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... 5 However, the lack of scientific knowledge about the role of oceans in storing and releasing carbon has prevented any ... 22% of Indonesia's population lives on the coast and about 60% on the coastal plains. It estimated that some 14 to 16 million people ...

Story - carolyn - 12/09/2010 - 18:30 - 0 attachments

... report by the World Wide Fund for Nature. "We are talking about hundreds of hectares reduced to biological desert" says the report's ... on this.) WALHI is suing the companies for Rp 2 trillion (about US$2 billion) for environmental damage caused by fires and smoke.( ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 15:24 - 0 attachments

... Aurora Gold. The gold and silver mine, which exported about 1.4 tons of gold in 1998/99, has been in operation since late 1994. The ...

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

... of the family and the community, including decisions about indigenous women themselves, are taken without women's involvement. ... were encouraged to get more involved in making decisions about sustaining the life of their communities. A common theme of speakers ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:10 - 0 attachments

... trained judiciary. There must be more transparency about the business interests of politicians and the military. Above all, ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:02 - 0 attachments

... economic "rescue" programme, is extremely uneasy about the process and is reported to have blocked the transfer of $400 million ... themselves. The proposal stems from Jakarta's concerns about the lack of investor confidence in regional autonomy, as well as direct ...

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

... on the open market, there is already widespread concern about the uncontrolled movement of GM seeds and produce. Coalition member ... aspects of GM crops, but does not give information about the long term or short term negative impacts on farmers, health and the ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:18 - 0 attachments

... press statement in April 2002 accusing the Bupati of lying about his commitment to protect Gorontalo's forests. One of the environment ... the  Bupati 's office where they delivered speeches about the injustice of the sentence and the whole legal process. Office staff ...

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

... while government officials continue to make pronouncements about a dam being the only solution to the flooding. Estimates of the loss of ...

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

... regulations for autonomy. Furthermore, information about Special Autonomy was never properly disseminated to the Papuan people. ... Government (provincial and district levels) are serious about developing people's capacity, have confidence in people and give them ...

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