ...	IRIN News
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13/07/2010	Government to track UK contribution to palm oil deforestation Environment secretary Caroline Spelman to announce launch of palm oil research project. ...	BusinessGreen.com
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13/07/2010	Large-scale forest destruction in Sumatra undermines Indonesia's deal with Norway While the Indonesian government basks in a recent agreement with Norway to slow deforestation to the ...	Mongabay.com
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08/07/2010	Asia Pulp & Paper responds to Greenpeace's false accusations on Indonesian forestry Los Angeles - In response to the recently released Greenpeace report regarding the Indonesian forestry ...	PR Newswire
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08/07/2010	HSBC pulls investment from Sinar Mas after Greenpeace protest Bank notifies Greenpeace it has sold shares in Indonesian palm oil producer. ...	Guardian, UK
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07/07/2010	Paper's toll on Indonesia's rainforests Jakarta - Greenpeace chastised Indonesian palm oil and paper giant Sinar Mas, as well as its customers, ...	UPI.com
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07/07/2010	Wal-Mart latest to step away from Sinar Mas Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said it has “taken steps to stop” sourcing ...	The Jakarta Globe
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07/07/2010	Violence a part of the illegal timber trade, says kidnapped activist The European parliament made a historical move today when it voted overwhelmingly to ban illegal timber ...	Mongabay.com
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05/07/2010	Indonesian firm accused of clearing rain forests Jakarta, Indonesia — The environmental group Greenpeace has accused one of the world’s largest ...	The New York Times
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01/07/2010	No rights, no REDD: communities Indigenous communities have warned the government they will reject the implementation of a planned carbon ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/07/2010	Deforestation moratorium is not panacea? At the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference, the Indonesian and Norway governments had signed a partnership ...	The Jakarta Post
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30/06/2010	‘Follow the money’ in forest crimes Indonesia’s failure to slow illegal logging stems from weaknesses in the 1999 Law on Forestry, ...	The Jakarta Post
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29/06/2010	Forest concessions get help for certification Local forest concession-holders on Monday signed up for a program to help them gain certification for ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/06/2010	Greenpeace cautions Indonesian gov't on new palm oil sustainability claim International environment campaigner organization, Greenpeace, expressed on Friday its fear that the ...	Global Times, China
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24/06/2010	More than 60 percent of deforestation caused by illegal usage Jakarta - Most deforestation is caused by illegal usage of land and forest. ”After we analyzed ...	TempoInteractive
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24/06/2010	In the battle to save forests, activists target corporations Large corporations, not small-scale farmers, are now the major forces behind the destruction of the world’s ...	Environment 360, Yale, US
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22/06/2010	Indonesia's Kalimantan to clear forest for houses Jakarta - Indonesia's Kalimantan region has proposed converting 1.9 million hectares of forest, ...	Reuters
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21/06/2010	Camp to protect Riau peatlands reopened Teluk Meranti, Riau - A camp that was established to protect Kampar peninsula against deforestation but ...	The Jakarta Globe
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19/06/2010	People may not receive cash from REDD scheme Local people involved in efforts to protect forests may not receive money in cash since the government's ...	The Jakarta Post
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15/06/2010	Illegal loggers turn elephant protectors in Indonesia Indonesia is home to 10 per cent of the world's remaining tropical rainforests, but officials estimate ...	ABC News, Australia
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10/06/2010	Palm oil and tropical rainforest conservation An international conference on climate change and forests, held recently in Oslo, Norway, has agreed ...	The Jakarta Post
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10/06/2010	Indonesia's 'trust deficit' Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday acknowledged his country lacked credibility ...	The Straits Times, Malaysia
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09/06/2010	Journalist living in fear for his life after report on illegal logging Reporters Without Borders is very worried about a newspaper reporter in the western province of Aceh ...	Reporters Without Borders
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07/06/2010	FSC and LEI announce collaboration to advance responsible forest management in Indonesia Moscow - The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI) have announced ...	Lesprom News
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05/06/2010	Adding firepower to the fight for our forests The deal between Norway and Indonesia to save Indonesian forests is a game-changer in more ways than ...	Today Online, Singapore
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04/06/2010	Logging firms accused of intimidating journalists Ineffective law enforcement and heavy-handed tactics by logging companies are the main causes of the ...	The Jakarta Globe
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04/06/2010	Two-year moratorium signed in Oslo not enough, green groups complain Although Indonesia’s recent commitment to a moratorium on forest concessions has been welcomed, ...	The Jakarta Globe
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03/06/2010	Greenpeace urges Indonesia to broaden forest moratorium Jakarta — Greenpeace on Thursday said a promised moratorium on deforestation would have little ...	AFP
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03/06/2010	Palm oil’s promotion as diesel alternative draws fire London — Ubiquitous in products from cookies to cosmetics, and increasingly in European fuel tanks, ...	The New York Times
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31/05/2010	Indonesia to scrap permits to save forests-official Indonesia will revoke existing forestry licences held by palm oil and timber firms to save natural forests ...	Reuters
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29/05/2010	Greenpeace hails SBY's deforestation moratorium plan Jakarta - Greenpeace has hailed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to declare a moratorium ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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29/05/2010	President to ensure deforestation efforts work President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself will directly monitor the implementation of a Norway-Indonesia ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/05/2010	How an ingredient found in everything from chocolate to chips is causing massive environmental destruction The production of palm oil, the common ingredient in an astounding number of products, is causing deforestation, ...	AlterNet
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26/05/2010	Indonesia announces two-year moratorium on deforestation Oslo — Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Wednesday he would introduce a two-year ...	AFP
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24/05/2010	How the palm oil trade causes a food chain of destruction Food giant ADM's forays into new global agricultural markets bring charges of forced child labor ...	AlterNet
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24/05/2010	Indonesia's biodiversity under serious threat: LIPI The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) urged the public and government Saturday to improve awareness ...	The Jakarta Post
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20/05/2010	Forestry graft said to cost Indonesia $100b The antigraft commission is investigating rampant corruption by hundreds of forestry and mining companies ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/05/2010	Lack of competitiveness of legal timber Despite the favourable export figures, the Indonesian Forest Society (IFS) representing forestry companies ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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19/05/2010	World hopes Indonesia does better in combating illegal logging Jakarta - Countries in the world hope Indonesia does better in combating illegal logging as the country ...	Xinhua
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17/05/2010	Norway pledges $1 billion for Indonesia climate, Council says Norway plans to grant Indonesia $1 billion to help reduce forest degradation in the Southeast Asian country, ...	Bloomberg BusinessWeek
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16/05/2010	Certified logging no match for Indonesia's timber 'mafia' Long Hubung, Indonesia — Dayak tribesman Hanye Jaang didn't know it, but he used to be part ...	AFP
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16/05/2010	Seeing REDD over illegal logging A report by a coalition including ...	AFP
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14/05/2010	Possible WTO case over EU palm oil restrictions? At a recent meeting among Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil producers, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok - the Malaysian ...	ICTSD
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12/05/2010	Crack-down on forest crimes runs slowly Jakarta - Although the government has shown a serious will to eradicate illegal logging by forming a ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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11/05/2010	Greenpeace encourages sustainable oil palm planting system in Indonesia An Indonesian senior official said that Greenpeace is willing to promote Indonesian palm oil plantation ...	People's Daily Online, China
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05/05/2010	Activists lock themselves in Cargill headquarters as new report alleges illegal deforestation Following a damning report from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) alleging illegal clearing of rainforest ...	Mongabay.com
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05/05/2010	US alliance targets illegal logging in Indonesia An alliance of US environmental groups and a workers union have called for trade sanctions to be used ...	CarbonPositive
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01/05/2010	Old logging cases to get new look The Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force is likely to probe several illegal logging cases halted by ...	The Jakarta Globe
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29/04/2010	Palm oil producers to meet May 3 to discuss deforestation charges Kuala Lumpur - Palm oil producers and government officials from Malaysia and Indonesia will meet May ...	Nasdaq
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28/04/2010	Indonesia's forestry industry risks to go bankrupt due to illegal logging Jakarta - Indonesia's forestry industry risks to go bankrupt due to illegal logging which triggers ...	iStockAnalyst
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28/04/2010	Indonesia chafes at graft 'safe haven' in Singapore Jakarta - Singapore promotes itself as a model of financial integrity. But, officials in Jakarta say, ...	mysinchew.com
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28/04/2010	Forest of problems hinders illegal logging fight The illegal logging cases in Riau in 2008 are an indicator of widespread forestry-related crimes in a ...	The Jakarta Globe
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27/04/2010	Indonesia: Sinar Mas denies Greenpeace deforestation charges Kuala lumpur - Sinar Mas, Indonesia's biggest palm oil producer, Tuesday said the company remains ...	EasyBourse.com
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25/04/2010	Practices in Indonesian forests cost paper producer its green certification Partial green certification for one of Asia’s biggest paper producers has been suspended over concerns ...	The Jakarta Globe
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22/04/2010	Officials accused of ending probe in Riau logging case A coalition of activist groups on Thursday reported 12 public officials to the presidential Judicial ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/04/2010	Lack of transparency hinders fight against logging mafia A lack of public data on illegal logging cases could prove to be the undoing of the government’s ...	The Jakarta Post
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19/04/2010	Taskforce sets sights on illegal logging mafia allegations The Judicial Mafia Taskforce is looking into allegations that case brokers played a role in a number ...	The Jakarta Post
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19/04/2010	Indonesian firm faces new forest clearing allegation Conservationist group Greenpeace released on Friday new satellite images it said linked Indonesian oil ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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18/04/2010	Paper company loses green certification after rainforest destruction in Indonesia The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global certifier of sustainably managed forest, has dropped another ...	Mongabay.com
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17/04/2010	President orders probe into court verdicts in illegal logging cases Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the Anti-Mafia Task Force to investigate ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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15/04/2010	Nestle shareholder meeting interrupted by Greenpeace orangutans Nestle's shareholder meeting turned raucous today, as Greenpeace protesters were arrested in full-orangutan ...	Mongabay.com
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12/04/2010	Sinar Mas should prove all plantations sustainable: Activists Activists have called the steps a palm plantation giant was taking to clear itself of Greenpeace Indonesia’s ...	The Jakarta Post
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10/04/2010	Illegal logging ‘must end’ before REDD takes effect The government should work out how to stamp out long-standing illegal logging within two years if the ...	The Jakarta Post
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10/04/2010	Palm oil: environmental curse or a blessing? It is blamed for everything from deforestation to threatening the extinction of the orangutan, but palm ...	Gulf Times, Qatar
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09/04/2010	NGOs collect logging data for SBY’s taskforce Several environmental NGOs met Thursday to compile data on illegal logging activities at the request ...	The Jakarta Post
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09/04/2010	Europe acts to ensure its imported timber is legal Temerloh, Malaysia — Huge meranti tree trunks, many of them destined for faraway shores, are piled ...	The New York Times
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09/04/2010	New report shines light on the link between forest destruction and the EU Ecolabel for copy paper “EU Ecolabel allows forest destruction ...	FERN
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07/04/2010	Indonesian leader adds illegal loggers to 'mafia' list Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday identified illegal logging as another ...	mysinchew.com
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07/04/2010	Unilever backtracks: may purchase palm oil from Sinar Mas The world's biggest buyer of palm oil, Unilever, says it will again purchase palm oil from PT SMART, ...	Mongabay.com
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05/04/2010	SBY demands more diligence to protect Indonesia's forests President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told his ministers on Monday to pay more attention to illegal logging ...	The Jakarta Globe
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01/04/2010	The core issue is credibility: Editorial Eighteen major palm oil producers and the Directorate General of Plantations decided here Monday to set ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/04/2010	Borneo natives win class action suit against Malaysian oil palm giant Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia - More than twelve years after going to court, the Kayan native community of ...	Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland
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25/03/2010	Cargill threatens palm oil supplier over deforestation Cargill, the world's largest trader of agricultural commodities, has become the third company to ...	Financial Times, UK
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23/03/2010	Indonesia trust fund to tackle rampant deforestation ...	The Jakarta Globe
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23/03/2010	Nestle fiasco continues: Indonesian oil palm planters threaten boycott too Candy and food giant Nestle is finding itself between a rock and a hard place. The online campaign against ...	Mongabay.com
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22/03/2010	Indonesia walks a 'tricky' path toward growth and sustainability Four decades of aggressive development have stripped Indonesia's forests nearly half bare since ...	The New York Times
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20/03/2010	A new world?: Social media protest against Nestle may have longstanding ramifications The online protest over Nestle's use of palm oil linked to deforestation in Indonesia continues ...	Mongabay.com
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19/03/2010	Indonesia to review forest carbon laws: official Jakarta - Indonesia has launched a review of laws governing a U.N.-backed carbon trading scheme aimed ...	Reuters
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18/03/2010	Nestlé stars in smear campaign over Indonesian palm oil: Greenpeace links food manufacturer with mass deforestation Nestlé is fighting a PR battle with Greenpeace over claims that it is continuing to source palm ...	Guardian, UK
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17/03/2010	U.S. groups want to expand climate bill forestry aid U.S. environmental groups are trying to expand a climate change bill being written in the Senate to help ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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17/03/2010	State losses from forestry graft could reach 30 trillion: NGOs The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been slow to investigate corruption in the forestry sector, ...	The Jakarta Post
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16/03/2010	Groups press anti-graft body on forestry crime Jakarta - Several non-governmental organizations have put more pressure on the Corruption Eradication ...	Tempo Interactive
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16/03/2010	USAID helps interpret Lacey Act in Indonesia USAID is working with the Forestry Ministry of Indonesia and various timber product and trade associations ...	ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) Market Report
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15/03/2010	Dust-up ensues over Indonesian energy Jakarta - Government plans to expand work in the geothermal energy sector in Indonesia is counterproductive ...	UPI.com
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13/03/2010	Indigenous people start mapping territory Indigenous people have begun mapping their customary land across the country in an effort to gain recognition ...	The Jakarta Post
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11/03/2010	Deforestation conference to turn plans to action Paris — French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations ...	The Associated Press
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10/03/2010	Indonesia Friends of the Earth dismisses Australian REDD offer Jakarta - Indonesia Friends of the Earth (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup) have dismissed carbon trade offer ...	Tempo Interactive
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09/03/2010	‘Protected forests’ now up for grabs for mining The government has just issued two new regulations on forests, which could allow protected forests to ...	The Jakarta Post
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07/03/2010	Indonesia and Malaysia team up against palm oil critics Indonesia and Malaysian palm oil producers have agreed to jointly tackle challenging environmental and ...	The Jakarta Globe
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05/03/2010	BBC Documentary shakes up Sustainable Palm Industry Multinational conglomerate Unilever has blacklisted Duta Palma, a certified sustainable Indonesian palm ...	ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development)
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04/03/2010	Palm oil tested on sustainability Nusa Dua, Bali - Palm oil plantations play a major role in the growing problems of deforestation and ...	Asia Times Online
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04/03/2010	Indonesian and U.S. laws aim to block illegal logging Yogyakarta, Indonesia — It is no secret that Indonesia is quickly losing its forests: since 1950, ...	USAID
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02/03/2010	Indonesia, Australia announce carbon project in Sumatra Jakarta - Indonesia and Australia announced on Tuesday a multi-million dollar initiative to reduce greenhouse ...	MySinChew.com
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02/03/2010	Palm oil: environmental curse or a blessing? Nusa Dua, Indonesia — It is blamed for everything from deforestation to threatening the extinction ...	AFP
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01/03/2010	AWPA calls Rudd to raise West Papua with Indonesia AWPA calls on Prime Minister Rudd to raise West Papua with the Indonesian president during his visit ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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25/02/2010	Tree clearing suspected in Indonesian landslide Ciwidey, Indonesia - A tea plantation owner may have helped cause a landslide that killed up to 45 people ...	The Washington Post
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23/02/2010	Oil palm plantation not in forest sector: Govt Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said he had no plan to draft a decree aimed at including oil palm plantations ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/02/2010	Conflicting signals out of Indonesia on whether palm oil plantations will be classified as forests Indonesia will not allow the conversion of natural forest for oil palm plantations, claimed the country's ...	Mongabay.com
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22/02/2010	Orangutan survival and the shopping trolley The challenge of saving the orangutan - man's closest relative - from extinction is trickling down ...	BBC News
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22/02/2010	TFT is working towards responsible palm oil ...	The Forest Trust
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19/02/2010	Environment Watch: Illegal loggers target community forests Illegal loggers in Lampung have extended their grab beyond the Bukit Barisan Selatan and Way Kambas national ...	The Jakarta Post
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17/02/2010	New area to be available for oil palm plantations The Agriculture Ministry plans to use 1.8 million hectares of land designated as industrial forests (HTI) ...	The Jakarta Post
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16/02/2010	Palm estate is forest, says ministry The Forestry Ministry is drafting a decree to include oil palm plantations in the forest sector to comply ...	The Jakarta Post
