Blog: Forests

Adios, McKinsey: Papua New Guinea gives consultants the heave-ho

Posted by jamie - 14 December 2011 at 2:58pm - Comments
Child in Papua New Guinea protesting about land grabbing
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Local people, not global consultants, should have a say in how their forests are protected

It seems the bad influence of McKinsey has diminished somewhat recently. The consultancy firm has been kicked out of Papua New Guinea (PNG), where it had been advising the government on how best to protect its rainforests and reduce emissions from deforestation. It seems the new (if controversial) administration has decided to cease doing business with McKinsey.

Article tagged as: deforestation, McKinsey, papua new guinea, PNG, rainforest foundation, REDD, redd+

Save the Amazon, veto the new Forest Code

Posted by Laura Kenyon - 7 December 2011 at 2:49pm - Comments

We are edging closer to an "ecological calamity" in the Amazon rainforest and a vote in the Brazilian senate has pushed us closer to the brink.

Yesterday, it voted to approve destructive changes to the laws governing forest protection – called the Forest Code - that would open up the Amazon rainforest to rampant destruction. But it is not too late.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, deforestation, dilma rousseff, forest code

Bad advice at climate talks could increase deforestation and emissions

Posted by Sebastian Bock - 2 December 2011 at 11:08am - Comments

The big question that currently hangs over climate talks in Durban is whether or not the politicians will agree to sign a legally binding treaty by 2015 with mandatory emissions cuts. But the devil will be in the details, and management consultants pushing bad advice could have a big impact on our climate and rainforests.

Article tagged as: carbon emissions, climate talks, cop 17, deforestation, durban, forests, McKinsey, PNG, rainforests, REDD

Global protests as new Forest Code threatens Amazon rainforest

Posted by Nathalia Clark - 29 November 2011 at 5:55pm - Comments

Last week, senators in Brazil approved a text that condemns the Brazilian forests, a deal between government and agribusiness made in back rooms and secret meetings. They also rejected an amendment that calls for a 10-year moratorium on deforestation in the Amazon.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, deforestation, forest code

Time to keep promises on protecting the Amazon

Posted by Sebastian Bock - 25 November 2011 at 7:00am - Comments
Burning pasture in the Amazon
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Deforestation in the Amazon will increase if changes to the Forest Code are passed

Copenhagen, December 2009: amidst the general feeling of disappointment due to the lack of leadership at the UN climate conference, Brazil is responsible for one of the very few rays of hope: the chief of cabinet announces a set of very ambitious environmental targets, including a commitment to a 80 per cent reduction in deforestation by 2020. The chief of cabinet's name? Dilma Rousseff. Her job today? President of Brazil.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, deforestation, dilma rousseff, forest code

Alive and kicking: Indonesia office remains open

Posted by Nur Hidayati - 15 November 2011 at 6:26pm - Comments
Candles spell out 'Don't nuke Asean'
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Our Jakarta office remains open, allowing the forest and nuclear power campaigns to continue

Since our office was threatened with closure by the South Jakarta district authority last week, our staff pulled out all the stops to keep the office open.

Article tagged as: APP, asean, asia pulp and paper, deforestation, indonesia, nuclear power

You can close our office, but you can’t stop us

Posted by Nur Hidayati - 14 November 2011 at 2:39pm - Comments
Sumatran elephant
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Working to protect Indonesia's rainforests has led to concerted attacks against our Jakarta office

We have been warned that we may have to move out of our office in Jakarta this week. This is the office that has been leading our campaign to stop Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) destroying the rainforests of Indonesia.

Article tagged as: APP, asia pulp and paper, deforestation, indonesia

McKinsey's bad advice is threatening rainforests - it can't be trusted

Posted by John Sauven - 10 November 2011 at 4:10pm - Comments
Devastated forest land in an Asia Pulp & Paper concession, Sumatra April 2010
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Advice from consultancy firm McKinsey will lead to more deforestation, not less as it claims

This week, the Guardian uncovered evidence of global consultancy firm McKinsey profiting from the shake-up to the NHS. At the same time, McKinsey was paid £250,000 a year by the UK government for advice on the transition towards health secretary Andrew Lansley's vision for the service.

Article tagged as: congo, cop17, deforestation, DRC, durban, indonesia, McKinsey, papua new guinea, REDD

Conflicts and logging in Congo’s rainforests: the case of Danzer

Posted by Laura Kenyon - 8 November 2011 at 1:40pm - Comments
Cut logs in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Logging in the Congo rainforest is often accompanied by violence and intimidation

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), violence associated with logging companies is not uncommon, but evidence and testimonies collected by Greenpeace show that the Yalisika community of Bosanga has been punished with exceptional violence.

Article tagged as: africa, congo, danzer, deforestation, DRC, logging

APP is on the attack but still won’t abandon rainforest destruction

Posted by andy.t - 4 November 2011 at 5:38pm - Comments
Forest clearance of mapped tiger habitat in Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) supplier c
All rights reserved. Credit: Melvinas Priananda / Greenpeace
Fact not fiction: Our APP campaign is based on hard evidence like this image tagged with GPS data

A few days ago, we revealed that Asia Pulp and Paper, the world’s most notorious rainforest destroyer, has lost more customers, with lots of big clients walking away because APP keeps on using Indonesian rainforest fibre in its products. And last week, APP’s ill-judged advertising campaign, ‘APP Cares’, was called ‘misleading’ by advertising standards officials in Holland.

Article tagged as: APP, asia pulp and paper, cohn and wolfe, deforestation, indonesia
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