Forests

Deforestation-free commodities represent a major investment opportunity: Report

It’s estimated that about 10 per cent of global emissions comes from deforestation — meaning we could make considerable progress toward halting climate change simply by keeping what remains of the

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Eco Business
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Palm Oil, Climate Change, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Tropical Forests, Africa, Asia, Paper and Pulp Industry, Sustainable Development
Forests

The role of the financial sector in deforestation-free supply chains

Transforming the global supply chains for beef, palm oil, soy, and pulp and paper so that they are truly sustainable is a $200-billion-a-year investment opportunity, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020).

Publication Date: 
31/01/2017
Tropical Forest Alliance 2020
Tags:
Deforestation, Tropical Forests, Industry, Finance, Global, Palm Oil, Paper and Pulp Industry, Ecosystem Services, REDD
Forests

As accusations fly, paper giant appears to stand by its replanting of burned peat in Sumatra

As accusations fly, paper giant appears to stand by its replanting of burned peat in Sumatra

Publication Date: 
23/12/2016
Mongabay
Tags:
Forests, Forest Fires, Deforestation, Indonesia, Paper and Pulp Industry, Afforestation
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding withdrawal of consent to operate for Chadha Papers Limited, Tehsil Bilaspur, District Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, 20/09/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chadha Papers Limited Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/09/2016 regarding withdrawal of consent to operate for Chadha Papers Limited a waste paper industry by UPPCB for flouting pollution norms.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2016
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Bilaspur (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttar Pradesh, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Forests

Forests & finance

Banks from Malaysia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and Europe are the biggest financiers of 50 selected forest-risk sector companies in Southeast Asia.

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Publication Date: 
06/09/2016
Rainforest Action Network
Tags:
Forests, Services, Finance, Deforestation, Tropical Forests, Asia, Timber Industry, Paper and Pulp Industry, Displacement, Conflicts
Forests

Banks pump billions into deforestation-linked firms in Southeast Asia - study

Banks have financed companies responsible for rainforest destruction in Southeast Asia to the tune of billions of dollars, a study showed Tuesday, and called on lenders to stop "fuelling forest cri

Publication Date: 
06/09/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Forests, Environment Crime, Asia, Palm Oil, Paper and Pulp Industry, Timber Industry, Rubber Industry, Deforestation, Forest Fires
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding water consumption of a paper industry, Uttar Pradesh, 30/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Anand Duplex Ltd. (Unit-1) Vs. Krishan Kant Singh & Others dated 30/08/2016 regarding industry discharging effluents which are within the prescribed limits but the water consumption for manufacturing paper has not attained the desired level.

National Green Tribunal allows the industry to carry out its operations at optimum level for a period of two months in order to facilitate the settling of the process enabling correct assessment of the water consumption of the industrial unit by the authorities.

Judgement Date: 
30/08/2016
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Uttar Pradesh, Water Demand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Forests

Indonesian parliament to investigate fire-linked firms in Riau

Amidst police closing cases against 15 firms recently, fire alerts have been detected on land managed by Asia Pulp & Paper and Asia Pacific Resources International Limited, Indonesia’s first an

Publication Date: 
23/08/2016
Eco Business
Tags:
Forests, Forest Fires, Indonesia, Paper and Pulp Industry, Timber Industry, Palm Oil
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Supreme Coated Board Mills Private Ltd., Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, 17/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of R.Kanagaraj Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 17/08/2016 regarding pollution caused by Supreme Coated Board Mills Private Ltd., Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
17/08/2016
Tags:
Paper and Pulp Industry, Industrial Pollution, Virudhunagar (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Forest-Based Industry
Hazardous Waste

Pollution board issues closure notice to mill

Kochi: Rejecting the explanation given by Sree Sakthi Paper Mills Ltd, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has ordered the company to close down the unit and halt all process/productio

Publication Date: 
27/05/2016
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Industrial Waste, Periyar, Paper and Pulp Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Hazardous Waste

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