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10/02/2010	Malaysian broker finances illegal logging Malaysian brokers are allegedly behind the massive illegal logging which takes place in Riau Province, ...	Viva News
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09/02/2010	One billion trees program ‘verifiable’: Govt The government on Monday defended its ambitious plan to plant 1 billion trees this year to check carbon ...	The Jakarta Post
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09/02/2010	Dismayed tribal leader to relinquish green award Patih Laman, an 89 year-old tribal leader, on Saturday tried to relinquish his Kalpataru, Indonesia’s ...	The Jakarta Post
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05/02/2010	DMCii welcomes UK-Indonesia climate change partnership British satellite imaging company DMCii welcomes International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander’s ...	Technology Newsroom
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05/02/2010	More forest guards needed to prevent thefts: Official Bali Forestry Office has urged the central government to increase the number of forest guards to prevent ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/02/2010	Forestry Ministry graft behind rapid deforestation Corruption was the root cause of the country’s rapid pace of deforestation, threatening to hamper ...	The Jakarta Globe
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02/02/2010	Half of Indonesia's species remain unknown Incorporating 17,000 tropical islands, Indonesia is one of the world's richest areas of biodiversity. ...	Mongabay.com
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29/01/2010	Indonesian military behind illegal logging: study Jakarta — The Indonesian military is deeply involved in the trade in illegally felled timber that ...	AFP
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29/01/2010	UK pledges £50m to tackle Indonesia deforestation The UK is to contribute £50m ($80m) to a project in Indonesia in the hope it will tackle climate ...	BBC News
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27/01/2010	Illegal logging in Kangean Island on the rise Sumenep - The Agency for the Study and Protection of Public Policy Victims (LP2KP) is demanding a firm ...	Tempointeractive.com
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27/01/2010	Go to town with the new law: Experts Experts have backed the government's pledge to flex some legal muscle on polluting mining firms, ...	The Jakarta Post
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26/01/2010	Police allegedly involved in illegal logging Pekanbaru, Riau - Two police officers are being investigated for their alleged involvement in illegal ...	The Jakarta Post
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26/01/2010	Greenpeace presents ‘World Cup of Forest Destruction’ to SBY Jakarta, Indonesia — Greenpeace activists today presented the ‘World Cup of Forest Destruction’ ...	InfoShop News
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25/01/2010	Copenhagen Accord could boost forest protection efforts, though details unclear London - Ensuring that forests and the carbon they store are protected, and that the people who live ...	Reuters AlertNet
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22/01/2010	Govt’s illegal logging target ‘irrational’: Activists Green groups criticized the government’s ambitious target to limit illegal logging to 1 hectare ...	The Jakarta Post
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22/01/2010	Java deforestation continues, threatens endangered animals The pace of deforestation in Java from 2007 to 2010 has reached 10,000 hectares and has become a serious ...	The Jakarta Post
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21/01/2010	Indonesia plans to sell endangered tigers as pets to the wealthy Indonesia has a new plan to save the Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger, reports the AFP: sell captive-born ...	Mongabay.com
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14/01/2010	Long-term business benefits inspire forest concessionaires to go green Six timber concessionaires in Indonesia's Kalimantan are making a push for green certification, ...	The Jakarta Globe
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13/01/2010	Indonesia forest plan at odds with carbon target The Indonesian government’s pledge to cut greenhouse emissions growth via forestry efforts can’t ...	Carbon Positive
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13/01/2010	REDD must address corruption to save rainforests in Indonesia, says report New report documents billions of dollars in losses from Indonesia's reforestation fund between 1989 ...	Mongabay.com
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12/01/2010	Govt revokes 7 concessions, warns 36 other holders Having revoked seven forest concessions amounting to more than 500,000 hectares last year, the Forestry ...	The Jakarta Post
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12/01/2010	Indonesian military's 'empire' poses threat: HRW Jakarta - Indonesia's military has failed to dismantle its "dangerous business empire" ...	AFP
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07/01/2010	Camera traps yield first-time film of tigress and cubs Jakarta, Indonesia – Camera traps deep in the Sumatran jungle have captured first-time images of ...	WWF
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07/01/2010	Trouble for palm oil ...	Asia Sentinel
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07/01/2010	Greenpeace calls for moratorium on logging Save the environment or lose up to $7 billion a year in revenue — as well as tens of thousands ...	The Jakarta Globe
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06/01/2010	Australia helps REDD projects in Jambi Indonesia and Australia are set to launch the first-ever forest carbon project in Jambi following the ...	The Jakarta Post
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06/01/2010	Indonesia says forest plan can meet emission target Jakarta - An ambitious Indonesian plan to plant millions of hectares of forest should allow the country ...	Reuters
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03/01/2010	Bridge development in Kalimantan threatens rainforest, mangroves, and coral reef Balikpapan Bay in East Kalimantan is home to an incredible variety of ecosystems: in the shallow bay ...	Mongabay.com
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30/12/2009	Indonesia to relax forest protection on key projects Jakarta - Indonesia will allow some infrastructure projects deemed in the public interest such as toll ...	Reuters
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30/12/2009	Govt urged to quickly solve forest issues ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/12/2009	MRV could be ‘double-edged sword’ for Indonesia Allowing independent auditors to verify carbon emission cuts in Indonesia could benefit the country, ...	The Jakarta Post
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27/12/2009	Rainforest conservation: a year in review 2009 may prove to be an important turning point for tropical forests. ...	Mongabay.com
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22/12/2009	Commission to call up 62 judges over ‘iffy’ rulings The Judicial Commission will summon 62 judges, out of the country’s total 6,300, for questioning ...	The Jakarta Post
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22/12/2009	Hundreds of Aceh refugees involved in forest clearing Around 500 refugee families from Aceh have reportedly been engaged in forest conversion activities within ...	The Jakarta Post
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21/12/2009	Time running out for orangutans: conservationists Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia – The world has less than 20 years left to save the orangutan, according ...	Canada.com
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19/12/2009	Indonesia needs Rp 83 trillion to meet emission cut target The cash-strapped Indonesian government should invest some Rp 83.3 trillion (US$8.8 billion) in five ...	The Jakarta Post
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18/12/2009	Can climate action resuscitate tropical forests? ...	WRI
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14/12/2009	Plan to revive peat forest tests waters for trading system Central Kalimantan - A boat trip down the wide brown waters of the Kapuas River and the canals that flow ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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14/12/2009	Decentralization jeopardizes forest in Papua Regional autonomy in Papua poses a threat to forests in the province because the infrastructure development ...	The Jakarta Post
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13/12/2009	Protests continue at Auckland furniture shops sell Rainforest Action and the Indonesian Human Rights Committee are maintaining protests outside the stores ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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13/12/2009	Greenpeace rebuffs offer of talks by Indonesia's Sinar Mas The international environmental group Greenpeace has ruled out any discussion with PT Sinas Mas unless ...	The Jakarta Globe
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13/12/2009	Indonesian village's environmental dilemma weighs on the world Tiny Teluk Meranti, in an area seen as ground zero for climate change, is being wooed from all sides. ...	Los Angeles Times
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11/12/2009	Unilever drops palm oil supplier Jakarta - Unilever PLC said on Friday it would stop buying palm oil from Indonesian producer PT Sinar ...	The Wall Street Journal
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10/12/2009	Logging trucks interrupt Kalimantan governor's reforestation speech What was supposed to be a key environmental speech from West Kalimantan Governor Cornelis in the increasingly ...	The Jakarta Globe
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10/12/2009	Indonesia's Sinar Mas accused of illegal land clearing Greenpeace on Thursday released new evidence of illegal land clearing in West Kalimantan conducted by ...	The Jakarta Globe
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07/12/2009	Copenhagen glimmer (update) It may come as a surprise but Indonesia - once one of the world’s great environmental vandals - ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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06/12/2009	‘Time is running out’ for Sumatra’s rainforest as demand for palm oil soars Driving through Indonesia's central Sumatra, it appears that all life on earth has been obliterated, ...	The Jakarta Globe
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04/12/2009	Can REDD keep Indonesia’s forests green? It’s the hottest acronym going in the world of climate change. The UN-backed Reducing Emissions ...	The Jakarta Globe
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04/12/2009	Govt likely to accept tribal communal rights The government is likely to recognize communal rights and the crucial role of tribal people in environmental ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/12/2009	RI to expand oil palm estates amid environmental concerns Despite environmental concerns, Indonesia plans to continue the expansion of its much-contested oil palm ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/12/2009	Logging moratorium 'impossible for RI' Indonesia would find it impossible to impose a moratorium prohibiting companies from logging production ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/12/2009	Riau prosecutors detain former forestry official Pekanbaru - The Pekanbaru Prosecutor's Office has named a former Riau Forestry Office official who ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/12/2009	RI reluctant to sign EU accord against illegal logging Following three years of intensive negotiation with the EU, Indonesia remains reluctant to sign a voluntary ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/12/2009	In absence of measures to address consumption, REDD may fail to protect forests Rising demand for timber and agricultural products could work against a proposed initiative to reduce ...	Mongabay.com
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02/12/2009	Forests & Copenhagen: Green light for REDD? Hopes for a meaningful agreement in many of the areas required for a comprehensive global climate accord ...	Carbon Positive
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02/12/2009	Paper provider for fashion gurus drops APP due to deforestation across Indonesia One by one, the fashion industry's biggest companies are leaving Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) - and ...	Mongabay.com
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01/12/2009	Indonesia: Timber corruption's high costs Jakarta - Corruption in Indonesia's lucrative forestry industry costs the government US$2 billion ...	Reuters AlertNet
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01/12/2009	Outsiders, rogue officials blamed for Riau forest loss Illegal loggers have in the past two years cleared as much as 3,000 hectares of forest around the Bukit ...	The Jakarta Globe
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01/12/2009	Indonesian environment groups say REDD project misses point Environmental nongovernmental organizations released a report on Monday accusing Australia of using a ...	The Jakarta Globe
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01/12/2009	Riau seeking compensation from advanced countries Jakarta - While Greenpeace recently put Riau's forests in the international spotlight, Riau authorities ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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30/11/2009	Indonesian president ‘risks humiliation’ in Copenhagen Pekanbaru - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was in danger of humiliating both himself and his country ...	The Jakarta Globe
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30/11/2009	Destruction of Indonesia’s forests will be stopped by reform, not money At last there is an equal amount of money on the side of good that can compete with the forces of evil,” ...	The Jakarta Globe
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29/11/2009	Tree harvester offers to save Indonesian forest Teluk Meranti, Indonesia — From the air, the Kampar Peninsula in Indonesia stretches for mile after ...	The New York Times
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28/11/2009	Environmental damage in S Kalimantan alarming: minister Banjarmasin - Environmental damage in South Kalimatan has reached an alarming level, Environment Minister ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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27/11/2009	'I'm in love with the forest now - I want to protect it': From illegal loggers to community rangers in Indonesia's Aceh province "I don't know how many trees I cut down. Hundreds. Thousands? I don't know... If there ...	Department for International Development (DFID), UK
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27/11/2009	Indonesia's loggers scrutinized ahead of climate summit Teluk Meranti - Logging in Indonesia can be a murky business involving navigating government bureaucracy ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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27/11/2009	A fair deal for forest people: working to ensure that REDD forests bear fruit for local communities As world leaders meet to thrash out the next incarnation of the Kyoto climate agreement, the world waits ...	Mongabay.com
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27/11/2009	New Zealand firm "linked to deforestation" A company in New Zealand has been accused of being involved in activity leading to endangered rainforest ...	Cool Earth
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26/11/2009	Indonesian police arrest more activists, disperse Greenpeace deforestation protests Jakarta - Indonesian police finally dispersed the 26-hours protest staged by activists of environmental ...	China Daily
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25/11/2009	Forest conservation requires community roles, say experts Environmentalists have voiced grave concerns and blamed weak law enforcement as the main factor behind ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/11/2009	New detective chief denies role in illegal logging Newly appointed National Police detective chief Insp. Gen. Ito Sumardi has denied any link to illegal ...	The Jakarta Post
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19/11/2009	Journos condemn expulsion from Indonesia Foreign journalists based in Indonesia have condemned the deportation of two reporters from Italy and ...	news.com.au, Australia
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18/11/2009	Two foreign journalists arrested while covering Greenpeace rally Indonesian police arrested two foreign journalists on 15 November 2009 in Riau province, Sumatra, while ...	IFEX
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17/11/2009	Protecting Sumatra's peat lands vital for saving the environment With only 19 days to go before the critical UN climate summit in Copenhagen, environmental activists ...	The Jakarta Post
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16/11/2009	Five central Sulawesi villages inundated after continuous rains Jakarta - Floods from heavy rains since Sunday night until Monday morning (16/11) in Central Sulawesi ...	TempoInteractive
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13/11/2009	Finnish paper company to sever ties with logging firm linked to rainforest destruction in Indonesia Finnish paper company UPM-Kymmene will stop buying paper pulp from Asia Pacific Resources International ...	Mongabay.com
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13/11/2009	"Responsible" palm oil producers pledge not to develop endangered Sumatra rainforest Members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an initiative developing ...	Mongabay.com
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12/11/2009	Asia governors endorse U.N. forest carbon scheme Singapore - Six provincial governors from Indonesia, Laos and the Philippines on Thursday backed an expanded ...	Reuters
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12/11/2009	Greenpeace activists demand US action on deforestation Jakarta - Greenpeace activists from around the world chained themselves to excavators in a logged peatland ...	The Times of India
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11/11/2009	36,000 hectares of Aceh’s Leuser ecosystem lost to logging The equivalent of about 10,000 football fields of forest have been lost each year for the past five years ...	The Jakarta Globe
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11/11/2009	Up for grabs: deforestation and exploitation in Papua's plantations boom Jakarta - The planned expansion of plantations in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia should be immediately ...	Global Research, Canada
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10/11/2009	Indonesian forests on frontline of climate debate Teluk Meranti, Indonesia — With the approach of global climate talks in Copenhagen, activists are ...	AFP
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05/11/2009	Indonesia to intensify combat against logging The Indonesian government will intensify efforts on illegal logging eradication as a support toward environment ...	Viva News, Indonesia
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02/11/2009	Zulkifli Hasan vows to live up to his political contract Having been in the position for two weeks, new Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan seems to be trying to ...	The Jakarta Post
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29/10/2009	INTERVIEW - Indonesia environment min wants funds for enforcement Jakarta - Indonesia's new environment minister said on Thursday he needs more funds for law enforcement ...	Reuters
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28/10/2009	Environmentalist calls for review of ‘unfriendly’ laws Several major regulations issued over the past five years have made the country’s natural resources ...	The Jakarta Globe
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28/10/2009	The palm oil scandal: Boots and Waitrose named and shamed Most British manufacturers and retailers including Boots, Morrisons and Waitrose have done little to ...	The Independent, UK
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27/10/2009	Illegal logging continues in Aceh despite moratorium Deforestation in Aceh has continued to worsen despite the signing of a logging moratorium that prohibits ...	The Jakarta Post
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26/10/2009	Illegal logging responsible for loss of 10 million hectares in Indonesia Lush tropical rainforest once covered almost all of Indonesia's 17,000 islands between the Indian ...	The Independent, UK
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26/10/2009	Indonesia warns of REDD carbon cowboys The Indonesian government is warning local authorities to be wary of those purporting to be carbon brokers ...	Carbon Positive
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24/10/2009	M&S makes palm oil pledge to save forests Marks & Spencer will commit to paying more for sustainable palm oil across its entire range of products ...	The Independent, UK
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16/10/2009	Indonesian army misses deadline to withdraw business activities Jakarta - Indonesia's military missed a long-anticipated deadline Friday to withdraw from its many ...	The Wall Street Journal
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15/10/2009	Climate change could threaten national security The effects of climate change could threaten national security as thousands of outermost and small islands ...	The Jakarta Post
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14/10/2009	The low-down on palm oil If you ever wondered what the fuss about palm oil is all about, read The Lorax by Dr Seuss. ...	The Taranaki Daily News Online, New Zealand
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14/10/2009	Forests versus oil palm plantations in Sumatra A chainsaw chugs into life and tears into the trunk of a tree as tall as a two-story house. Petrol and ...	Mongabay.com
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13/10/2009	Action needed to cure RI's environment Intensive care is what this country needs urgently. Without it, Indonesia's environmental health ...	The Jakarta Post
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13/10/2009	Homeless orang-utan sings What: Street theatre - a busking orang-utan When: 8am, Wednesday 14 October Where: Wellington Railway ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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12/10/2009	Refugees demand immediate relocation and equal relief aid Thousands of flash flood survivors in Mandailing Natal regency, North Sumatra, currently enduring temporary ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/10/2009	Most business players pay bribes: Survey A survey by Transparency International has revealed Indonesian business players are deeply entrenched ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/10/2009	RI and RP urged to adopt ASEAN haze deal Southeast Asia civil groups, think tanks and scholars have urged Indonesia and the Philippines to ratify ...	The Jakarta Post
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07/10/2009	Locals, private sector preserve forest together A program jointly held one year ago by a NGO and private company that produce drinking water, has successfully ...	The Jakarta Post
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05/10/2009	EU biofuel consumption leads to deforestation, social conflict: report Despite efforts to make the industry sustainable, increased consumption of biofuels in the EU is leading ...	ICTSD
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01/10/2009	REDD project unlikely to save forest in Indonesia The IPCC estimates that destruction of forests contributes around 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions ...	Environmental Research Web
