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All-out campaign to stop mining in protected forests

... during the Suharto era are those who today complain about the ban on mining in protection forests, about the lack of legal certainty caused by Indonesia's decentralisation ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:17 - 0 attachments

Non-existence within existence: a case study of the excessive burden placed on women peasants in two villages in the Halimun Ecosystem

... Halimun ecosystem provide indications of how people feel about development: "Before Perum Perhutani came, this area used to be ... social security. Group discussions with women peasants about the division of work between men and women showed that: In ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:13 - 0 attachments

Chip mill will put more pressure on South Kalimantan forests and livelihoods

... the mill's operations have not been sufficiently informed about potential negative impacts of the mill or the facilities associated with ... viewed by DTE, points to six potential areas of concern about the development's environmental aspects. These cover impacts on water ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:12 - 0 attachments

Will REDD benefit Papua’s Indigenous Peoples?

... the reality is, the Indonesian government is not concerned about the state of the climate. The state of Papua’s ... and indigenous peoples themselves know nothing about government plans to determine their customary areas in line with what’s ...

Story - carolyn - 11/16/2011 - 09:54 - 0 attachments

Communities lose out to landgrabbers

... information and context to inform current debates about land-grabbing, and the need to protect community rights to land and ...

Story - carolyn - 12/21/2012 - 18:22 - 0 attachments

Europe’s agrofuels imports: check the reality on the ground in Indonesia

... Prior to the trip to Europe, DTE interviewed Bondan about his organisation, and his intentions in Europe. DTE: Could you update us a little about your organisation? What is the current focus of your work? Bondan ...

Story - carolyn - 12/04/2013 - 11:07 - 0 attachments

Rio Tinto under fire from all sides

... and in many places, so it is difficult not to get cynical about progress on these issues. It is fashionable for companies to talk about 'corporate social responsibility' (CSR). Often this talk is used to ...

Story - carolyn - 01/07/2011 - 15:57 - 0 attachments

Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

... Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN) estimates that there are about 50-70 million peoples living in these communities. Membership of AMAN is ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 15:15 - 0 attachments

Indigenous women

... society and encouraged participants to speak out about their own experiences. Any initial embarrassment was replaced by a ... circles. Nevertheless, disparaging comments are often made about us, such as "Ah, What do you women know?"Or "If you've got any money, ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 15:22 - 0 attachments

Independence movement gains momentum

... Assembly! The military has repeated stern warnings about the need to clamp down on separatists, while denying that the troop ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 15:22 - 0 attachments