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
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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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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01/07/2008	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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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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