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01/10/2009	Leaders From Indonesia, Brazil join 3 U.S. States in deforestation accord Los Angeles - Three U.S. governors and eight regional leaders from Brazil and Indonesia have drafted ...	The New York Times
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01/10/2009	Rainforest preservation project underway in Indonesia Washington DC and Miamisburg, Ohio - Palm Oil, Timber and Carbon Offsets ...	World Resources Institute (WRI) & the New Page Corporation
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29/09/2009	Police remove officers in Central Kalimantan Jakarta - Several senior police officers in Kalimantan have been removed from their post for ongoing ...	TempoInteractive
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28/09/2009	10,000 illegal logs seized by police The National Police have seized a haul of illegally cut logs that were to be smuggled from East Kalimantan ...	The Jakarta Globe
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27/09/2009	Spell out Indonesia's carbon-cutting plan, SBY told Environmental groups are calling on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to explain precisely how the government ...	The Jakarta Globe
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26/09/2009	In a haze, Indonesia slows deforestation Bali - This year's haze season is in full swing across Kalimantan and residents of Indonesia's ...	Asia Times Online
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26/09/2009	Harapan rainforest raises hope amid overexploitation Sumatra's low-plain forests are fast diminishing, currently measuring only 400,000 hectares. The ...	The Jakarta Post
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25/09/2009	Indonesia, China to cooperate in wood certification Jakarta - Indonesia and China will cooperate in management and certification of forest products to ensure ...	China View
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21/09/2009	EU biofuels policy undermines governance in Indonesia, alleges report Indonesian authorities are failing to prevent illegal logging and conversion of protected areas for oil ...	Mongabay.com
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21/09/2009	Forests fight back as Indonesia tackles illegal palm oil ACEH, Indonesia - For decades, the roar of the chainsaw has meant one thing in Indonesia's national ...	Reuters UK
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18/09/2009	Regent blames flash floods on illegal logging Rampant illegal logging has been blamed for recent flash floods that hit six villages in North Sumatra, ...	The Jakarta Post
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16/09/2009	The U.S., Indonesia & forest trade Deforestation poses a serious threat to the natural environment, and many species of plants and animals. ...	Voice of America
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16/09/2009	All protesters removed from freighter All the remaining Greenpeace protesters who stormed and chained themselves to freighter East Ambition ...	3news, New Zealand
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15/09/2009	DNA technology could help save endangered forest species New technology is providing some hope to those battling to stop Indonesia's massively devastating ...	The Jakarta Post
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14/09/2009	The fight over the natural wealth of Kalimantan's Kutai National Park There are 50 national parks in the country, but not a single one is safe from trespassing, poaching and ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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12/09/2009	The true costs of illegal logging The use of endangered wood to make elegant furniture and hardwood floors for homes in the US, Europe ...	The National, Abu Dhabi
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10/09/2009	News focus: new law empowers ministry to punish environmental offenders Jakarta - Indonesia is endowed with vast forest, mangrove, peat soil and coral areas as well as biological ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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08/09/2009	Forest protection measures must cover whole region At first glance, Vietnam appears to be one of the few success stories when it comes to preventing destruction ...	Environmental Research Web
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08/09/2009	40% of Indonesian forests damaged on deforestation: minister Jakarta - As many as 40 percent of Indonesia's forests are ruined due to deforestation, triggering ...	The Jakarta Post
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03/09/2009	US introduces new approach to combat illegal wood trade The United States has been intensifying regional dialogue with a number of Asia's wood exporting ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/09/2009	Vietnam outsources deforestation to neighboring countries In conserving its forests while its growing export-oriented wood products industry, Vietnam outsources ...	Mongabay.com
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30/08/2009	Roads are ruining the rainforests "The best thing you could do for the Amazon is to bomb all the roads." That might sound like ...	New Scientist
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30/08/2009	Police detain four illegal loggers The National Police this past weekend detained four of twelve suspects believed to be part of a wood-smuggling ...	The Jakarta Globe
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25/08/2009	Australia goes soft on timber ban Forestry Minister Tony Burke has quietly signed off on changes watering down an election promise to ''ban'' ...	The Age, Australia
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25/08/2009	WWF-Indonesia, TBI commit to save Kalimantan forests Bogor - WWF-Indonesia and The Borneo Initiative (TBI) have officially made a commitment to save the forests ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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23/08/2009	Police reveal alleged wood-smuggling syndicate Sampit, Central Kalimantan - The National Police have seized 12 ships with around 6,600 cubic meters ...	The Jakarta Globe
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22/08/2009	Govt to allow some export of protected forest wood The government is considering to allow the export of S4S (surface -machined to a smooth finish on all ...	The Jakarta Post
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17/08/2009	The case against palm oil Public concerns over palm oil were highlighted when Cadbury revealed it had started using palm oil in ...	Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
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12/08/2009	Aceh lost forests worth $550m: Greenomics A study conducted by Greenomics Indonesia reveals that more than 200,000 hectares of forests were lost ...	The Jakarta Post
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11/08/2009	10 countries with the highest deforestation rates in the world Hopefully it comes as no great surprise to you that deforestation is a major problem in many areas of ...	Tree Hugger
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07/08/2009	Letters: Clarification from WWF I am writing in response to Alan ...	The Jakarta Post
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07/08/2009	Mangrove damage reaches 97% in C. Java Thousands of hectares (ha) of mangrove forest in northern coastal areas have been seriously damaged due ...	The Jakarta Post
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06/08/2009	EU grants boosts Indonesia's oil palm exports The Jakarta Post carried an opinion feature by Oxley on Aug. 3 entitled "A new protectionist threat: ...	Jakarta Post
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06/08/2009	Letter: Leaving forests intact In the Aug. 3 edition of The Jakarta Post, Alan Oxley argued that environmental NGO's are using ...	The Jakarta Post
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04/08/2009	Logging curbs Deep in the worlds tropical rainforests, workers are hammering thousands of barcodes into hardwood trees ...	The Star, Malaysia
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03/08/2009	A new protectionist threat: Anti-growth environmentalism Alan Oxley President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had a seat of honor at the last meeting of the G20, ...	The Jakarta Post
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30/07/2009	Fighting illegal logging in the Asia-Pacific The Rudd Government will invest more than $12.1 million in new projects to improve forest management ...	Teatro Naturale
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30/07/2009	RI may lose natural forest by 2015, says enviro expert Indonesia may lose its status as the world's third-largest forest nation by 2015 as the country's ...	The Jakarta Post
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29/07/2009	US enters debt-for-nature swap with Indonesia The United States has signed an agreement to forgive nearly $30 million in Indonesian debt in return ...	Voice of America
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29/07/2009	RI may lose natural forest by 2015, says expert Indonesia may lose its status as the world's third-largest forest nation by 2015 as the country's ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/07/2009	New rule to add Indonesian timber revenues to government coffers The Ministry of Forestry is preparing a regulation requiring that all timber cut while clearing forest ...	The Jakarta Globe
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28/07/2009	Burning by Asia Pulp & Paper contributes to haze in Indonesia, Malaysia One quarter of fire hotspots recorded in the Indonesia province of Riau on the island of Sumatra in 2009 ...	Mongabay.com
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26/07/2009	Thousands of Orangutans in Central Kalimantan in danger The good news is that there are between 6,000 and 9,000 Orangutans still living in Central Kalimantan ...	The Jakarta Post
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18/07/2009	Brantas River at risk of drying up as deforestation takes its toll The condition of the Brantas River in East Java is under serious threat of drying up, officials warn, ...	The Jakarta Post
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17/07/2009	A bloody trail that leads straight to the Indonesian army At dawn last Saturday in the Indonesian province of Papua, on the mountain-road near the world's ...	The Age, Australia
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14/07/2009	Environmental protection must be a presidential priority You could be forgiven for thinking that environmental issues are of no importance to Indonesia, based ...	The Jakarta Post
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14/07/2009	Big REDD Right now, theres more money to be made cutting tropical forests down than leaving them standing. Environmental ...	Washington Monthly
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10/07/2009	Indonesian logging firm detains TV journalists Security officers of an Indonesian logging company detained three members of a French TV news crew on ...	Southeast Asian Press Alliance
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10/07/2009	British company barcodes trees to protect forests London - Deep in the world's tropical rainforests, workers are hammering thousands of barcodes into ...	Reuters UK
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09/07/2009	EIA calls for the release of Journalists detained in Indonesia by logging company. Three journalists, two French and one Indonesian have today been detained while filming logging trucks ...	Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
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06/07/2009	Indonesia to clean up timber exports Jakarta - Indonesia will launch a new system of independent certification for all timber exports to combat ...	AFP
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02/07/2009	REDD readiness plans for Panama, Guyana approved but rejected for Indonesia The World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has approved REDD readiness plans (R-Plans) ...	Mongabay.com
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01/07/2009	U.S. to forgive Indonesian debt in exchange for conservation plan Jakarta - The United States will sign an agreement Tuesday to forgive nearly $30 million in Indonesian ...	The Wall Street Journal
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28/06/2009	Scots firm accused of destroying endangered apes' rainforest home - Orangutans fight for survival as palm oil producer clears jungle The ancient peat swamp forests of Tripa, on Indonesia's Sumatra island, were once home to 1500 orangutans. ...	Sunday Herald, Scotland, UK
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27/06/2009	24,550 hectares of national park in Indonesia damaged Jakarta - At least 24,550 hectares of land in the Halimun Salak Mountain National Park located in the ...	China View
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26/06/2009	Uphill battle to save the orang utan President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the World Climate Change Conference in Bali in December 2007: ...	The Malaysian Insider
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26/06/2009	East Aceh police haul in load of illegal lumber Banda Aceh - Police in Aceh said on Friday they had seized 2,000 cubic meters of illegal timber and arrested ...	The Jakarta Globe
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24/06/2009	Conservationist: 15 rare Sumatran elephants killed Jakarta - At least 15 endangered Sumatran elephants have been shot or poisoned to death with cyanide-laced ...	Associated Press
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19/06/2009	Traditional forest under threat of extinction in West Lampung due to illegal logging A traditional forest in the western part of Lampung province is threatened by extinction due to the rampant ...	The Jakarta Post
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18/06/2009	Maire Leadbeater: How we can help the fight against global warming without trying If New Zealand could make a contribution that would help prevent further global warming but make virtually ...	The New Zealand Herald
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16/06/2009	Ministry blames budget for poor forest oversight After being criticized for doing little to protect the countrys forests from illegal logging and mining, ...	The Jakarta Globe
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15/06/2009	Indonesian rainforest burns while government silent in climate talks Jakarta, Indonesia - Greenpeace today slammed Indonesia's President Yudhoyono for his failure to ...	7th Space Interactive
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10/06/2009	Indonesian orang-utans and tigers threatened by new logging scheme Elephants, Sumatran tigers and some of Asia's rarest orang-utans will be plunged into a "dire ...	The Times (UK)
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08/06/2009	Singapore artist DNA tests trees to reveal wood origins Singapore - If a tree falls in one of Southeast Asia's rainforests, is smuggled overseas, made into ...	Reuters India
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08/06/2009	Forest settlers spark serious concern for regency The success of Merangin regency, Jambi province, in dealing with illegal logging does not seem to have ...	The Jakarta Post
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07/06/2009	Funding boost for 21 technology start-ups Identifying the geographical origin of timber to counter illegal cross-border smuggling and developing ...	Asia One Business
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05/06/2009	Rainforest is worth more standing The Indonesian rainforest is worth more standing than felled say researchers. ...	BBC News
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03/06/2009	Competitors behind palm oil slurs: industry boss Jakarta - Western countries are using climate change as an excuse to constrain palm oil production in ...	Reuters AlertNet
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02/06/2009	Animals' shrinking natural habitat The great forests of Aceh are home to numerous species of Indonesian animals, many of which are facing ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/06/2009	Regional autonomy main deforestation culprit, not illegal loggings Forests are vital to any efforts to address climate change as their destruction causes about 20 percent ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/06/2009	World's most wanted living in Australia They are 16 of the world's most wanted killers, sex predators, and fraudsters - and police suspect ...	The Daily Telegraph, Australia
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30/05/2009	Big fish in illegal logging still at large Law enforcers have been unable to catch the big fish in illegal logging despite a decline in the number ...	The Jakarta Post
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29/05/2009	Law enforcement on illegal logging remains weak : Govt Indonesia admitted that law enforcement on illegal logging activities remained poor since most of the ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/05/2009	Illegal logging sharply declines in Indonesia: Minister Indonesian Minister of Forestry MS Kaban claims that illegal logging cases have continued to decline ...	The Jakarta Post
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27/05/2009	Forest experts to discuss illegal logging and REDD Forestry experts from 50 countries are slated to hold conference to discuss long standing illegal logging ...	The Jakarta Post
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20/05/2009	Cops, rangers at loggerheads over haul of illegal timber The Riau Police and Bengkalis Forest Rangers are embroiled in a dispute over claims to a haul of 2,200 ...	The Jakarta Post
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19/05/2009	60,000 sign petition urging SBY to save Indonesia's forests A group of movie stars, soap opera personalities and celebrities took a break from their busy agendas ...	The Jakarta Post
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18/05/2009	Malaysia, Indonesia to continue talks on preventing illegal logging Kuching - Malaysia and Indonesia will continue to hold discussions to enhance cooperation and take all ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/05/2009	Pulp giant APP set to assault Sumatra orangutan sanctuary Jambi, Indonesia - A massive logging operation planned by Asian Pulp & Paper and the Sinar Mas Group ...	WWF
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16/05/2009	Former regent, official detained for illegal logging Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara - Soe's prosecutor's office detained Thursday former South Timor ...	The Jakarta Post
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16/05/2009	Logging moratorium 'a must' to save Riau forests The NGO Riau Forest Rescue Working Network (Jikalahari) is urging the central government to reform forestry ...	The Jakarta Post
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14/05/2009	Kalimantan's orangutan population decreases significantly: COP The Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) has recorded a significant decrease in the population of the ...	The Jakarta Post
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11/05/2009	Indonesia firms up REDD rules Indonesia has finalised some of the rules to govern carbon market payments for forest preservation, the ...	Carbon Positive
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11/05/2009	European Union waits for Indonesia's approval over illegal logging Jakarta - The European Union is waiting for the Indonesian government to approve the agreement for not ...	TempoInteractive, Indonesia
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10/05/2009	EU, Congo to protect tropical forest with timber pact The European Union reached an agreement with the Republic of Congo to halt illegal timber imports to ...	Ghana Business News
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08/05/2009	Indonesia forest CO2 rules need finance clarity: experts Singapore - The world's first rules for generating tradeable carbon credits from protecting forests ...	Reuters
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08/05/2009	Stopping the Burning season: Can carbon trading save Indonesia's forests? Fires scorch the forests in the Aceh province in Northwest Indonesia, fires started by palm oil farmers ...	ScienceLine
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07/05/2009	Deforestation, climate causing tiger attacks The impact of the current dry season and deforestation in Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) is believed ...	The Jakarta Post
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06/05/2009	Forestry police detain five illegal loggers in NTB Mataram - Forestry police in cooperation with regular police personnel detained five illegal loggers ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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05/05/2009	Papua police seize smuggled timber Authorities have seized more than 200 cubic meters of timber believed to have been illegally logged and ...	The Jakarta Globe
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04/05/2009	Exporters unaware of new certification The majority of owners of furniture companies in Bali are not aware of a new wood certification process ...	The Jakarta Post
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04/05/2009	News: Unsustainable palm oil production threatening the Indonesian orangutan population Unregulated palm oil production is causing widespread deforestation in Southeast Asia, dislocating natives ...	FoodBizDaily
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03/05/2009	Deforestation and illegal logging exaggerated - situation improving The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), reports the annual average rate of deforestation fell from ...	World Growth Forestry and Poverty Project News
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02/05/2009	The guilty secrets of palm oil: Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests? Does your shopping basket contain KitKat, Hovis, Persil or Flora? If so, you may be contributing to the ...	The Independent, UK
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01/05/2009	Walhi moves to reopen logging cases against 2 suspected offenders in Riau An environmental watchdog announced on Friday that it would file a lawsuit against two companies whose ...	The Jakarta Globe
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01/05/2009	Enjoying the benefits of advances in organic farming Four years ago, then West Lampung regent Erwin Nizar asked the Home Ministry to let the regency lead ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/05/2009	An oil shock we cannot ignore There is no shortage of ways to measure the cost of palm oil. First there is the catastrophic impact ...	The Independent, UK
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01/05/2009	Chinese baby furniture company pleads guilty to smuggling internationally protected wood Washington - Style Craft Furniture Co. Ltd., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., ...	PR Newswire
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29/04/2009	Analysis - Economic woes may damage moves to slow deforestation Kuala Lumpur / Jakarta - Growing economic pain may increasingly force consumers to turn to palm oil, ...	Reuters AlertNet
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28/04/2009	South-east Asia faces climate change disaster Southeast Asia will be hit particularly hard by climate change, causing the regions agriculture-dependent ...	The Malaysian Insider
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25/04/2009	Timber industry facing stringent EU import rules The European Union has taken a firm step against illegal logging by adopting stricter certification rules ...	The Jakarta Globe
