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... workers at PT Parasawita's estate in Tamiang protested about non-compliance with Aceh's minimum wage. Nearly 300 workers at PT Delima ...

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

... aware of the value of these natural resources, they forgot about the fact that this was village land and its status was changed to become ... In recent years, there have been reports in the media about land "occupation actions" ( aksi pendudukan lahan ) becoming widespread ...

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

... state…" He said the government is deeply concerned about the "arrogance of resources-rich regions and their egoism and racist ... without authority and are not even informed any longer about what's going on in their areas. Ironically, district level ... district governments who fear their new-found authority is about to be severely restricted. District heads (Bupatis) have countered ...

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

... in hiding in Jakarta said: "The government does not care about the environment - about the damage Indorayon has caused - or about what the local people want. ...

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

... in the previous system. However, much remains unclear about the powers of this new body. AMAN is concerned that DPD members will only ...

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

... and social impacts. Since experts are excited about Indonesia's potential for renewable geothermal power, it is worth ... and religious significance. WALHI Bali has voiced concerns about the project, which it says is proceeding without a full environmental ... during plant growth. However, there are serious issues about the impacts on land, forests and rural communities. Based on the history ...

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

... transparency, an atmosphere of intimidation and concerns about security thanks to the presence of the military. There is a dearth of ... the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, the issue is not about increasing allocation of funds to agriculture but rather of “choosing ...

Story - carolyn - 12/20/2011 - 15:48 - 0 attachments

... The year 2012 opened with mounting civil society concern about the violent suppression of community protests over land and resources. ... been brought back onto the table in government discussions about land and land reform. Last year in his keynote speech in an international ...

Story - carolyn - 01/07/2013 - 13:38 - 0 attachments

... oil palm is approximately 255,648 hectares, of which about 73% is located in Indonesia, 23% in Sabah and Sawarak in Malaysia and 4% ... land acquisition. In spite of concerns raised by NGOs about Wilmar's operations, the IFC made three investments to the group and ...

Story - carolyn - 01/13/2014 - 16:14 - 0 attachments

... choose the best planting season because their predictions about the rainy season are often incorrect. It is not only difficult to tell ... Climate change has introduced a new paradigm in debates about the environment. This isn't a new problem but the accumulated impact of ...

Story - anna - 04/17/2013 - 13:19 - 0 attachments