The West Papuan independence movement wants to make ecocide a crime - and is calling for international help to save its rainforest.
… Indigenous; COP26 Climate Change West Papua IndonesiaIndonesian Forests Editor’s Picks … international help to save its rainforest. “Indonesia tried to build development on the …
'35-40 percent of trees cut for industrial purposes become paper products.'
… The Greenpeace palm oil report focuses on Indonesia, where more than half of the … world’s supply of palm oil is produced. While Indonesia is home to some of the most … effect: 80 percent of the fires in Indonesia are blamed on oil palm fields, and …
Temperature rise driven by climate breakdown and deforestation increasing heat-related deaths in rural communities in Indonesia.
… Change Tropical Editor’s Picks Deforestation indonesia-fire-cut.jpg Temperature rise driven … heat-related deaths in rural communities in Indonesia. Heat-related deaths in a vulnerable community in Indonesia have been linked directly to nearby …
New rules come into force today that require big UK companies to make their carbon emissions public but - explains Miriam Ross - this won't put an end to the environmental degradation and breach of human rights caused by the UK-financed coal mining boom in Kalimantan, Borneo.......
… UK-financed coal mining is devastating Indonesian Borneo Miriam Ross | 1st October … last decade has seen the inexorable rise of Indonesia as a major supplier of fossil fuels … the country’s coal comes from Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. UK banks have …
While logging and deforestation has gained global attention the growing sand mining sector is being largely ignored. Fuelled by Singapore’s land and construction demands it is wreaking environmental destruction across south-east Asia
… of its exports have come from neighbouring Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam but all three … province in particular meet the same fate as Indonesia’s Riau Islands. Over-extraction … most critically in Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia, Global Witness says the majority of …
Quebec government considering $58 million loan to support the mine despite moral outrage over export of dangerous asbestos to India, Indonesia and the Phillipines
… over export of dangerous asbestos to India, Indonesia and the Phillipines Campaigners are … workshops urging a ban on exports to India, Indonesia and the Phillipines, where asbestos …
This World Biodiversity Day we must recognise the globally important role mangrove forest ecosystems play.
… any action to protect them,” Pak Iwan, an Indonesian fisherman, told The Ecologist . … the world. Hendrik Hermawan of Akar Bhumi, Indonesia, said: “We all were born with nature … as the Akar Bhumi mangrove planting scheme in Indonesia are vital for the successful …
Nine out of 10 people in all countries - except the USA, where it is three out of four - want governments to do more to protect the environment.
… survey. Participants in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Poland, the UK and the US were … 92-97 percent in India, 99-100 percent in Indonesia, 91-94 percent in Poland and 76-79 …
With the Kimberley Process in a state of paralysis over Zimbabwean diamonds, consumers can no longer be sure they’re buying ethical jewels. Ahead of a BBC Panorama investigation into the issue, Rosie Spinks reports
… giants target Africa in 'land grab' following Indonesia deforestation ban Indonesia's move to bring in a two-year … Mas admits breaking law by clearing peatland Indonesia's largest palm oil and pulp company …
The veteran campaigner talks to the Ecologist about the ongoing struggle to secure indigenous land rights and how he successfully took the Colombian government to court
… HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TAKE ACTION to save Indonesia's indigenous peoples in the … The Dayak Benua community of Muara Tae, Indonesia, are fighting to protect their …
The struggle for social and ecological justice can't be left to technocrats. We must name the real culprits - capitalism and colonialism.
… become true. With Australia burning and Indonesia drowning , Indian farmers … that aims to save the Kendeng mountains in Indonesia, the Sundarbans in India and …
A crucial component of concrete, sand is vital to the global construction industry, writes Nick Meynen. China alone is importing a billion tonnes of sand a year, and its increasing scarcity is leading to large scale illegal mining and deadly conflicts. With ever more sand fetched from riverbeds, shorelines and sandbanks, roads and bridges are being undermined and beaches eroded. And the world's sand wars are only set to worsen.
… officially stopped selling sand to Singapore. Indonesia and Cambodia stopped in 2007, and … to Singapore. The sand mafia also swept 24 Indonesian islands off the map to sell the … international border between Singapore and Indonesia. At one point, Singapore had to pay …
Banks must stop funding in climate breakdown driving fossil fuels as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
… around the world”, excluding Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam – despite projections … bank to finance coal plants in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam, whilst supporting clean …
Following the landmark decision by the Indian government to prevent Vedanta from mining on tribal land, the Ecologist reports on the other tribes - including the Penan in Sarawak and the Guarani in Brazil - facing similar threats but being ignored by the media
… the biggest shareholders in the controversial Indonesian logging and palm oil group Sinar … the mine, Vedanta Resources plc INVESTIGATION Indonesia wages war against tribe Armed and financed by Western corporations, Indonesia is waging a brutal war against a …
The building boom in China and worldwide demand for consumer goods containing ilmenite has enriched criminals who specialise in stealing sand - sometimes whole beaches. NICK MEYNEN investigates
… the ilmenite in it came from a beach. In Indonesia, Australia’s Indo Mines Limited is … CEOs is equally naive. Whether it is India, Indonesia, South Africa or Senegal: the …
The UK Government should stop British banks funding deforestation.
… are not funding deforestation in Brazil, Indonesia and elsewhere around the world. The … to companies that threaten Brazilian and Indonesian rainforests. The funding is …
Two huge open pit mines in northern Norway are on the verge of approval, writes Tina Andersen Vågenes - even though they would dump hundreds of millions of tonnes of tailings in fjords where wild salmon spawn. Scientists are voicing serious concerns, and protests are growing, but government and mining companies appear determined to push the projects forward regardless.
… are Turkey, Papua New-Guinea, Chile and Indonesia, nations with mostly poor …
A global restoration effort aims to protect mangroves - as a study reveals the extent of climate-related destruction.
… debris (LWD) in four mangrove forests in Indonesia’s Wakatobi National Park with … Woody Debris Across a Tidal Gradient in an Indonesian Mangrove Ecosystem study, …
The extreme heat of the upcoming El Niño years should compel us to subordinate profit motives to urgent climate goals. This article first appeared at Truthout.
… lowered the GDP of some countries, including Indonesia and Peru, by over 10 percent. The …
Copper underwires the modern world, running through everything from the gas guzzler to the wind turbine. Any country that finds substantial reserves of the metal ought to consider itself to have struck gold. That is, until you let the World Bank decide how your mines should be run…
… metric tons - Peru (1,049), China (844), Indonesia (816), Russia (675) and Zambia …