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25/04/2009	Squatters to be evicted from TNWK Authorities in Lampung have begun evicting thousands of squatters who have inhabited and farmed land ...	The Jakarta Post
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24/04/2009	Police arrest 13 illegal encroachers loggers in Jambi Jambi - A joint team involving police and concerned agencies arrested 13 people who illegally encroached ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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24/04/2009	Can "sustainable" palm oil slow deforestation? Malaysia-based United Plantations marked the beginning of a new era for the controversial palm oil market ...	WorldWatch Institute
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24/04/2009	Lampung's national park being deforested at alarming rate Efforts to wipe out illegal logging in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (TNBBS) have been like ...	The Jakarta Post
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21/04/2009	Sustainable logging to solve deforestation A group of university students traveling through the tropical rainforests of Southeast Sulawesi Province ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/04/2009	Indonesia says REDD unworkable Indonesias forestry minister says the emerging carbon market system to encourage forest preservation ...	Carbon Positive
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16/04/2009	Africa: countries funded to plan forest protection Five developing countries have received US$18 million in funding to plan how to implement a proposed ...	allAfrica.com
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15/04/2009	Three Indonesian companies prove ready for Lacey Act; with Verified Legal Origin certificates in place, 'VLO' furniture production for a US market can commence Two Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) supported forest projects and one factory have been issued certificates ...	Environmental News Network
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10/04/2009	Global palm oil demand fueling deforestation The benefits of the oil palm are difficult for Indonesia to ignore. ...	WorldWatch Institute
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09/04/2009	Shrinking forests: the many costs In early December 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the military and police ...	Prism Webcast News
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08/04/2009	Three Verified Legal Origin certificates issued in Indonesia in a TFT member supply chain Jakarta - Two Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) supported forest projects and one factory have been issued ...	Tropical Forest Trust
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07/04/2009	Jakarta to be hit by moves on illegal logging New US and European Union efforts to clamp down on the illegal timber trade are expected to take a multi-billion ...	Financial Times, UK
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03/04/2009	Top court too soft on graft, illegal logging Indonesia - The Supreme Court has come under fire for being too soft when dealing with cases involving ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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03/04/2009	Police hunt illegal teakwood traders Indonesia - Police are searching for suspects in the illegal trade of teakwood taken from forests on ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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03/04/2009	Police hunt illegal teakwood traders Police are searching for suspects in the illegal trade of teakwood taken from forests on Kangean Island, ...	The Jakarta Post
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01/04/2009	$18 million approved under UN-REDD Programme Funds will back forestry programmes combating climate change and boosting local livelihoods ...	FAO
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01/04/2009	Riau police confiscate 200 tons of illegal logs Indonesia - Riau Water Police have confiscated 200 tons of illegal logs, allegedly cut down from Meranti ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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31/03/2009	European traders push for verified legal products in Indonesia At the end of March, European timber trade representatives visited Indonesia to discuss the need for ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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30/03/2009	Police hunt down illegal logging syndicate Indonesia - East Java Police are hunting down members of an illegal logging syndicate who have been targeting ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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26/03/2009	Police in Riau seize illegal timber Riau, Indonesia - Mandau Police in Riau seized 196 illegal logs floating on a canal along Simpang Cucut ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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23/03/2009	Indonesia's Sinar Mas defends palm oil expansion Jakarta - Sinar Mas Group, one of Indonesia's top palm oil growers, denied on Friday accusations ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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19/03/2009	REDD funds approved for pilot nations UN agencies have released initial funding to five pilot countries to prepare avoided deforestation action ...	Carbon Positive
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18/03/2009	Rash of tiger attacks linked to deforestation by large paper corporation APP The Sumatran tiger, a critically-endangered subspecies, is hanging on by a thread in its island home. ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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17/03/2009	Indonesia must boost palm yields to save forests Jakarta - Indonesia needs to squeeze far higher yields from existing palm oil plantations rather than ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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17/03/2009	ASEAN senior officials to meet in Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia - A Senior Officers Meeting (SOM) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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12/03/2009	Merbau records flawed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Poor record keeping and illegal logging is raising concerns of over-exploitation ...	TRAFFIC International
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05/03/2009	Indonesia applies for World Bank forest CO2 scheme Indonesia has applied to join a World Bank program that supports developing nations' efforts to ...	Reuters, featured on Planet Ark
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05/03/2009	US Lacey Act: Respecting the laws of trade partners Indonesia - Over the past decade Indonesia has been struggling to control illegal logging. The Indonesian ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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25/02/2009	Illegal clearing behind human and tiger deaths in Sumatra Jakarta, Indonesia ' In the wake of the deaths of six people from tiger attacks in Sumatras Jambi ...	WWF
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25/02/2009	Illegal clearing behind human and tiger deaths in Sumatra Jakarta, Indonesia ' In the wake of the deaths of six people from tiger attacks in Sumatras Jambi ...	WWF International (Switzerland)
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17/02/2009	Over Objections, Forestry Minister Gets Budget Boost IndonesiA - A commission of the House of Representatives, or DPR, has increased the Ministry of Forestrys ...	Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
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10/02/2009	Indonesian Ecolabel Institute Must Stop Issuing Sustainable Forest Management Certificates to Unsustainable Industrial Timber Estates (Press Release) Jakarta, Indonesia - The Indonesian Ecolabel Institute must stop issuing sustainable ...	Telapak and Forest Watch Indonesia (Indonesia)
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06/02/2009	NewPage in Partnership to Protect Indonesian Forests Washington DC, USA ' The World Resources Institute (WRI) and NewPage Corporation today announce ...	Graphic Arts Online (USA)
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01/02/2009	Unilever blocking deforestation for palm oil London, UK - The word came last spring at a climate change conference here. Unilever, the world's ...	San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
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23/01/2009	Indonesia, Malaysia need harmonized anti-timber smuggling procedures Jakarta, Indonesia - With many findings on illegal logging cases and smuggled timber trading on border ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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22/01/2009	Greenpeace Warns of Illegal Political Funding Indonesia - The General Elections Commission must investigate the possibility of illegal campaign funds ...	Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
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22/01/2009	Indonesia lifts ban on logging of natural forests for pulp and paper Indonesia has reversed a ban on paper and pulp companies from harvesting wood from natural forests, reports ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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22/01/2009	Minister hopes new forestry programs can stop deforestation Jakarta, Indonesia - New forestry programs were expected to be successful in stopping Indonesia`s deforestation, ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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19/01/2009	Navy Impounds 32 Foreign Vessels in Papua Region The Indonesian Navy has seized 32 foreign ships in Papuan waters since the beginning of the month for ...	Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
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16/01/2009	Furniture Makers Struggling To Access Financing Indonesia - Small and medium-sized furniture and handicraft businesses are calling on the government ...	Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
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26/12/2008	Riau Illegal Logging Cases Dropped Amid Disagreement Between Police, Prosecutors Indonesia - Police in Riau Province announced on Tuesday that they would halt several long-running illegal ...	Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
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26/12/2008	Walhi to Take Police to Court Over Logging The Riau Province chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment, or Walhi, plans a court challenge ...	Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
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25/12/2008	Amnesty International: Cops Torched Indonesian Village by Helicopter, Killed Kids Riau, Indonesia - Indonesian police said they were detaining scores of peasants Thursday after rights ...	FOXNews (USA)
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17/12/2008	RI risks losing $435.6m in wood exports on new U.S. policy Indonesia could potentially lose at least US$435.6 million a year in exports of wood-based products to ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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15/12/2008	Indonesia responds to US government guidelines on certification The Indonesian government acted quickly and positively to set up a team of officials from various ministries ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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08/12/2008	Mongabay grants annual award to Health In Harmony: Linking rural health care to forest conservation proving a success in Borneo Health In Harmony was today awarded mongabay.com's annual "Innovation in Conservation" ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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11/11/2008	Saving Lives, Saving Forests: How Indonesian Communities Help their Forests and Themselves In West Kalimantan, Indonesia, local communities have managed to integrate high quality, affordable health ...	New America Media (USA)
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31/10/2008	New bylaw to monitor log products Indonesia - The City Council passed a tougher version of the city bylaw on forest product distribution ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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21/10/2008	Greenpeace proposes Papua logging moratorium Greenpeace has called on the Indonesian government to urgently declare a moratorium on logging to save ...	Radio New Zealand International (New Zealand)
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20/10/2008	APP log road challenges pact to save Sumatra Pekanbaru, Indonesia ' Indonesia's newly announced commitment to saving Sumatra is facing an ...	WWF International (Switzerland)
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18/10/2008	Greenpeace Discovers Illegal Logging in Nabire Jakarta, Indonesia - Greenpeace announced it had found evidence of illegal logging activities in Kaimana, ...	Tempo Interaktif (Indonesia)
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17/10/2008	Indonesia to audit all timber operations to cut illegal logging The Indonesian Forestry Ministry has announced a policy that requires timber companies to have their ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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08/10/2008	Indonesia, Papua NG, Vietnam ask UN for assistance to combat deforestation Hanoi - Three of Asias most rapidly deforesting countries - Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam - ...	Green Assembly Asia Environment
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17/09/2008	Depleted military struggling at PNG-Indonesia border: Singirok A former Papua New Guinea military commander says security at PNG's border with Indonesia must be ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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15/09/2008	Indonesian timber companies to be inspected for illegally felled timber The Jakarta Post reported on new measures for Indonesian timber companies, which will be required to ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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11/09/2008	Avoiding Hotspots, APRIL Shows The Way Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia - APRIL (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited), while relying ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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28/08/2008	Aussie scheme to halt Indonesian logging An Australian not-for-profit company has joined Indonesia's carbon credits stampede with a project ...	The Australian (Australia)
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22/08/2008	Australia, Indonesia hold talks on logging and fishing Illegal logging and proper fishing practices have been the subjects of ministerial talks in Jakarta between ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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21/08/2008	Australia pays to reduce Asia's emissions Brisbane, Australia - Australia released an initial US$2 million Tuesday out of a US$13.7 million fund ...	United Press International (USA)
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18/08/2008	An interview with Dr. Andrew Mitchell of the Global Canopy Program: Markets could save rainforests Markets may soon value rainforests as living entities rather than for just the commodities produced when ...	Mongabay.com
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14/08/2008	Police investigations slow wood deliveries to Indonesian pulpmills The police in Indonesia reportedly have been clamping down on illegal logging during the past ten months. ...	Fordaq
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13/08/2008	High mineral prices drive rainforest destruction The surging price of minerals is contributing to degradation and destruction of rainforests worldwide, ...	Mongabay.com
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02/08/2008	Supreme Court convicts fugitive logger Adelin Indonesia - The Supreme Court has convicted businessman Adelin Lis of illegal logging and sentenced him ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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31/07/2008	Indonesia REDD initiatives could generate USD3.75 billion per year Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said Indonesia could obtain USD3.75 billion per year ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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22/07/2008	WWF: Finland EU's Biggest Importer of Illegal Timber The WWF accuses Finland of being one of the European Union's biggest importers of illegally felled ...	YLE News (Finland)
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22/07/2008	Heart of Borneo at risk over illegal logging Brunei Darussalam - Illegal logging continues to be the major cause of deforestation and forest degradation ...	Bru Direct (Brunei Darussalam)
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16/07/2008	Groundbreaking Study Finds the "Hotspots" Most Responsible For Deforestation A new study by WRI and other researchers finds that much of the worlds deforestation is isolated in a ...	World Resources Institute (USA)
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16/07/2008	Indonesia's Corruption Agency Says Another Lawmaker Arrested Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities arrested a lawmaker Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes ...	Dow Jones Newswires (USA)
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03/07/2008	Indonesia: Tempo found guilty for report on illegal logging Indonesia - South Jakarta District Court has found PT Tempo Inti Media Harian, the publisher of national ...	Asia Pacific Media Network (USA)
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30/06/2008	Lampung to hold seminar on environmental crime Bandarlampung, Indonesia - The Lampung branch of the Indonesian Environment Forum (Walhi) is scheduled ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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30/06/2008	Asmindo and Senada encourage use of verification stamps for market access The Jakarta Post reported that Asmindo (the Indonesian Furniture producers Association) and Senada (a ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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29/06/2008	The Threat From Trees Global warming isn't just a problem of cars and smokestacks but of the chain saw, too. ...	Newsweek (USA)
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28/06/2008	Smoke-screens and the lungs of the world Reducing deforestation, has become a respected policy target for governments. Unfortunately, the term ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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25/06/2008	No more forestry deals until our rights are protected, say Papuans Jakarta, Indonesia - Papuans have demanded a halt to all new forestry and plantations deals until the ...	EIA (UK)
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22/06/2008	Money might just grow on trees Taking a step into the tropical peat swamp of Central Kalimantan can be a dangerous affair. A firm surface ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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21/06/2008	KPK urged to arrest former Riau officials Indonesia - Conservationists in Riau on Friday hailed the decision made by the Corruption Eradication ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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12/06/2008	UN report cites damage from corruption in Asia Jakarta, Indonesia - Small-scale corruption is widespread throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is contributing ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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12/06/2008	WWF reiterates APP concerns WWF has reiterated its concern over Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) logging activities in high-conservation-value ...	PrintWeek (UK)
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06/06/2008	Legal timber trade thrives in community-run forest ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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03/06/2008	Regents' permits add to deforestation: Study Indonesia - Forestry activists have warned of a sharp increase in the national deforestation rate if ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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03/06/2008	Lives 'destroyed' to build Kiwi backyard Septer Manufandu, from Indonesia, is a man on a mission - he wants to stop Kiwis from buying kwila. ...	New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
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30/05/2008	EC-Indonesia FLEGT Support Project targets threats to biodiversity Antara News reported that the EC-Indonesia Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Support ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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24/05/2008	Illegal logging trade forces jungle brothel in Indonesia The illegal logging destroying Indonesias tropical forests is fuelling another illicit trade: the trafficking ...	The National (United Arab Emirates)
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19/05/2008	REDD carbon deal struck for Papua The momentum in the push to use carbon markets to help reduce deforestation is growing as a trickle of ...	Carbon Positive (Netherlands)
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12/05/2008	International Paper Threatens to Violate Own Policy by Expanding Into Indonesian Rainforest San Francisco, USA - Rainforest Action Network and ForestEthics today condemned a proposal by U.S.-based ...	Common Dreams (USA)
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06/05/2008	Illegal logging baron's move to palm oil receives top brass backing EIA is calling for an urgent inquiry into how a notorious illegal logging barons move into the booming ...	EIA (USA)
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05/05/2008	http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/05/05/illegal-loggers-push-antigraft-police-chief-shuffle-walhi.html The sudden reshuffle of Riau Police Chief Sutjiptadi, known for his anti-illegal logging stance, raises ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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03/05/2008	Green building and timber use Jakarta, Indonesia - Opinion and Editorial - I was appalled to read the green architecture article in ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/04/2008	Senior Indonesian policemen transferred over rampant logging Jakarta, Indonesia - Two senior Indonesian policemen have been transferred for failing to tackle illegal ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei Darussalam)
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17/04/2008	Indonesian authorities seize illegal timber Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian national police have confiscated some 12,000 cubic meters of illegally ...	Furniture Today
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16/04/2008	Indonesia shuffles police chief after logging case Jakarta, Indonesia - The police chief in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province has been moved to ...	Reuters (UK)
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14/04/2008	Cops grilled in Kalimantan illegal logging Jakarta, Indonesia - More than a dozen senior police officers have been grilled for their alleged roles ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei)
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10/04/2008	Jakarta demands Malaysia block illegal loggers Indonesia's forestry minister, MS Kaban, has accused Malaysian companies of buying illegal timber ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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08/04/2008	Preventing illicit forest resources trafficking Indonesia - Last month the government hosted an international meeting of experts on the important subject ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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03/04/2008	Wood fiber shortage reduces pulp production in Indonesia in the 4Q According to the Wood Resource Quarterly, pulpwood costs in Indonesia reached a record high in the 4Q/07 ...	WebWire (USA)
