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Constitutional Court bows to pro-mining pressure

Campaigners against mining in protected forests were disappointed in July, when Indonesia's Constitutional Court ruled in favour of mining companies. Nevertheless, foreign multinationals have not got it all their own way.
August 14, 2005

Farmers arrested in Perhutani land dispute, East Java
The following is the translation of an urgent action appeal from the Indonesian human rights NGO ELSAM.
August 14, 2005

The RSPO as a tool in the struggle for justice
The following is an English translation of an Indonesian article compiled from a DTE interview with Rudy Lumuru, Executive Director of Sawit Watch, the Indonesian NGO network on palm oil.
August 14, 2005

New land regulation will inflict misery
Protests have greeted a new regulation on land issued by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in May.
August 14, 2005

AMAN presents concerns to UN Permanent Forum
Indigenous peoples are calling for land security to be included in the post-tsunami rehabilitation programme, and for the involvement of indigenous peoples, including women.
August 14, 2005

Timber demand soars, fatal floods hit

Flash floods hit southeastern Aceh in late April, killing at least nineteen people and injuring dozens more. The disaster can be linked to the huge demand for reconstruction timber in post-tsunami Aceh.
August 14, 2005

Pesticide use in oil palm plantations

Pesticides, including herbicides, are commonly used in oil palm plantations, despite their adverse impacts on human beings and the environment.
August 14, 2005

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