Indonesia and Malaysia Agree to Settle Illegal Logging Problems
Tempo Interaktif, 10-Dec-04
The Indonesian and Malaysian governments have agreed to eradicate illegal logging crimes by pinpointing the regions in Malaysia used as entry points for the illegal wood and log trade. ... More detail...

APP announces new purchasing policy
WWF Indonesia, 08-Dec-04
WWF welcomes the recent APP announcement (link to APP press release) that its new pulp mill in Hainan will not accept wood from old-growth forests or tropical forests that have high conservation value.
WWF is pleased to learn that APP is putting this pledge into practice, and will cancel pulp orders from Tasmania and southern Australia. ... More detail...

Ban on beach reclamation ignored
The Jakarta Post, 29-Nov-04
Two private companies are apparently continuing land reclamation work along the coastline of Dadap village in Kosambi district, Tangerang regency, despite a ban issued by Regent Ismet Iskandar. ... More detail...

NGOs urge river free of home factories
The Jakarta Post, 29-Nov-04
Tangerang's main river, the Cisadane, is now lined with clusters of home factories, which has prompted environmentalists to demand the regency administration to get rid of the buildings and return the riverbanks to their previous function as green areas. ... More detail...

Thailand to return smuggled orangutans to Indonesia
The Jakarta Post, 29-Nov-04
A year-long effort to return rare Indonesian orangutans trafficked illegally to Thailand will finally happen, with a delegation from the Thai police visited Indonesia to check the final preparations for the repatriation. ... More detail...