As global media focus on Crimea's forthcoming referendum on whether to join Russia, we remember another 'Act of Free Choice' in West Papua in 1969 - which set off 45 years of military occupation, theft, repression and murder.
… News Politics Indigenous Peoples West Papua Indonesia Ecocide morning-star-2.png As global … 1898, along with the islands that now make up Indonesia. When the Republic of Indonesia became an independent nation state …
Indonesia's murderous campaign of military repression in its stolen territory of West Papua continues, writes Jason MacLeod. But a courageous 50-year struggle for human rights and freedom is finally bearing fruit, with growing recognition of West Papua's right to nationhood among its Pacific neighbours. Real hopes of a better future are rising above the blood and pain.
… | 4th September 2015 News West Papua Pacific Indonesia Human Rights Politics War Indigenous Peoples west-papua-cut.jpg Indonesia's murderous campaign of military … which took place between March and May 2015, Indonesian security forces shot dead …
Ten villages and surrounding farmland have already been wiped from the map for a 50 sq.km airport and surrounding 'aeropolis' or airport city in West Java, Indonesia, writes Rose Bridger. And while investors are offered an 'attractive incentives plan', villagers are subject to fierce state repression and brutality. Now only a single village remains standing, but residents continue to resist eviction and demand an end to the project.
… Indonesia: Villagers resist eviction for 50 … their land Rose Bridger | 5th April 2017 News Indonesia Aviation Development The Land … 'aeropolis' or airport city in West Java, Indonesia, writes Rose Bridger. And while …
We, the signatories of this declaration, are calling on the European Union (EU) to exclude bioenergy from its next Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and thereby stop direct and indirect subsidies for renewable energy from biofuels and wood-burning.
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This month in Sumatra, Indonesia, 1,500 armed men demolished four indigenous villages and displaced inhabitants who were not willing to surrender their land to a palm oil company.
… Indonesia: terror and eviction for palm oil … Biofuel Palm Oil Biodiesel Indigenous Peoples Indonesia sumatra-eviction.png This month in Sumatra, Indonesia, 1,500 armed men demolished four …
Commitment to preserving traditional knowledge proves successful in Indonesia.
… Nick Rodway | 9th January 2020 News Indonesia Indigenous Peoples International … traditional knowledge proves successful in Indonesia. The Indonesian archipelago is one of the most …
A palm oil company's 'forest conservation' programme in Indonesia has ended up being a second land grab, writes Marcus Colchester - seizing resources from local communities' control.
… company's 'forest conservation' programme in Indonesia has ended up being a second land … to global warming. It is estimated that Indonesia, where forest clearance is still … Programme and Transformasi untuk Keadilan-Indonesia (TUK-I) explores how one of …
Claims of a decrease in illegal logging mask a growing amount of illegal harvesting by licensed companies and a lack of confidence in methods of measuring logging activity
… 50 and 75 per cent in Brazil, Cameroon and Indonesia. A report by Chatham House analysed … 59–65 per cent in Ghana, 40–61 per cent in Indonesia, and 14–25 per cent in Malaysia. … reductions in illegal logging in Cameroon and Indonesia over the last decade have occurred …
A new Ecologist-produced film, to be screened at the forthcoming Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Japan, highlights how the rights of indigenous peoples and their sustainable use of natural resources are being ignored by the Bangladesh Government
… say campaigners INVESTIGATION Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit … the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire …
The world’s forests are being destroyed against a background of corruption, illegality and apathy.
… the destruction of our planet’s forests. Indonesia has lost vast amounts of primary … harder or impossible to trace. Indigenous The Indonesian part of the island of Papua is a “ … Previous deforestation went ahead despite Indonesian government officials claiming that …
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… natural disasters, palm oil plantations in Indonesia, the rights of street, stateless and … in Peru, access to water in India and Indonesia, and sexual slavery in India, … a thousand students in Canada, the USA, and Indonesia, and with the free release of our …
A new paradigm of forest conservation is gaining ground, writes Isaac Rojas: 'financialising' them and the climate and ecological services they provide to global investors. But this is a false solution - and one that excludes the local and indigenous forest communities who can truly be relied upon to sustain their sylvan heritage.
… community of Malaris in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, grow and harvest sustainably, a … against nature. Credit: FoEI and WALHI, FoE Indonesia. Community Forest Management is a … circumvent these restrictions. Pollution in Indonesia, for instance, may be possible on …
A new 'carbon grab' is under way as governments and corporations seize valuable rights to the carbon stored in standing forests, with UN and World Bank support. But there's no benefit for forest communities - who even risk expulsion to make way for 'carbon plantations',
… regardless of who lives there. From Congo to Indonesia, governments claim forest ownership … of more than 99% of their forest land. In Indonesia, a year-old constitutional court …
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 …
Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit
… in Paraguay; and the planned privatisation of Indonesia’s coastline that would see the … Government Selling The Sea – revealing Indonesia’s little-known plans to privatise …
Multinational paper and palm oil companies are rushing to declare 'zero deforestation' policies. It looks like a huge victory for the rainforests and forest peoples, but Peter Gerhardt asks - what is a no-deforestation promise really worth?"
… from destroyers to protectors of the Indonesian rainforest. All of these companies … and WWF appear to have success in what Indonesian environmental groups have been … further destruction of rainforests. Also, Indonesian laws and regulations, like the …
Khushi Kabir was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for her work at Nijera Kori, which has helped organise over 175,000 landless people in Bangladesh's rural areas since 1980
… CONTENT EFU Film: Selling The Sea – revealing Indonesia’s little-known plans to privatise … the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire …
The Peruvian Government is yet again failing to protect the rights of its Indigenous citizens, and if history is anything to go by it is no wonder that the Matses tribe fear for themselves and other nearby tribal peoples. Sarah Gilbertz reports.
… treated. SPECIAL CONTENT TAKE ACTION to save Indonesia's indigenous peoples in the … The Dayak Benua community of Muara Tae, Indonesia, are fighting to protect their …
COP22 has revealed signs of real momentum toward an effective role for tropical forests in achieving a low carbon future, writes Tony Juniper. Now for the hard bit - connecting with realities on the ground to make it happen. This will mean working with indigenous and other forest communities to support and reward their conservation efforts, while harnessing large-scale international carbon finance.
… world's biggest emitters, such as Brazil and Indonesia, have greenhouse gas reductions … For example in the state of South Sumatra in Indonesia a Green Growth policy aims to reduce … course considerable, an observation made by Indonesian conservationist Professor Jatna …
The orangutans of Southeast Asia make a fantastic symbol of endangered rainforests, writes Liana Chua, rousing public opposition to palm oil companies and their bulldozers. But this story of good versus evil omits the essential human dimension. To save the rainforests and their great apes, we must make forest peoples a key part of the conservation narrative.
… Chua | 28th September 2015 Comment Forests Indonesia Farming Conservation Primates …
A new investigation of palm oil plantations, companies and auditors has found that the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is failing to deliver on its promise, writes Chris Lang. Widespread fraud, collusion between auditors and companies, conflicts of interest, and a flawed complaints system mean that RSPO-certified palm oil may be destructively and illegally produced.
… There's no mention of the fires that engulf Indonesia every dry season. There are no …