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27/03/2008	Logging Road Threatens Indonesia Forest - Green Groups Jakarta, Indonesia - Forests and rare tigers are under threat from a new logging road in Indonesia's ...	Planet Ark (Australia)
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15/03/2008	Forests vanishing fast: WWF official An increasing percentage of greenhouse gas emissions is a result of deforestation and forest degradation, ...	Taipei Times
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10/03/2008	FLEGT update from the EU Support Team Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia and Malaysia continue to negotiate Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), ...	CPET (UK)
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01/03/2008	Indonesia to allow more mining in protected forests - minister Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro told hundreds of mining investors on Friday ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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15/02/2008	Ministry threatens to revoke 21 forest licences Indonesia - The government threatened Thursday to revoke licenses of 21 natural forest concession holders ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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11/02/2008	Gloomy outlook seen for wood-based industries Indonesia - A lack of wood supplies continued to plague the country's wood-based industries last ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/02/2008	First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality Villagers in Aceh, the Indonesian province that suffered through three decades of civil war and lost ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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02/02/2008	Asian market settles as forecast slowdown fails to take hold After a slight blip late last year, the Asian market has stabilised and shippers are resisting pressure ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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01/02/2008	Furniture companies seek wood certification Indonesia - The government and furniture associations have begun to promote wood certification in response ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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17/01/2008	World fears for Indonesia's forests The Indonesian Government are cracking down on the illegal deforestation which is taking place on an ...	Financial Times Deutschland (Germany)
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11/01/2008	Paper giant illegally clearing Indonesian forests: environmentalists Jakarta, Indonesia - Rare elephants, tigers and orangutans are under threat from illegal land clearing ...	AFP (Indonesia)
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09/01/2008	Activists call on APP to save forest Indonesia - Field investigations held by the activists found that the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park was ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/01/2008	Illegal logging and road building threatens tigers and tribes of the Heart of Sumatra Indonesia - Field investigations in central Sumatra have found that the home of two tribes of indigenous ...	WWF International (Switzerland)
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03/01/2008	Prosecutor on Adelin's case demoted: AGO Jakarta, Indonesia - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will impose a one-year demotion on Sultan ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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22/12/2007	Tree planting mandatory, cutting prohibited in RI action plan Indonesia - The government has released a report on a plan of action covering the mitigation and adaptation ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/12/2007	So hard to see the wood for the trees If the Bali conference on climate change brought good news to anyone, it must surely be the inhabitants ...	Economist (UK)
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11/12/2007	RI must protect forestry industry, logging interests Indonesia must protect its forestry industry despite mounting world demands to stop logging and the rampant ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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06/12/2007	Papua moves to ban all log exports Indonesia - Papua will ban all log exports from next month, in a radical move to preserve one of the ...	The Age (Australia)
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03/12/2007	Indonesia: Jakarta to look at new laws to stop illegal logging Bali, Indonesia – Indonesia, currently hosting the United Nations climate change conference, has ...	Adnkronos International Italia (Italy)
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01/12/2007	Stopping the rot in logging industry With world leaders ready to nut out Kyoto's successor, corruption in Indonesian forestry is a huge ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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28/11/2007	Logging damage revealed by secret filming Secret filming by villagers has revealed the damage being caused to the Indonesian rainforests by uncontrolled ...	Telegraph (UK)
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25/11/2007	Carbon dioxide oozes from damaged peatlands Indonesia's swamps absorb greenhouse gasses when healthy, but once they dry out they become climate ...	Taipei Times (Taiwan)
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23/11/2007	Lost In The Woods The Indian demand for cheap tropical timber is not just an issue affecting India's dwindling forests; ...	Tehelka (India)
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21/11/2007	Court fiasco as fugitive timber boss evades jail (EIA/Telapak Press Release) Indonesia - The latest illegal logging court case shambles reveals the need ...	EIA (UK)
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19/11/2007	Now see this Indonesia - An unlikely band of DIY environmentalists. A new EIA project in Papua is using film-making ...	Economist (UK)
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16/11/2007	Indonesia will need 7 years to stop illegal logging Indonesia will take seven years to stop illegal logging and deforestation, said the country's minister ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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16/11/2007	Red faces over lumber boss' acquittal Indonesia - As Jakarta prepares to play host at the Bali Conference on Climate Change early next month, ...	Straits Times (Singapore)
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15/11/2007	Timber baron cleared of illegal logging charges An Indonesian industrialist, Mr. Adelin Lis, was recently cleared of illegal logging charges following ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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14/11/2007	Loopholes in logging laws: Expert Indonesia - Legal experts have recommended improvements to the country's regulations on forestry, ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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10/11/2007	Civil lawsuits not enough: Experts Indonesia - A legal expert and an activist have questioned government plans to bring civil lawsuits against ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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09/11/2007	Indonesian logging baron walks free Radio Transcript - This week Indonesia's environmental credentials took another hit when an infamous ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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07/11/2007	Jakarta's Dollars 200bn illicit logging bill Fourteen companies being investigated for illegal logging in the Indonesian province of Riau have caused ...	Financial Times
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07/11/2007	Attorney General's Office prepares to appeal logging boss' acquittal Indonesia - The Attorney General's Office is gearing up to file an appeal with the Supreme Court ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/11/2007	Indonesia: Corrupt courts hamper fight against illegal logging, activists say Jakarta, Indonesia Environmental activists have accused Indonesian courts of what they call corrupt ...	AKI (Italy)
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06/11/2007	85 to 90 pct of illegal loggers walk free Jakarta, Indonesia - Forestry Minister Malam Sambat Kaban said that 85 to 90 percent of illegal logging ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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30/10/2007	WSJ inquiry pushes FSC to cancel logging certification in endangered forest An inquiry by The Wall Street Journal prompted the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an environmental ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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26/10/2007	Indonesia asks for conservation funds Jakarta, Indonesia - Determined to lead the discussion on climate change among developing nations, the ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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20/10/2007	Asia: Deforestation Symptomatic of Corrupt Regimes Chiang Mai, Thailand - When a global anti-graft watchdog surveys the Asian landscape for corruption indicators, ...	Inter Press Service (Italy)
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18/10/2007	U.S. Department of Commerce Rules for Fair Trade; USW, Sierra Club Challenge Subsidies from Illegal Logging The U.S. Department of Commerce today ruled that paper products imported from Indonesia are unfairly ...	Business Wire (USA)
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16/10/2007	Riau illegal logging: Torn between environment, business Indonesia - The administration and the House of Representatives remain at loggerheads over illegal logging ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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10/10/2007	Peatland to palm oil no good for RI Indonesia needs to focus on reigning in the distruction of peatland along with illegal logging if it ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/10/2007	Papua's forests and global warming Indonesia - Papua is the size of California and is almost entirely covered by vast stretches of virgin ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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29/09/2007	Faces of Forest Loss: Prize-Winning Activists Tour U.S., Link Illegal Logging and Global Warming Rainforest defenders from Indonesia, Peru and Papua New Guinea kick off a tour of the U.S. Monday in ...	YubaNet (USA)
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22/09/2007	Community logging may address deforestation Indonesia is the third biggest contributor to global warming after the United States and China, adding ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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22/09/2007	Govt should ban kwila imports now (Indonesia Human Rights Committee Press Release) New Zealand - The Indonesia Human Rights Committee is ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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21/09/2007	Forest nations want billions for not logging A multibillion-dollar plan to protect forests and reduce global warming is to be backed by an alliance ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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10/09/2007	$100m plan for Borneo Indonesia - A $100 million plan to conserve forests in the vital Kalimantan region of Indonesia was signed ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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03/09/2007	Illegal Logging In Indonesia Inspires Script For 'Blind Eye' Illegal logging and the corruption in the international timber trade has provided the inspiration for ...	4RFV (Ireland)
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17/08/2007	Halt in operations looming for big pulp firms in Riau Indonesia - The country's two biggest pulp and paper producers may be forced to halt operations ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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09/08/2007	Riaupulp wins ecological applause despite allegations Indonesia - Despite allegations of illegal logging, a local pulp and paper company's proven performance ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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01/08/2007	Cooperation sought in illegal logging fight Indonesia - Government officials, police and observers are calling for effective coordination among the ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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21/07/2007	Green group blasts govt over Riau deforestation The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has accused the government of encouraging deforestation ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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20/07/2007	WTO Review: Illegal Logging continues to plague Indonesia A ban on log exports has done little to stem forest over-exploitation and illegal logging in Indonesia, ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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19/07/2007	Protesters put illegal logging trial on hold The trial of an illegal logging suspect was delayed Wednesday after a group of people disrupted court ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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17/07/2007	Experts: Graft laws best suited for dealing with problem of illegal logging Indonesia - Legal experts are recommending the government use the anti-corruption law, not forestry laws, ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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14/07/2007	Forestry body pushes for forest rangers to take lead in illegal logging Attempts have been made to push forest rangers to the front line in the battle against rampant illegal ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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13/07/2007	Palm Oil Firms Burning Indonesia Forests - Greenpeace Jakarta, Indonesia - Palm oil companies are burning peat forests to clear land for plantations in Indonesia's ...	Planet Ark (Australia)
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12/07/2007	Police urged to reject minister`s intervention in illegal logging Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) has asked National Police Chief Gen Sutanto to reject ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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06/07/2007	Europe-Indonesia expedition comes across illegal loggers Jambi, Indonesia - An expedition team of the media and some NGOs under coordination of the Jambi FLEGT ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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21/06/2007	Illegal logging suspect goes on trial in Medan The trial of a major illegal logging and corruption suspect opened Wednesday at the Medan District Court ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/06/2007	Sustainable development council admits pulp producer from Indonesia The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has admitted its first member from Indonesia, ...	PrintWeek (UK)
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13/06/2007	Letters: Indonesian forestry (Letter to the Editor) Sir: You report that "Illegal logging 'will ruin habitat of wild orang-utans' ...	The Indpendent (UK)
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11/06/2007	UN: UN lauds Indonesia's crackdown on illegal timber to save orangutans The United Nations has welcomed efforts by the Indonesian Government to crack down on illegal logging ...	MaximsNews.com (USA)
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11/06/2007	Orangutans under threat as Indonesian forests disappear from illegal logging The Hague, Netherlands - Indonesia's tropical rain forests are disappearing 30 percent faster than ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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10/06/2007	Indonesia's forests threatened by logging and palm oil Jakarta, Indonesia - It's one of the few countries that still has vast swathes of tropical rainforests ...	Daily Times (Pakistan)
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09/06/2007	Forest communities recruited to prevent illegal logging Indonesia - The school of forestry at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) and conservation group ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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08/06/2007	Malaysia, Indonesia launch PR campaign to defend palm oil Malaysia and Indonesia have launched a major publicity campaign to counter accusations that their palm ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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21/05/2007	USTR Schwab and Indonesia Trade Minister Pangestu Announce Steps to Deepen Trade and Investment Relations Washington D.C., USA United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab and Indonesia's Minister ...	The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USA)
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19/05/2007	NGOs report Padang judges over controversial ruling Indonesia - A coalition of 15 non-government organizations (NGOs) and environment groups in West Sumatra ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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12/05/2007	Wood smugglers caught by police at the dockside Indonesia - The Central Java Police arrested three people believed to be the masterminds behind an attempt ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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10/05/2007	International agencies furthering Aceh deforestation: Greenomics Indonesia - Post-tsunami reconstruction works in Aceh are contributing to deforestation as reconstruction ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/05/2007	Reshuffle targets graft in Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dismissed five members of Indonesia's cabinet on Monday ...	Financial Times (UK)
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07/05/2007	Indonesia may import timber due to supply shortage Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of tropical timber, may need to import wood from neighbors ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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06/05/2007	Indonesia agrees to form joint economic committee with Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Indonesian government has agreed to a proposal by Malaysia to set up a bilateral ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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04/05/2007	Sumatra courts irk police with 'iffy' verdicts Indonesia - Regional police across Sumatra have been puzzled by the release of many illegal logging suspects ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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28/04/2007	Judges in illegal logging cases may soon be focus of investigation Indonesia - Forestry Minister M.S. Kaban has proposed that the Supreme Court investigate judges who set ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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27/04/2007	Indonesia takes on illegal logging Three Indonesian provinces have committed to measures to limit logging in their vast tropical rainforests ...	Carbon Positive (Netherlands)
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27/04/2007	Greenpeace: Restrict trade in endangered merbau wood Environmental organisation Greenpeace recently released a report showcasing the illegal and unsustainable ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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26/04/2007	Illegal logging suspect walks free in Padang Indonesia - The Padang District Court freed an illegal logging suspect Wednesday after finding the prosecutor's ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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25/04/2007	Indonesia urges rich countries to ban illegally logged wood products Indonesia has urged rich countries not to buy products made from illegally logged timber, echoing a similar ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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17/04/2007	UK retailers contributing to extinction of rare rainforest timber species A new Greenpeace report, Merbau's Last Stand (1), launched today warns that the tropical hardwood ...	Greenpeace
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10/04/2007	Negotiations between Indonesia and the European Union on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) The first formal negotiations between Indonesia and the European Union on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement ...	NGO Forestry Sector Partnership
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04/04/2007	U.S. Demand for Cheap Illegal Timber Aggravating Corruption in Indonesia Timber barons go unpunished as illegal shipments arrive daily into U.S. ports. ...	PR Newswire (USA)
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30/03/2007	The 1st Negotiation on FLEGT-VPA between Indonesia, European Commission (Press Release) The first formal negotiations between Indonesia and the European Union on a Voluntary ...	European Commission (Belgium)
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28/03/2007	Timber smuggling from Indonesia rises as judicial corruption ensures masterminds behind US$20 billion forest crime go unpunished (Press Release) Jakarta, Indonesia - One of the world's biggest environmental crimes continues to ...	EIA (UK)
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24/03/2007	Police, forestry ministry pursuing 40 illegal logging financiers Indonesia - As many as 40 illegal logging financiers are now on the wanted lists of the National Police ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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20/03/2007	RI forest management gets some good news When it comes to Indonesia's forests, the news is usually bad. But according to an international ...	Jakarta Post
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17/03/2007	Aceh to implement logging moratorium Banda Aceh, Indonesia - The Aceh provincial administration will soon issue a policy to implement a moratorium ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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06/03/2007	The Disastrous Local and Global Impacts of Tropical Biofuel Production USA - Last November, Patricia A. Woertz, the CEO and president of Archer Daniels Midland, outlined a ...	Energy Tribune (USA)
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24/02/2007	Walhi backs police fight against logging Indonesia - A leading environmental organization has praised police action against a company accused ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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23/02/2007	Environmental groups attack Indonesian government, World Bank Environmental groups have criticized the World Bank for a forest management plan in Indonesia that they ...	Voice of America (USA)
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08/02/2007	Deforestation Main Challenge for UNEP Nairobi, Kenya - The severe degradation of the environment and its impact on climate change are dominating ...	Inter Press Service (Italy)
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07/02/2007	EU tackles illegal logging (Press Release) Brussels - Leading members of the European Parliament attended a seminar today to address ...	EIA (UK)
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06/02/2007	Orangutans 'face greater threat' Illegal logging is destroying forests in South-East Asia quicker than had been feared, with dire implications ...	BBC (UK)
