F.a: CEPN Exchange Project for Conservation of Indonesian Rainforest Being the world’s biggest paper consumer, China holds big responsibility for the environmental impacts of paper and pulp industry. Indonesian government has confirmed that the pulp and paper industry is one of the two main causes (the other being palm oi
l industry) of Indonesian rainforest damage, biodiversity decline, soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Indonesia's forest protection programs are growing fast and the influence of China's market behaviour cannot be ignored. The local environmental p
aper network needs support from Chinese environmental protection activists. In this project CEPN will make a case study on APP and APRIL’s factories in China and their suppliers’ production conditions and environmental impacts, to convey information to
 Chinese consumers, printing industry and the media. Indonesian rainforest protection is striven to be achieved through regional cooperation e.g. by exchanging information and experiences between Chinese and Indonesian environmental groups. The project als
o aims to carry out workshops, where the information and conceptions obtained in a study tour to Indonesian logged areas will be shared with the CEPN member organizations. Furthermore, the aim is to engage Chinese banks in environmental dialogue, and to ac
tively discuss with them the possibilities to make changes in the financing criteria of their investments to better meet the environmental requirements.CEPN receives advisory support for their project from the North American and European Environmental Pape
r Networks that have a broader experience in the field. Green Camel Bell is (GCB) was established in 2004 to protect the environment and restore the ecological system in West China. It acts as a legal holder and financial coordinator for the China Environm
ental Paper Network (CEPN), which will be implementing the project. Since its founding, the GCB has played an active role in combating environmental crisis, carrying out public environmental education, promoting environmental activities in schools and trai
ning environmental volunteers etc. especially in Gansu. The CEPN network, which was established in 2010 with Siemenpuu's support, focuses on environmental impacts of pulp and paper industry. It encourages consumers to put pressure with their choices on the
 paper companies for more sustainable operation. It also aims to change the position and financial policy of Chinese banks in the investment issues of the paper industry.