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APP accused of breaching its forest protection commitments to international lenders
WWF and Indonesian environment groups claim that European and Japanese taxpayers are among those unwittingly underwriting the continued destruction of important forest in Sumatra, including habitat for endangered tigers. A new report from Sumatra-based NGO coalition Eyes on the Forest, shows that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) agreed to protect high conservation value forest under [...]
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Call for comprehensive packaging recycling system
The National Chair of Keep Australia Beautiful National Association, Don Chambers, has called for cooperation and increased partnerships to help develop an improved recycling system that covers all used packaging materials in order to reduce litter. Chambers emphasized the need for “good partnerships between stakeholders and a focus on personal responsibility” to improve recycling rates [...]
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Flawed consultation on Murray-Darling rescue plan
Public consultation on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s $9 billion draft plan to save the river system has been roundly criticized for being initiated before the results of an important CSIRO study on the environmental benefits of returning environmental flows is released.
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