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31/01/2007	Joint Statement Regarding Demand-Side Measures and Regional Enforcement under the Indonesia-U.S. Memorandum of Understanding on Illegal Logging Statement submitted by Conservation International, Environmental Investigation Agency, The Nature Conservancy, ...	Consevation International, EIA, TNC and WWF
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30/01/2007	Indonesia: Export prices edge up amid storms and police control The storms and flooding that plagued Malaysia in late December also swept across neighbouring Indonesia. ...	IHB (Germany)
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23/01/2007	Signs of growing justice in forest business No matter where you go in rural Indonesia, you will come across people who have fallen foul of the country's ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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21/01/2007	Indonesia, Malaysia floods drive timber prices Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Massive flooding in Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's top two exporters ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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19/01/2007	Timber prices shoot up Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - Prices of South-East Asian timber products have risen sharply across the board ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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15/01/2007	Indonesia and EU kick off formal VPA talks The Indonesian Forestry Minister, M.S. Kaban, and Commissioners Louis Michel and Stavros Dimas, responsible ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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10/01/2007	EU, Indonesia Target Illegal Logging Pact Brussels, Belgium - The European Union and Indonesia, home to most of the world's orangutans, have ...	Planet Ark (Australia)
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10/01/2007	Indonesia, EU ready to discuss timber export licensing system Jakarta - Indonesia and the European Union were ready to discuss timber export licensing system which ...	Zee News (India)
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08/01/2007	Indonesia and EU agree to tackle illegal logging through a "FLEGT" Partnership (Press Release) The Hon. M.S. Kaban, Minister of Forestry of Indonesia met Commissioners Louis Michel ...	European Commission (Belgium)
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06/01/2007	The Vanishing Man of the Forest Borneo - While illegal logging degrades the forest, plantations absolutely destroy it. And the destruction ...	New York Times (USA)
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31/12/2006	Shady loggers blamed for derailed EU workshop: British High Commission Malaysia Reports Rimbunan Hijau, a Malaysian owned logging company operating in Papua New Guinea has been implicated in ...	British High Commission Malaysia Quarterly Report (Malaysia)
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30/12/2006	Floods keep thousands from homes in Indonesia, Malaysia Jakarta, Indonesia - Hundreds of thousands of Indonesians and Malaysians were still in temporary shelters ...	Reuters (UK)
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22/12/2006	RSPO Indonesia Liaison Office Established RT4 in Singapore saw the launch of the Roundatable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Indonesia Liaison Office ...	RSPO (Indonesia)
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20/12/2006	Former forestry official detained for graft probe Indonesia - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained a former East Kalimantan forestry ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/12/2006	Free trade should be fair trade in debate over Chinese plywood Opinion - The guest viewpoint in the Dec. 14 Register-Guard regarding Sen. Ron Wyden's initiative ...	The Register-Guard (USA)
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18/12/2006	KL govt to blame, say Papua NGOs Penang, Malaysia - The government should take responsibility for the actions of Malaysian timber and ...	Sun2Surf (Malaysia)
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09/12/2006	Indonesia's forest destruction downgrades international confidence: minister Indonesian Forestry Minister MS Ka' ban said Indonesia's continued forest destruction has downgraded ...	People's Daily Online (China)
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30/11/2006	Beijing, Jakarta put business before history JAKARTA - China's growing appetite for natural resources and Indonesia's position as Asia's ...	Asia Times Online (Hong Kong)
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27/11/2006	Illegal Logging Evidence Lost Jakarta, Indonesia - The location of 849 pieces of heavy machinery equipment used in logging in Papua ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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22/11/2006	European Union Accused as Discriminative towards Indonesian Timber Products TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Forestry Department is urging European Union countries not to be discriminative ...	Tempo Interaktif (Indonesia)
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22/11/2006	EU-RI Agree to Regulate Illegal Log Import Jakarta, Indonesia - The European Union (EU) Commission and the Indonesian government are going to draft ...	Bisnis (Indonesia)
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20/11/2006	U.S., Indonesia Agree to Target Illegal Logging Washington DC, USA - A new agreement to fight illegal logging in Indonesia signed last week by U.S. and ...	Environment News Service (USA)
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20/11/2006	Buying Legal Timber For Europe More than 50 leading wood products buyers, suppliers and policy makers met recently to discuss how to ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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20/11/2006	World Wildlife Fund Hails New Agreement to Combat Illegal Logging Washington DC, USA - World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today applauded a new agreement between the governments ...	US Newswire (USA)
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17/11/2006	US, Indonesia sign pact to fight illegal logging WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The United States has signed a pact to help stop illegal logging in Indonesia, ...	Reuters (UK)
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16/11/2006	Indonesia may seek rainforest conservation compensation to fight global warming Indonesia may soon join the Coalition of Rainforest Nations in seeking compensation for rainforest conservation, ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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11/11/2006	Minister slammed over logging probe Jakarta, Indonesia: An alliance of activists, politicians and experts has accused Forestry Minister M.S. ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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20/10/2006	New WWF Monitoring Brief Details How Company Threatens Natural Forests and Wildlife In Sumatra (WWF Press Release) Jakarta, Indonesia - A new WWF monitoring report released today reveals that Asia ...	WWF (Indonesia)
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18/10/2006	Illegally Logged Wood On Sale At Local Stores (Press Release Greenpeace New Zealand) New Zealand - Kwila decking and outdoor furniture is on sale at ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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16/10/2006	Indofood to acquire 3 oil palm plantation firms Jakarta, Indonesia - Publicly-listed Indofood Sukses Makmur (INDF) will acquire three oil palm plantation ...	Antara News (Indonesia)
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14/10/2006	Two ships with cargoes of sawn timber detained; 17 foreigners and four Malaysians arrested The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained two cargo ships containing 3,531,156 metric ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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05/10/2006	Two NGOs blame EU for importing illegal timber Jakarta, Indonesia - Two non-governmental organisations, namely , the Environmental Investigation Agency ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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30/09/2006	Illegal loggers put pressure on genuine article ...	Weekend Australian (Australia)
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30/09/2006	A dire threat to rainforests Kapuas Hulu, Indonesia - Deep in the pristine rainforests of Borneo are places that have never heard ...	Newsday (USA)
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20/09/2006	Illegal Logging Dialogue Launched In Singapore The G8 Illegal Logging Dialogue has been launched in Singapore to attempt to put a stop to worldwide ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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20/09/2006	Illegal Wood Supplies 67-70% Of Indonesia Industries - NGOs Jakarta, Indonesia - Between 67%-70% of the timber used by Indonesian industries is sourced from illegal ...	Dow Jones Commodities Service
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16/09/2006	Major Forest Governance Initiative launched (Press Release) Singapore Ministers and senior parliamentarians from the UK, Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon ...	GLOBE
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14/09/2006	Police arrest 31 for illegal logging Indonesia - South Sumatra Police have arrested 31 people for illegal logging and seized dozens of tons ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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13/09/2006	Timber prices reach new highs Prices for Malaysian logs and plywood continue to rise following a structural shift in supply after Indonesia's ...	Malaysia Star (Malaysia)
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12/09/2006	Indonesian police hunt international syndicate of illegal logging Indonesian police have been hunting international syndicate of illegal logging operating in the country, ...	People's Daily Online (China)
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08/09/2006	The Kalimantan/Malaysia borderlands: contested periphery or heartland? The Kalimantan/Malaysia border extends roughly 1,800 km between West and East Kalimantan, Sarawak and ...	Asian Analysis (Australia)
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01/09/2006	Environmental agency takes action against timber smuggling: each year, more than $1 billion in losses are incurred by the U.S. timber industry due to illegal logging abroad It has been three years since the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was enacted, with the goal ...	Wood and Wood Products (USA)
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22/08/2006	Great Ape Trust Awards $22,000 in Conservation Grants Des Moines, Iowa - Great Ape Trust of Iowa announced today the Des Moines-based scientific research facility ...	E-Wire (USA)
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17/08/2006	Chinese plan for timber investment in Papua opposed Papua, Indonesia - Environmental and business groups joined hands here Tuesday in opposing a Chinese ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/08/2006	Forests need '120 years to recover' Indonesian deforestation has been so severe it would take 120 years to regain the 60 million hectares ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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06/08/2006	Tsunami reconstruction drives illegal logging in Indonesia Tsunami reconstruction efforts are continuing to boost illegal logging and deforestation in Indonesia ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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05/08/2006	Peace deal, tsunami boost illegal logging Lam Kabeue, Indonesia - The rebels of Aceh are trading their guns for chainsaws and cashing in on a logging ...	London Free Press (Canada)
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02/08/2006	"Heart of Borneo" conservation initiative to receive U.S. funds Project preserves equatorial rainforest in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei. ...	Washington File (USA)
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01/08/2006	Action must be taken, top Tory tells CFJ UK - The Conservative Party front bench MP Peter Ainsworth is calling for action to stop stolen wood ...	Contract Flooring Journal (UK)
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31/07/2006	Environmentalists call for boycott of Merbau wood products from Europe's largest flooring brands EIA Press Release - Europe's largest flooring companies are continuing to trade in merbau wood flooring ...	EIA (UK)
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31/07/2006	Influx of illegal logs from slash-and-burn activities Indonesia - Opening burning in forest plantations and timber concessions continues to blaze across Indonesia. ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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25/07/2006	Govt preparing fiscal incentives for investment in bioenergy Jakarta, Indonesia - The chief of the National Team for Bioenergy development, Al Hilal Hamdi, said here ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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18/07/2006	'We should improve our trade policy' Indonesia - The government has expressed determination to end illegal logging by the end of 2006. The ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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14/07/2006	Illegal logging rising in Jambi Jambi, Indonesia: Illegal logging in Jambi has escalated, causing the state to suffer billions of rupiah ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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13/07/2006	10 logging suspects named in N. Sulawesi Indonesia - Less than a month after taking charge of the North Sulawesi Police with a promise to crack ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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10/07/2006	Activists to monitor illegal logging cases PADANG, West Sumatra: Activists are vowing to closely monitor how the authorities handle evidence of ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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10/07/2006	Asmindo plans terminal for raw materials The Indonesian Furniture Industry and Handicrafts Association (Asmindo) is proposing the development ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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08/07/2006	AGO to form transnational organised crime task force Jakarta, Indonesia - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will soon set up a task force on Transnational ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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06/07/2006	Police, minister upset by illegal logging verdicts Indonesia - Too many illegal logging suspects are being acquitted by the courts and others are receiving ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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05/07/2006	Ex-general arrested for illegal logging Indonesia - The National Police said Tuesday they had arrested three company directors, including a retired ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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29/06/2006	Unfair claims by NGOs disproved KUALA LUMPUR: Rapists, plunderers, grave robbers. These have been the accusations levelled at Malaysia ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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29/06/2006	What's wrong in Papua Indonesia - "Millions of hectares of unique rainforest have disappeared from legal and illegal logging ...	The Age (Australia)
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29/06/2006	Jakarta issues strong warning to six pulp companies Indonesia - The government has sent an ultimatum to six wood pulp makers to immediately carry out a plan ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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21/06/2006	Claims free trade deals hasten forest destruction A new report released by the Environmental Investigation Agency says US Free Trade agreements are accelerating ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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21/06/2006	Government of Indonesia Cuts Down on Military Reform Policy The Indonesian government is scaling back plans to force the military to break up its commercial base, ...	Global Insight
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19/06/2006	Logging harms humans: Experts The illegal logging that continues unchecked across Indonesia has had a worse impact on human lives than ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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18/06/2006	Grumble in the jungle Gingery, cheeky, intelligent ... and extinct in 12 years' time. The rampaging hunger of western ...	Observer (UK)
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17/06/2006	Nat'l police chief calls for halt to illegal logging in 2006 National Police Chief Gen. Sutanto has called for a halt to the practice of illegal logging in 2006, ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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13/06/2006	Forestry Minister urges Malaysia to ban Indonesian log imports Jakarta, Indonesia - Malaysia should reject all logs from Indonesia because, with an export ban in place, ...	Asia Pulse
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09/06/2006	NGO monitor Yogya wood supply The authorities should closely monitor the wood supplied to Yogyakarta's earthquake reconstruction ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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05/06/2006	Flouting the rules because they can Malaysia - Our love affair with illicit Indonesian logs does not begin or end with one MP. Malaysians ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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31/05/2006	Review confirms Olympic venues not using virgin timber Indonesia not a source for any wood products used in venue construction. ...	Beijing 2008 (China)
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26/05/2006	Pacific King blames state of market for shelving flotation: listing mired by ship arrests and illegal logging questions Log carrying specialist Pacific King Shipping has postponed its controversial initial public offering ...	Lloyd's List
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25/05/2006	Southeast Asia plans wildlife crime-busting units BANGKOK, May 25 (Reuters) - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's ...	Reuters (UK)
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24/05/2006	Canadian forest preservation effort in South Pacific could fight crime, climate change Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister asks Ottawa for tougher rules to stop the loss of forest in his country ...	Embassy (Canada)
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21/05/2006	Papuans Idle After Buzz Of Prosperity Falls Silent Indonesia Crackdown Ends Timber Harvest ...	Washington Post (USA)
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15/05/2006	Timber import restrictions meant to combat illegal logging PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - The present restrictions on timber imports from Indonesia are part of a bilateral ...	Sun2Surf (Malaysia)
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12/05/2006	2008 Olympics: Plans to Sacrifice Rainforest Should be Aborted JAKARTA - May 12 - Only days before a May 16-18 Beijing meeting to prepare the 2008 Olympiad in China, ...	Common Dreams (USA)
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10/05/2006	Shipping Firm Allegedly at Centre of Billion Dollar Trade in Stolen Logs Seeks Stock Exchange Listing EIA PRESS RELEASE: A major Asian shipping company, whose business has thrived on the back of a booming ...	EIA (UK)
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08/05/2006	Govt seeks new land for border project Indonesia - The government will go ahead with a much-criticized mega-plantation project along the Indonesia-Malaysia ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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08/05/2006	Chinese newspaper reports on the trade of illegally sourced wood products into China On May 8, 2006 the International Herald Leader, directly under China's state Xinhua News Agency, ...	Xinhua News Agency (China)
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04/05/2006	Posco set to finance rehabilitation of Indonesia's forests A South Korean industrial giant Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) Ltd. is interested in financing ...	Asia Pulse
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01/05/2006	An early season and improved resource regulation jump-start wood sales "If there were 100 teak vendors three years ago, there are maybe 20 today now that Indonesia has ...	Reed Business Information (USA)
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29/04/2006	Forests in Southeast Asia Fall to Prosperity's Axe Borneo - For as long as anyone can remember, Anyie Apoui and his people have lived among the majestic ...	The New York Times (USA)
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27/04/2006	New wood products would save forests: Kaban Indonesia - Concerned about the nation's dwindling tropical forests, the government is calling on ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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27/04/2006	Country's Largest Wood Flooring Convention is the Place to Be to Find Wood Flooring Stolen from Indonesian Rainforests BALTIMORE, USA (EIA Press Release) - Twenty-two exhibitors at the 2006 Wood Flooring Expo, currently ...	US Newswire
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27/04/2006	Healing plants found in threatened Borneo forest - WWF GENEVA - Plants thought to help treat or cure cancer, AIDS and malaria have been found in the rainforests ...	Planet Ark (UK)
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26/04/2006	Indonesia seeks inclusion of illegal logging under UN protocol JAKARTA - Indonesia wants the UN to include illegal logging and trade in its related products to fall ...	AFX (Asia)
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24/04/2006	Indonesia to oulaw all use of natural forest trees by 2014 Jakarta - The Indonesian government has decided to outlaw the use of natural forest tree for all types ...	Aisa Pulse
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21/04/2006	Greenpeace on campaign for Papua forest conservation Greenpeace's flagship Rainbow Warrior II has anchored at the Jakarta's Tanjung Priok Port as ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/04/2006	Govt claims victory in war on logging Indonesia - The government claimed success Tuesday in its war on illegal logging, saying that a recent ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/04/2006	Chinese firm seeks license for timber ops in Indonesian Papua - report JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Chinese company is seeking approval from Indonesia for a massive timber operation ...	AFX (Asia)
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19/04/2006	Police to investigate victims of human traffiking East Kalimantan Indonesia-Malaysia MoU includes cooperation in the elimination of human traffiking, smuggling, illegal ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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17/04/2006	INSA threatens to stop transporting timber The Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has threatened to stop carrying logs for both domestic ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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16/04/2006	Indonesia, China, EU to cooperate against illegal timber trade Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia, China, and the European Union will work together to stop illegal logging ...	Viet Nam News Agency (Vietnam)
