In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline
… Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit … Natural World Prawn Shrimp Mangroves Erosion Indonesia harvesting.jpg In an exclusive … the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire …
The paper giant has been accused by Greenpeace of destructive logging and green-washing. But campaigners are mistaken, says APP boss Aida Greenbury - the company is supporting REDD projects and putting sustainability at the centre of operations
… operations The recent partnership between Indonesia and Norway , designed to reduce … of the first stage of the Norway-Indonesia partnership: a two-year suspension … . The press release from the Norwegian and Indonesian governments stated: 'By 2014, the …
The Dayak Benua community of Muara Tae, Indonesia, are fighting to protect their ancestral forests from a mining company. The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has now launched a campaign to assist
… TAKE ACTION to save Indonesia's indigenous peoples in the … And Economics Coal Power Indigenous People Indonesia Carbon 8singko dan … Benuaq indigenous community in Kalimantan, Indonesia looking at the coal mining area that …
In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of East Timor, writes John Pilger, and then massacred a third of its population to suppress demands for independence. Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East Timor's independence, won in 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting.
… | 31st March 2016 News East Timor Australia Indonesia USA Pacific Oil Law Human Rights War timor-leste-cut.jpg In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of … was November 1976, less than a year after the Indonesian dictator General Suharto seized the …
A little-reported legal battle in Italy between paper company Pigna and eco-activists from Terra! is leading to fears that it may open the way for big companies to muzzle legitimate environmental protests. Mandy Haggith reports
… Revealed: paper giant 'linked to Indonesian forest trashing' targeted activists … March 2011 News Deforestation APP Activism Indonesian Forests APP Logging Investigations … Pigna sells paper made from rainforests in Indonesia, and in particular that they source …
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline
… Selling The Sea – revealing Indonesia’s little-known plans to privatise … Natural World Prawn Shrimp Mangroves Erosion Indonesia Ecologist Film Unit Video … the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire …
The World Bank has released a report encouraging the Indonesian government to create vast timber plantations that would damage local ecosystems and livelihood, in order to encourage economic growth.
… Deforestation World Bank Friends Of The Earth Indonesia Deforestation World Bank World Bank … Bank has released a report encouraging the Indonesian government to create vast timber … in order to encourage economic growth. Indonesia's tropical forest reserves are the …
Two NGOs have accused the Indonesian Ecolabel Institute (LEI) of greenwash by handing ‘sustainable forest management certificates’ to companies converting natural forest or peatlands into timber plantations.
… Indonesian EcoLabel Greenwash, according to NGOs 3rd April 2009 News Indonesia LEI NGO Forest Watch Indonesia Campaigns Deregulation Politics And …
Campaign groups call for a suspension on lending to palm oil plantation developers after critical internal audit
… News Food And Farming Natural World Palm Oil Indonesia Politics And Economics palmoil.jpg The palm oil industry in Indonesia has been linked to illegal … largest producers of palm oil and based in Indonesia. Loans that should have been …
Major world trade deals now under negotiation would allow corporations to sue governments for billions if they tighten up laws and regulations, writes Thomas McDonagh. But increasingly countries are rejecting these dispute mechanisms that undermine sovereignty and democracy.
… clauses after the fact. South Africa, Indonesia have rejected the tribunals In South … regime. On 17th March last, the government of Indonesia announced the cancellation of its … decision is also based on hard experience. Indonesia is currently being sued for …
Plant fuels can never meet our current and growing energy needs and, as Robin Maynard reports, adopting a ‘carbohydrate economy’ may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future
… of the maximum economic gain. Malaysia and Indonesia have cleared huge swathes of … human costs of the global biofuel market: ‘Indonesia has one of the highest rates of … rife. The island of Borneo, divided between Indonesia and Malaysia, has lost half its …
Six environment heroes, one from each continent, are honoured for their work today - fighting threats from giant coal mines to forest destruction, fracking, high dams, illegal development and toxic waste dumps. Sophie Morlin-Yron reports.
… Fracking Fossil Fuels Waste Water Energy USA Indonesia Russia Peru Africa India Forests … to a safe and clean environment. Rudi Putra, Indonesia A biologist by training, Rudi Putra …
A major investor in a gas exploration project which has set off a toxic mud-flow has washed its hands of responsibility for the damage caused to homes of thousands of Indonesian people.
… toxic mud-flow 21st June 2007 News Lapindo Indonesia Mud Mud-flow Toxic Mud Hot Mud … the damage caused to homes of thousands of Indonesian people. Drilling by mining company Lapindo Brantas Inc in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, triggered the unquenchable …
King Coal's reign is coming to an end, writes Chris Rose, at least as a fuel for generating electricity. Following a price collapse half of all production is being sold at a loss - and major coal users like China are still moving away from the high-carbon fuel.
… Climate Change China Australia Canada USA Indonesia anglesea-coal-mine-aus-cut-cut.jpg … values for export mines in the US, Australia, Indonesia and South Africa. "King Coal is …
Rebecca is an ordinary woman with extraordinary ambitions, inspiring people all over the world and making 'Shift Happen' through her charity that creates free educational films
… 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 …
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 …
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 …
Ploughshares actions started in 1980 in the US. They have taken place in many different countries, with weapons as diverse as rifles, warships, missiles, submarines and aircraft being dismantled or damaged.
… plane was prevented from being exported to Indonesia, where it might have been used in …
How, and why, does the US Right and its evangelical 'Christian' wing campaign for mal-education, ignorance, corporate dominance, and the profligate consumption of fossil fuels? J P Sottile explores an alien planet ...
… His declaration during a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia came on the heels of President …
It's billed as 'the biggest story of our time', writes Kieran Cooke. This weekend viewers of Showtime, the US cable channel, will be watching the first of an 8-part documentary series on climate change: some of the biggest names in Hollywood are involved.
… There's Harrison Ford in the jungles of Indonesia, investigating deforestation and the …
We all want our green wings, and the notion of purchasing them via carbon offsetting is powerfully seductive. as Jules Peck reveals, however, buying your way into eco heaven can be fraught with problems
… a wind turbine in India or planting a tree in Indonesia. Offsetting is a divisive issue that …
Global brands, including Coca-Cola, Unilever and Vodafone offer African township residents a ‘lick of paint’ in exchange for turning their homes into advertisements
… giants target Africa in 'land grab' following Indonesia deforestation ban Indonesia's move to bring in a two-year …
Undercover filming by the Environmental Investigation Agency has unearthed shocking evidence of military involvement in the illegal timber trade, all to feed western demand for stylish wood products, according to Faith Doherty