Giant rainforest buffer zone planned to protect Indonesian wildlife

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Paper company responds to criticism with 1m hectare conservation plan but green groups say it won't stop loggers

Asia Pulp and Paper, one of the world's biggest paper companies, is to support the conservation of one million hectares of rainforest in Indonesia, as a way of reducing its impact on the habitats of endangered...

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