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14/04/2006	US, Indonesia Launch Landmark Talks On Illegal Logging The US government announced on 4 April that it was launching the first-ever agreement to facilitate bilateral ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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13/04/2006	Perum Perhutani uses latest technology to monitor timber Perum Perhutani, Indonesian 57 site plantation operation commence use of TracElite for timber traceability ...	TracElite (UK)
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13/04/2006	Demand for Palm Oil Triggers Massive Expansion in Borneo Friends of the Earth Press Release - A new report released today reveals how the Indonesian government ...	Harold Doan and Associates Ltd (USA)
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13/04/2006	Rainforest Eden for the chop Greenpeace reveals plans to destroy New Guinea Island's forests. ...	Greenpeace
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13/04/2006	EU wishes to hold negotiations with wood producers soon The European Union (EU) wishes to hold negotiations on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VP) to fight ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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13/04/2006	Indonesia, US agree to exchange export, import information JAKARTA, April 13 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's and the United States customs services have agreed to ...	Asia Pulse
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13/04/2006	Asia pacific loses six million hectares of forest The Asia Pacific region lost more than six million hectares of natural forests, mainly converted to agricultural ...	Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia)
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10/04/2006	Indonesia, Philippines to enhance joint sea patrol Indonesia and the Philippines have agreed to conduct joint patrol in the Sulawesi Sea to prevent illegal ...	Thai Press Reports
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07/04/2006	Illegal sawmills back in operation near Lampung park Indonesia - Dozens of illegal sawmills around Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in West Lampung, which ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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06/04/2006	United States and Indonesia to fight illegal logging The United States and Indonesia today agreed to fight illegal logging in some of the world's most ...	Mongabay (USA)
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04/04/2006	US, Indonesia launch talks to curb illegal logging WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The United States and Indonesia have launched talks aimed at reducing ...	Reuters (UK)
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04/04/2006	U.S., Indonesia eye future free trade agreement WASHINGTON, USA - The United States and Indonesia launched talks on Tuesday to curb illegal logging that ...	Reuters (UK)
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31/03/2006	RI, Britain 'must stop deforestation' Indonesia - Greenpeace is calling on the British and Indonesian governments to adopt binding legal mechanisms ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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30/03/2006	Joint Statement by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Tony Blair Indonesia - (Extract) The President and the Prime Minister reaffirmed their commitment to combating illegal ...	Paras Indonesia
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29/03/2006	Greenpeace calls for UK-Indonesia agreement to stop forest destruction JAKARTA, Indonesia - Greenpeace called on the leaders of Indonesia and the UK to adopt laws to help halt ...	Forbes (USA)
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25/03/2006	Down in the woods - The logging trade In the developing world, where policing has not stopped illegal logging, environmentalists are trying ...	The Economist (USA)
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22/03/2006	Illegal Logging May Supply U.S. Floors JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A variety of hardwood threatened in Southeast Asia is showing up in flooring in ...	Washington Post (USA)
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22/03/2006	European Consumers Duped into Buying Timber Stolen from Papua's Precious Rainforests European consumers of merbau hardwood flooring are being misled by major retailers and leading brands ...	EIA/Telapak
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21/03/2006	More Chainsaws For Aceh Indonesia - The government has decided to allow more logging companies to resume their destruction of ...	Laksamana (Indonesia)
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18/03/2006	What's it worth for BIN to probe illegal logging? Opinion: (Indonesia) Any idea that offers the possibility of bringing to an end serious state problems, ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/03/2006	Indonesian palm oil plan fires controversy Plans for record size palm oil plantation in Indonesia arouse controversy. ...	The New Zealand Herald
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05/03/2006	Illegal logging bill may include special trials of forestry crimes Jakarta, Indonesia - Forestry Affairs Minister MS Kaban said a special trial of forestry crime could ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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03/03/2006	Govt determined to end illegal logging by 2006 The National Police and the Forestry Ministry are linking up with the customs and excise directorate ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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02/03/2006	Police chief calls for severe punishment of policemen involved in illegal logging Jakarta, Indonesia - National Police Chief General Sutanto pledged here on Thursday that he would take ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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28/02/2006	Some local banks finance illegal logging Indonesia: Some banks in regencies have been involved in financing illegal logging, though the forestry ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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27/02/2006	Orchid lovers concerned over illegal logging The Indonesian Orchid Society (PAI) has criticized the government for being slow to protect the forests, ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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24/02/2006	Police save Rp71 billion from anti-illegal logging drive Jakarta - The Indonesian Police have saved Rp71.770 billion in state wealth from an operation against ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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23/02/2006	Merrill turns down UFS over Kiani funding Merrill Lynch has decided against funding a $600m bid by United Fiber Systems for Kiani Kertas, a Borneo ...	Financial Times (UK)
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23/02/2006	Police nab nine boats carrying illegal logs Cirebon, W. Java - The police chief of Cirebon, West Java, made an inspection here on Thursday of nine ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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23/02/2006	Vietnam and Indonesia issue joint statement The leaders of Indonesia and Vietnam issued a joint statement on 23 February 2006 that includes bilateral ...	Nhan Dan (Vietnam)
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20/02/2006	Indonesia politics: Toothless, ruthless and hard to reform Indonesia - One consequence of the armed forces' weakness, say government ministers, is that the ...	The Economist
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17/02/2006	Illegal logging crackdown in Java brings 512 arrests Despite 512 arrests from an ongoing operation to curb illegal logging in Java and the promise of more ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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16/02/2006	EU proposes inspection of Indonesia plywood exports The European Union is proposing a collaborative scheme with the Indonesian government to allow its members ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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15/02/2006	Indonesia Urges European Union To Stop Accepting Illegal Logs Jakarta - Indonesian Forestry Minister MS Kaban has urged the European Union to seriously ban its member ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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14/02/2006	Papua court rejects logging case In a high-profile illegal logging trial, the Jayapura District Court on Monday returned the case against ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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13/02/2006	Layoffs almost tripled in '05, plywood subsector hard hit Indonesia - Businesses in the hardest-hit forestry-based subsector, which terminated employment for about ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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11/02/2006	Illegal logging threatens Batutegi hydropower plant Indonesia - Illegal logging and land clearance around Bukit Barisan Selatan and Way Kambas national parks ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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09/02/2006	Illegal logging rolls on Some 20 ships loaded with illegally cut logs and sawn timber are docked outside Tanjung Balai Karimun ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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08/02/2006	Indonesia to miss deadline on tsunami reconstruction JAKARTA - Indonesia will miss a deadline to move tens of thousands of people made homeless by the 2004 ...	Reuters (UK)
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03/02/2006	Illegal logging threatens parks MEDAN, North Sumatra: Illegal logging threatens the future of Batang Gadis and Gunung Leuser national ...	Jakarta Post (Idonesia)
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01/02/2006	Activists decry illegal fees for Aceh-bound timber Indonesia - Activists demanded Monday that North Sumatra authorities put a stop to illegal fees imposed ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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26/01/2006	January 2006 Project update by the Forest Governance Learning Group UK - A project update by the Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG) describes the group's activities, ...	Forest Governance Learning Group (UK)
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25/01/2006	Quotas endangering Aceh forests: NGO Tsunami-hit Aceh will soon face an environmental disaster if the government keeps on issuing logging ...	The Jakarta Post (indonesia)
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24/01/2006	Illegal timber confiscated Indonesia - Twenty-eight containers of illegal timber have been confiscated by harbour security officials ...
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18/01/2006	Plywood exports to continue declining in 2006 Indonesia - "Transporting panel wood is now more difficult than transporting drugs due to accusations ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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14/01/2006	28 Containers of Illegal Timber Confiscated in Samarinda Samarinda, Indonesia - The Harbour Security Task Force (KPPP) of Samarinda succeeded in confiscating ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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13/01/2006	RI, M`sia Agree to Fight Illegal Logging Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to combat illegal logging and step up efforts ...	ANTARA News (Indonesia)
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11/01/2006	Illegal Logging Blamed for Natural Disasters in Jember and Banjarnegara Jakarta, Indonesia - Chairman of the Welfare Justice Party (PKS) Tifatul Sembiring has blamed loose measures ...	ANTARA News (Indonesia)
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08/01/2006	Debate over effect of logging heats up Landslides and flash floods in Indonesia that killed as many as 180 people have set off a heated debate ...	Taipei Times (Taiwan)
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05/01/2006	Regent Denies Illegal Logging Caused Killer Landslide The head of Central Java's Banjarnegara regency has rejected claims by environmentalists that illegal ...	Laksamana (Indonesia)
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03/01/2006	Dozens killed in Indonesia floods Rescue workers in Indonesia are searching for survivors after flash floods and landslides triggered by ...	BBC (UK)
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02/01/2006	Illegal logging still going strong When the world's biggest timber smuggling operation from Papua to China was exposed last year, it ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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02/01/2006	Poachers, loggers put Sumatran rhino on brink of extinction Widespread illegal logging is not only damaging the ecosystem in the South Bukit Barisan and Way Kambas ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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29/12/2005	Walhi Uncovers Illegal Logging within Aceh Reconstruction Jakarta, Indonesia - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has requested that the government ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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28/12/2005	Environment Minister Strives To End Illegal Logging in Aceh Jakarta - The Office of the State Minister of the Environment, in coordination with the Aceh Bapedal ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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27/12/2005	E Kalimantan Police Set Up Special Force to Fight Illegal Logging Balikpapan, Indonesia - The East Kalimantan police have set up a special force to deal with illegal mining ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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22/12/2005	Illegal logging 'rampant' in Aceh JAKARTA: The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) urged the government on Wednesday to immediately ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/12/2005	Australia warns neighbors to stop illegal rainforest logging Australia warned its neighbors to crack down on illegal logging in their rainforests or face trade restrictions ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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19/12/2005	Bad cops undermine illegal logging raids Indonesia - Corrupt officers have undermined the police's largest crackdown on illegal logging ever ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/12/2005	Tsunami relief risks rainforest destruction Today WWF warned that donor countries must include sustainably sourced building materials in their long-term ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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13/12/2005	Govt to raise logging quota 30% Indonesia - The country's ailing forestry-based industries are to get a boost, with the government ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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13/12/2005	Police Have Names of 40 Illegal Logging Financiers on Wanted List Cirebon, W Java, Indonesia - Police will continue to hunt down about 40 illegal logging financiers who ...	Antara News (Indonesia)
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12/12/2005	Illegal logging paymasters enter RI on fake passports Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban says many illegal logging financiers enter the country using ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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12/12/2005	Corruption, no coordination benefit illegal loggers Thousands of cubic meters of illegally cut trees are still scattered around deep inside the jungle of ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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08/12/2005	House, Govt Preparing Illegal Logging Bill Jakarta, Indonesia - The government is currently preparing a draft law on illegal logging involving several ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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06/12/2005	Indonesian officials face prosecution over illegal logging Indonesia - Government authorities are preparing to prosecute 10 local district chiefs from Kalimantan ...	Borneo Bulletin
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05/12/2005	10 regents in Kalimantan prosecuted for illegal logging Indonesia - Ten regents in Kalimantan are currently being prosecuted for alleged involvement in illegal ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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04/12/2005	M'sia, Indonesia to curb timber smuggling PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), in a move which ...	Sun2Surf (Malaysia)
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01/12/2005	EU committed to protect forests in Indonesia: Envoy The 25-member European Union (EU), through its executive arm, the European Commission (EC), is committed ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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29/11/2005	Indonesian minister says forest damage "serious" There are claims that illegal logging in Indonesia destroys at least 2.8 million hectares of forests ...	Radio Australia
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24/11/2005	European, Asian nations talk environmental issues The three-day Asia Europe Environment Forum (AEEF) is being attended by 250 participants from 38 Asian ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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17/11/2005	Forestry Minister Declares Total War Against Illegal Logging Jakarta - Forestry Minister MS Kaban has declared total war against those committing or involved in illegal ...	ANTARA News (Indonesia)
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17/11/2005	Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures Nigeria has the world's highest deforestation rate of primary forests according to revised deforestation ...	Mongabay.com
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16/11/2005	Eagle Eye: Trading deforestation China faces a deficit of 75 million cubic metres (m3) of wood to meet domestic needs and export industry ...	Central Chronicle (India)
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14/11/2005	Illegal logging ruining Leuser National Park Indonesia - At least 50,000 hectares out of a total of 216,000 hectares of forest in the Gunung Leuser ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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08/11/2005	Illegal timber trade still on PETALING JAYA: Illegally sourced timber from Kalimantan in Indonesia is still entering the country despite ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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07/11/2005	Illegal logging crackdown adds to problems of border dwellers Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, Indonesia - The Minister of Forestry's visit planned for mid-October ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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02/11/2005	Outcry as Jakarta tries to revive paper industry Jakarta, Indonesia: Buoyed by demand driven mainly by China and India, the Indonesian government is trying ...	International Herald Tribune (USA)
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31/10/2005	Black Mark for China Beijing must now accept that it has international as well as domestic responisbilities when it comes ...	Financial Times (UK)
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28/10/2005	Illegal logging still rife in Way Kambas park Indonesia - The fishing village of Kuala Penet, situated at the estuary of Way Kambas National Park in ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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17/10/2005	Attorney General: No Exeption Illegal Logging Eradication Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said there will make no exception in dealing ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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14/10/2005	Illegal logging remains widespread in Lampung Indonesia - Two drivers calmly gave themselves up to the police when they were apprehended in Bandarlampung ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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30/09/2005	Two E Java Cops Fired for Involvement in Illegal Logging Java, Indonesia - Two cops of the Madian police precinct in East Java Province, were fired here Thursday ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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21/09/2005	Illegal Logging Still Taking Place in Nunukan TEMPO Interactive, Nunukan, East Kalimantan: Illegal logging is still taking place in the waters of Nunukan, ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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20/09/2005	Air Force Trucks Used to Transport Illegal Wood East Java, Indonesia - Trucks owned by the Indonesian Air Force's Iswahyudi Madiun airport in East ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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20/09/2005	Speaker calls for environmental reform Indonesia - "Deforestation, which contributes to habitat loss and water runoff, is also a result ...	Michigan Daily (USA)
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15/09/2005	Regional forum on combating environmental crime formed Thailand - Experts from a range of international agencies, meeting in Bangkok, have agreed to set up ...	World Wire
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10/09/2005	Defense budget proposed to increase to Rp 23.6 trillion Indonesia - "The troop mobilization is part of our efforts to guard border areas and would also ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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07/09/2005	Illegal Logging Damages Thousands of HA of Forests Denpasar, Bali - Illegal logging and farmland/plantations opening using heavy equipment have caused damage ...	Antara News (Indonesia)
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07/09/2005	Education brings light to Orang Rimba Bukit nang dekot jelon menuju podo sungoi toruyoh elah ditobong urang dusun (Villagers are starting to ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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02/09/2005	Indonesia's Sumatran Orangutans Face Annihilation London, England (AHN) – Orangutans in Indonesia's Aceh province are facing extinction due to ...	All Headline News (USA)
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30/08/2005	Illegal loggers to be imprisoned in Malaysia, executed in Indonesia Illegal loggers will now face mandatory jail time in Malaysia under new laws expected to be implemented ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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25/08/2005	APP & Rainforest Alliance Sign Landmark Agreement to Monitor Conservation of Biodiversity Asia Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (APP) and the Rainforest Alliance, a leading international non-profit ...	APP
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24/08/2005	Croatia protests over Indonesia ship seizure JAKARTA, Indonesia - Croatia has protested to the Indonesian government following the seizure of a Croatian-flagged ...	Reuters (UK)
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23/08/2005	Indonesia holds Croatia ship crew Armed Indonesian troops have boarded a Croatian cargo ship and arrested its 25-man crew, reportedly at ...	BBC (UK)
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22/08/2005	'Wild cancer' takes toll on forests, minister says If Indonesian forests were hospital patients, they would be late-stage cancer patients with their days ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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20/08/2005	Seven arrested for illegal logging on Borneo island Indonesian police say they've arrested five state forestry officials and two other men for alleged ...	ABC (Australia)
