Environmental Paper Network

Support the REUSE Act of 2025 - A bipartisan, commonsense bill that directs the U.S. EPA to study how reuse and refill systems can be expanded. Reusable packaging has the lowest carbon footprint of any packaging option. Join us and support: https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/v9QxUWSf9E6mejLqEbfQPA2

👏 New from World Rainforest Movement: a sharp briefing exposing how the pulp & paper industry manufactures demand to expand monoculture plantations at huge cost to forests & communities. Essential reading! 🌍

📖 www.wrm.org.uy/publications...

FSC Suspends Memorandum of Understanding with APRIL Following Reports of Alleged Violence

FSC has suspended its MoU with Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings (APRIL) after serious allegations of violence, including attacks on community members in #Indonesia. Full statement here: fsc.org/en/newscentr...

Mighty Earth responds to EUDR delay proposal - Mighty Earth The European Commission has proposed delaying the European Union’s flagship forest protection law for the second year in a row.

We need the EUDR.

This proposal – at a time when we are experiencing a climate, nature and deforestation crisis and after the record-breaking fires in Europe this summer – should be firmly rejected.

👉 Read the entire story here: environmentalpaper.org/2025/09/indi...

Last Sep 22nd, masked men from PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (TPL), a sister company of APRIL, entered and assaulted a village in North Sumatra, Indonesia, amid an ongoing land conflict over customary territories.

🚨 Attack on North Sumatra's indigenous community linked to pulp & paper giant APRIL

❌ We must not admit these communities to be terrorised and assaulted by these companies private security forces.

👉 Read the entire story here: environmentalpaper.org/2025/09/indi...

All around the world, groups are preparing for a day of action to raise awareness of the impacts of the biomass industry. YOU are invited to join them! #BigBadBiomass🪚🌳

You can take part: organise an online or offline action on October 21st. Learn how: environmentalpaper.org/2025/08/idoa...

🚨 Brussels is backtracking - again!

@ec.europa.eu seeks another delay to the #EUDR, and every second means more forest lost to satisfy European consumption.

The EU Parliament & Council MUST reject this proposal and implement the law by the end of 2025.

🔗 www.earthsight.org.uk/news/eudr-de...

Join EPN's Biomass Action Network and our members on the 25th of September at 14.00 UTC for a webinar exploring the recently released report "Sustainable Biomass Program: Certifying the Unsustainable" Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Congress Revives Push to Digitize Prescription Information New bipartisan legislation would give the FDA authority to modernize prescribing information, reducing waste while improving accuracy and patient care.

90 BILLION sheets of unwanted prescription info are printed in the U.S. each year for pharmacists 💊📄😱🤔

This bipartisan, common-sense solution could save trees, water & money while keeping providers up to date. Read our op-ed in Pharmaceutical Commerce:
pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/view/congres...

We're demanding that governments stop giving massive subsidies, tax breaks and incentives to the biomass industry, which are fuelling destructive impacts all around the globe. Find resources, including this banner, on our campaign page.

On the 21st of October follow and post to #BigBadBiomass !✊

All around the world, groups are preparing for a day of action to raise awareness of the impacts of the biomass industry. YOU are invited to join them! #BigBadBiomass🪚🌳

You can take part: organise an online or offline action on October 21st. Learn how: environmentalpaper.org/2025/08/idoa...

Critics say FSC update risks weakening accountability for forest harm JAKARTA — The world’s largest sustainable timber label is under fire for revising how it applies its rules on corporate accountability — a move activists say could let forestry giants long tied to def...

"For NGOs, the concern is that the FSC’s updated guidance could shift the balance toward corporate convenience just as APP and APRIL are seeking readmission. For the FSC, the credibility of its most ambitious accountability experiment hangs in the balance." @mongabay.com

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in biomass policy and campaigning to join our team.

📄 Read the full job description: shorturl.at/QGhtn
📅 Deadline: 21 Sep
📨 Applications (CV + cover letter) welcome!

Please share to help us find the right candidate. 🌍

🍁 Job Vacancy: Biomass Action Network Co-Coordinator 🌿

EPN International is hiring a Co-Coordinator to help manage our Biomass Action Network (BAN) — a global coalition working to address the impacts of biomass energy.

YouTube video by Fern NGO What is the bioeconomy and will it help us?

What is the #bioeconomy, and can it actually help us? 🤔

@fern.org’s must-watch short explores whether it’s hype or hope for a sustainable future.

🔗Watch the short video: youtu.be/PYjgdcrB3A8?...

📢 New report from EPN and Jikalahari: Old Habits Die Hard – Fresh Cuts

10 years after its big forest pledge, Asia Pulp & Paper is still:

🌳 driving deforestation
👥 violating human rights
🔥 fueling climate chaos

👉 Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/09/old-...

#Indonesia #Forests #Climate

🍁 Position Announcement: EPN Biomass Action Network Co-Coordinator

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in biomass policy and campaigning to join our team.

📄Job description: environmentalpaper.org/2025/09/job-...
📅 Deadline: 21 September
🌍Please share with your networks!

Join EPN's Biomass Action Network and our members on the 25th of September at 14.00 UTC for a webinar exploring the recently released report "Sustainable Biomass Program: Certifying the Unsustainable" Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

thank you! 😊

@clientearth.bsky.social @clienteartheur.bsky.social @ran.org @rachelcarsondc.bsky.social

@gfc-forest.bsky.social @greenpeace.org @gjep123.bsky.social @fern.org

@dogwoodalliance.org @mightyearth.org @nrdc.org @greenamerica.org

🍁 Position Announcement: EPN Biomass Action Network Co-Coordinator

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in biomass policy and campaigning to join our team.

📄Job description: environmentalpaper.org/2025/09/job-...
📅 Deadline: 21 September
🌍Please share with your networks!

*Exciting opportunity to join the EPN team!* environmentalpaper.org/.../job-vaca... We are looking for a biomass campaigns and policy expert to co-coordinate our dynamic Biomass Action Network! Click the link for the job description and apply by 21st September.

📢 New report: Old Habits Die Hard – Fresh Cuts

10 years after its big forest pledge, Asia Pulp & Paper is still:

🌳 driving deforestation
👥 violating human rights
🔥 fueling climate chaos

Don’t be fooled by greenwashing.

👉 Download the report: environmentalpaper.org/wp-content/u...

@mongabay.com

Forging Climate Justice Alliances in Valparaiso - Global Forest Coalition The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations defending social justice and the rights of forest peoples in forest policies.

Forging Climate Justice Alliances in Valparaiso ~

"This was more than a meeting; it was a confluence of voices, from the high Andes to the vast Pampas and the deep forests, all united by a common struggle..."

Thanks for sharing @gfc-forest.bsky.social

globalforestcoalition.org/forging-clim...

🌲 California’s climate agenda has a blind spot: Big Timber.

New research from Center for Sustainable Economy & Battle Creek Alliance shows industrial logging drives major GHG emissions — yet it’s ignored in state plans. Time to close the gap. 👇

www.sustainable-economy.org/a-gaping-hol...

🌎Forging Climate Justice Alliances in Valparaiso

🌿Voices united in Chile to expose false solutions & build strength toward #COP30 + global solidarity for Oct 21 International Day of Action on #BigBadBiomass

👉 environmentalpaper.org/2025/09/forg...