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16/08/2005	Expert says Indonesia's forest management system has collapsed An international forestry expert says Indonesia's system for protecting forests and species has ...	ABC (Australia)
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10/08/2005	Investors want to develop $1.3b pulp and paper plant A group of investors from India and Malaysia have offered to develop an integrated pulp and paper plant ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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04/08/2005	Donggala residents face food shortages after flood Donggala, Indonesia - Over 90,000 residents in three districts in Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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28/07/2005	178 foreign sawmill 'barons' held for illegal logging in Indonesia More than 170 foreigners have been arrested for alleged involvement in the illegal felling of forests ...	The Standard (China)
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27/07/2005	Indonesian Govt Launches 3rd Operation Against Illegal Loggers The government will launch its third anti logging operation starting in Sumatra, Forestry Minister M.S. ...	Asia Pulse
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26/07/2005	Police Detain 12 Illegal Logging Financiers Police have detained 12 of 20 suspected illegal logging financiers in the country's most- eastern ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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24/07/2005	Malaysia Leaves Punishment of Illegal Logging Brokers to Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia - Malaysian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk H. Sri Adnan declined ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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21/07/2005	TNI Builds 20 More Security Posts in Kalimantan Areas Bordering with Malaysia Indonesia - Kalimantan military commander in cooperation with other related institutions has built another ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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19/07/2005	Indonesian government urged to stop Aceh highway project Jakarta, Indonesia - Environmental groups are stepping up efforts to halt the Indonesian government's ...	Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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12/07/2005	Another tragedy in Aceh: Illegal logging Contributor to The Jakarta Post Riedo Panaligan is a recipient of the 2005 Journalism Fellowship Program ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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12/07/2005	Official arrested for illegal logging Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - Ibrahim Drakel, a top official in the Donggala forestry agency, has been ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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09/07/2005	Focus on the Top of the Tree Indonesia - The war on drugs involves international co-operation between law enforcement agencies all ...	South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
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08/07/2005	Government Prepares to Continue Forest Preservation Operation Jakarta: Indonesian Minister of Forestry MS Kaban has said that government would continue the Forest ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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07/07/2005	Indonesian Court Rules on Mining Cos. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thirteen mining companies will be able to operate in protected forests in Indonesia ...	Washington Post (USA)
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04/07/2005	Government Urges for Sanctions Against Countries Buying Illegal Wood Jakarta, Indonesia: The Indonesian government is to request that the international community impose sanctions ...	Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)
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20/06/2005	Russia Offers Scouting Aircraft to Eradicate Illegal Logging The Russian government through its ambassador to Indonesia, MIkhail Billy, has offered a Be-200 aircraft ...	Antara (Indonesia)
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15/06/2005	Indonesia to set up working group on illegal logging Jakarta: The Indonesian police chief (Kapolri), Gen Da'i Bachtiar, has revealed that the government ...	Monsters and Critics (UK)
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06/06/2005	Illegal logging not just about smuggling timber Preventing timber smuggling is vital. But the intense media focus it receives blinds the public to other ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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04/06/2005	Comprehensive wood industry policy sought SEVERAL wood-based firms have been forced to close down and about 20,000 workers lost jobs because of ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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01/06/2005	Legality Trial: Only 5 days in the field, NGOs ask for retrial SAMARINDA, Indonesia - The system for verifying the legality of timber known as the legality standard, ...	Kaltim Post (Indonesia)
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27/05/2005	Prosecutors build illegal logging case PADANG, West Sumatra: The West Sumatra Prosecutor's Office is currently building a case against ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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21/05/2005	International dimension in the fight against illegal logging In the last few years, Indonesia has been facing an acute problem of illegal logging. Domestically, this ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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18/05/2005	Illegal logging causes state losses of Rp 180t Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia - Uncontrolled logging practices have caused the state to suffer ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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16/05/2005	China and illegal merbau from Indonesia Press Release: China admitted it has imported and accommodated illegal Merbau from Indonesia. ...	Ministry of Forestry (Indonesia)
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13/05/2005	Indonesia Timber War Misses Top Smugglers - Activists Jakarta, Indonesia - A government crackdown on rampant illegal logging in Indonesia's vast Papua ...	Planet Ark
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13/05/2005	Illegal logging rampant in East Kalimantan: APHI Indonesia - Rampant illegal logging and the abuse of the regional autonomy law have caused the collapse ...	Asia Pulse
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11/05/2005	Indonesia Raises Military Budget To Overcome Illegal Logging Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia will increase its budget for the armed forces from Rp14.7 trillion (RM6.1 ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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11/05/2005	US timber, green groups team up to help Indonesia WASHINGTON, USA - The U.S. timber industry and two major environmental groups will send wood to Indonesia ...	Reuters (USA)
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09/05/2005	Officials hail anti-illegal logging operation Indonesia - A two-month joint operation against illegal logging in Papua has ended with "satisfying" ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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06/05/2005	M'sia, Indonesia Agree To Curb Illegal Timber Smuggling Malaysia and Indonesia will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU), in a move which is expected ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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04/05/2005	Timber firms want legally-cut logs to be released from Papua Jakarta, Indonesia - Timber processing companies urged the government to immediately auction around 380,000 ...	Asia Pulse
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02/05/2005	Mt Betung National Park on brink of destruction Indonesia - The Wan Abdurrahman forest preservation area in Mount Betung National Park, South Lampung, ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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30/04/2005	Anti-logging operations extended Jayapura, Indonesia - Massive anti-illegal logging operations in Papua, which were earlier set to wind ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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27/04/2005	Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia: Instruction Number 3 2005 Concerning Eradication of Illegal Logging in Forest Areas and the Circulation throughout Indonesian Territory An English translation of an instruction from the Minister of Home Affairs to all Governors, Bupatis ...	Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs
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21/04/2005	Illegal logging suspect moved to Jakarta A senior police officer, accused of involvement in illegal logging activities in Papua province, will ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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18/04/2005	Investigators Expose U.S. Link to Billion Dollar Wood Smuggling Ring Washington DC, USA - Environmentalists today revealed how hardwood flooring sold across the U.S. is linked ...	Environmental Media Services
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15/04/2005	Illegal logging cost US$3b Illegal logging is now costing Indonesia more than US$3 billion (HK$23.4 billion) annually, according ...	The Standard (Hong Kong)
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12/04/2005	Indonesia bans army business ties Indonesia - Indonesia's military has announced that it will close down its lucrative business ventures ...	BBC (UK)
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30/03/2005	28 get travel bans over illegal logging Jakarta, Indonesia - The National Police announced on Tuesday that travel bans had been placed on 28 ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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24/03/2005	Joint Statement for the Minister of Forestry On Tackling Illegal Logging in Indonesia Indonesia - Joint statement presented to the Indonesian Minister for Forestry by NGOs led by the WWF-World ...	WWF-World Bank Alliance on Illegal Logging
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24/03/2005	9 Malaysians nabbed for illegal logging in Papua Jakarta, Indonesia - Nine Malaysian nationals have been detained for allegedly financing massive timber ...	Borneo Bulletin (Brunei)
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21/03/2005	Timber certification helps to counter illegal logging Indonesia - Environmentalists are praising the South Konawe regency in Southeast Sulawesi for its timber ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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15/03/2005	Legislator wants inquiry on cops over logging crime Indonesia - A senior councillor in Papua demanded on Monday that National Police Headquarters investigate ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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05/03/2005	Joint team leaves for Papua to combat illegal logging Indonesia - A special team assigned to halt the widespread illegal logging in Papua has been dispatched ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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03/03/2005	Police set up illegal logging investigation Indonesia - The National Police have established an interdepartmental team in an attempt to curb rampant ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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24/02/2005	JP Morgan Chase and BlueLinx Linked to Illegal Logging of Endangered Forests and Resulting Humanitarian Crisis Investigations by Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network have confirmed that JP Morgan Chase client ...	Ascribe (USA)
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23/02/2005	Limited supply partly blamed for illegal logging The high demand for timber on the growing national and international markets and limited supply keeps ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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19/02/2005	Minister vows to curb illegal logging Indonesia - Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban said on Friday he planned to meet with Coordinating ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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18/02/2005	Illegal logging 'rife': Papua Environmental activists have exposed what they claim is a massive timber smuggling network threatening ...	SBS (Australia)
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18/02/2005	Villagers create forests, improve environment Wonogiri has long been known for its dry, barren areas that recurrently experience clean water shortages ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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21/01/2005	CIFOR and Forest Trends receive DFID Grant to examine forest industry trends and scenarios, consequences, and policy responses in the Asia-Pacific Region The Center for International Forest Research (CIFOR) and Forest Trends have received a DFID grant to ...	DFID (UK)
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30/12/2004	No more living dangerously: Environment at a crossroads (Jakarta Post Editorial) Indonesia - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cares about the environment. ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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28/12/2004	32 named suspects in illegal logging Riau, Indonesia - Police said on Monday they have named 32 suspects in illegal logging cases, including ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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22/12/2004	Officials Held on Suspicion of Illegal Logging Indonesia - Police in South Sulawesi province have arrested 58 people, including police officers, forestry ...	Laksamana.net (Indonesia)
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17/12/2004	Five policemen on trial in illegal logging case Indonesia - The trial of five police officers allegedly involved in illegal logging activities opened ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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13/12/2004	EU Illegal Logging Project Approved An EU grant of 3.5 million euros has been awarded to a partnership of EU and developing country timber ...	Timber Trade Federation (UK)
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06/12/2004	Fingerprints for Timber With sophisticated labelling, the origin of timber can now be traced - virtual fingerprints against illegal ...	Tempo (Indonesia)
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26/11/2004	Papuan police seize illegal logs in raid Indonesia - Papuan Police have seized thousands of cubic meters of rare Merbau timber aboard a ship after ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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23/11/2004	Papua illegal logging may involve senior officers Indonesia - Police are investigating the possible involvement of high-ranking police officers in illegal ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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20/11/2004	Police capture logging ship in Papua Indonesia - The nationwide drive against illegal logging continued as the police apprehended a foreign ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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18/11/2004	Politician named in corruption probe Indonesia - An Indonesian local politician has been declared a suspect in a $US9.7 million graft case ...	ABC Asia Pacific
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15/11/2004	Illegal loggers lured by big profits Indonesia - The Jakarta Post observes a transaction for timber as it was taking place on the Mahakam ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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10/11/2004	Ex-police chief to face trial in Papua Indonesia - Former Sorong Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Faisal AN and five of his subordinates are expected ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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05/11/2004	Yudhoyono pledges action against illegal loggers Indonesia - Newly-installed Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to take "strong ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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25/10/2004	Kaban plans to generate huge profits from forestry Indonesia - Newly appointed Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban plans to turn his institution into ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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06/10/2004	Greenpeace urges Singapore to crack down on illegal logging trade Singapore remains a major hub for the global trade in illegal timber, Greenpeace said Wednesday as it ...	Terra Daily
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29/09/2004	Indonesia's timber barons emerge as powerful threat, say ecologists Indonesia - Timber barons who corrupt senior officials to plunder Indonesia's tropical forests have ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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10/09/2004	Indonesian government gets tough on illegal logging, smuggling Frustrated by failure in battle against rampant illegal logging and log smuggling the government announced ...	Antara
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09/09/2004	Govt delays endorsing logging edict Indonesia - The government of Indonesia has delayed the issuance of a government regulation in lieu of ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/08/2004	NGOs Demand Probe into Regent Indonesia - A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Wednesday urged the Corruption Eradication ...	Laksamana.net
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05/08/2004	NGOs demand probe into Muna regent on graft cases Indonesia - A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the Corruption Eradication Commission ...	The Jakarta Post
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30/07/2004	Officials blamed for deforestation in Leuser Indonesia - An official of the Leuser Management Unit (UML), which manages the Leuser Ecosystem area, ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/07/2004	Indonesian navy impounds timber shipment linked to police The Indonesian navy has impounded a boat linked to the police force which was carrying more than 1,000 ...	SpaceDaily
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16/07/2004	Statement Released Summarising WWF Concerns over the Origin of Fiber for the Mills of APP in Sumatra, Indonesia WWF Indonesia replies - more from the ongoing exchange with Asia Pulp & Paper. ...	illegal-logging.info
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28/05/2004	Illegal logging escalating: Police Jakarta, Indonesia - Illegal logging cases investigated by police in the first quarter of 2004 almost ...	The Jakarta Post
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27/05/2004	Illegal logs confiscated and concessionaire named suspect Jakarta, Indonesia - Police have confiscated 21,627 cubic meters of illegal logs and named three suspects, ...	The Jakarta Post
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20/05/2004	Malaysia clarifies Hamidah Ashari, Counsellor at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta responds to the Indonesian President's ...	The Jakarta Post
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15/05/2004	Authorities' actions on illegal timber 'inconsistent' Malaysia - An environmental group has again slammed the Malaysian authorities for not showing any 'goodwill' ...	Malaysiakini
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13/05/2004	Malaysia Still Laundering Illegal Timber EIA/Telapak Press Release - The Malaysian government continues to turn a blind eye as Malaysian traders ...	EIA/Telapak
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11/05/2004	Illegal logging goes on unabated ...	The Jakarta Post
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11/05/2004	Sabah firm joins WWF to rid illegal logging Indonesia - Inspiration Furniture Sdn Bhd (IFSB) has become the first company in the South East Asian ...	Daily Express, Sabah
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18/03/2004	Activists in dawn raid on ship to disrupt trade in rainforest timber Illegal logging in Indonesia is driving tigers and orang-utans to the edge of extinction while EU governments ...	The Guardian
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17/03/2004	Illegal logging law may stop rape of forests The Indonesian government will issue a government regulation in lieu of law (perpu) to deal with illegal ...	The Jakarta Post
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06/03/2004	US$3 Million from Norway to Stop Illegal Logging in Indonesia ...	TEMPO Interactive
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06/03/2004	Lessons from the 'ramin war' Business Times report on the ramin trade conflict ...	Business Times
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21/02/2004	Indonesian paper company losing customers over environment concerns Customers in the United States and Japan have suspended contracts with Asia Pulp & Paper ...	Associated Press
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07/02/2004	Transcript from BBC Radio Programme BBC Correspondent Roger Harribin investigates the trail of illegal timber from Indonesia's forests ...	The Today Programme, Radio 4
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24/01/2004	E.U. pushes certification system for Indonesia's timber exports The EU has stepped up efforts to ensure that Indonesia is exporting legal wood. ...	Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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23/01/2004	DLH Responds to Accusations on Danish TV The Danish timber and wood products company has hit back at claims they are involved in illegal logging ...	DLH Group (Denmark)
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20/01/2004	Special Jail Planned for Forestry Criminals Indonesia - In an effort to combat rampant illegal logging and timber smuggling, the Forestry Ministry ...	Laksamana.Net
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14/01/2004	Indonesia Keen to Convince Europeans on Timber Trade Legality Forestry Minister pledges to convince foreign consumers ...	Asia Pulse
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13/01/2004	Bar-Coding Trees Isn't As Silly As It May Sound Environmental activists and corporate giants are teaming up in an unlikely alliance to harness the power ...	Far Eastern Economic Review
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14/11/2003	Govt. criticized for trying to absolve forest violators As many as 27 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in North Sumatra criticized the government for stating ...	The Jakarta Post
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13/11/2003	Ministry of Forestry submits names of illegal loggers to police JAKARTA, Indonesia: Minister of Forestry Muhammad Prakosa admitted on Wednesday that his office had submitted ...	The Jakarta Post
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09/11/2003	Flood victims want justice, death for illegal loggers Relatives of more than 100 people killed in the recent devastating flood in North Sumatra demanded the ...	The Jakarta Post
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06/11/2003	Indonesia Says Resort Flash Flood 'Natures Wrath' ...	Planet Ark
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05/11/2003	Indonesian Loggers Called Terrorists Indonesia's environment minister on Wednesday likened illegal loggers to "terrorists" ...	Yahoo News
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