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Government reduces Papua’s forest zone

... district, according to the campaign group, awasMIFEE. [4] The pink areas on the map are classified as conversion forest ... on Wilmar, see DTE 93-94 , December 2012. [4] See https://awasmifee.potager.org/?p=293 [5] See ...

Story - carolyn - 03/04/2013 - 17:23 - 0 attachments

REDD concerns deepen

... for example, will continue to drive deforestation. 4 NGOs in Indonesia, the UK, US and Norway have also written to their ... Area) 20% 20% 60% 4 IUPHHK-HTR (Wood Use Licence for People's Plantation Forest) ...

Story - carolyn - 12/09/2010 - 18:21 - 0 attachments

In brief... DTE 72 - March 2007

... Last year, Indonesia secured CGI commitments worth US$5.4 billion in loans and grants. In September, the country's total external debt ... by a factor of thirty! On this basis, the conversion of 1.4 million ha of forest in Jambi, Riau and North Sumatra to pulpwood plantations ...

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

Merauke mega-project raises food fears

... usually needs to import supplies from other countries. 4   Disastrous record During the Suharto era, ambitious ... group is thinking of investing in projects worth US$4.3 billion, covering 500,000 ha in Merauke. Tempo also said that five local ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 16:04 - 0 attachments

APP and debt-financed forest destruction

... on interest and capital payments on its staggering $13.4 billion of debt in March last year. This is owed to more than 300 companies ... Agency (IBRA). To give an idea of its size, the $13.4 billion debt is more than four times the total assistance pledged by the CGI ...

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

Give the people of Aceh the right to rebuild their territory themselves

... aspects of Acehnese society in the reconstruction efforts. 4) The characteristics of this long term programme, which involves large ...

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

DTE Agrofuels Update, December 2011

... driven by biofuels policies are a serious concern’ [4] .The IFPRI study supports legislative reform to raise the direct GHG ... [4] International Food Policy Research Institute. Assessing the Land Use Change ...

Story - clare - 01/04/2012 - 10:51 - 0 attachments

CSOs tell EU to ‘stop grabbing Indonesia’s land for biofuels’

... April 2013 agrofuels update for more background). [4] The proposal was positive in that it was the first time that the ... land-based fuels to just above the current usage level of 4.7%. The NGO demand for a 5% cap was an interim damage limitation proposal, as ...

Story - carolyn - 01/10/2014 - 08:45 - 0 attachments

Deadly Coal - coal exploitation and Kalimantan's blighted generation

... in East Kalimantan, with total production reaching 48.4 million tonnes in 2008. The power injustice is most palpable in East ... only amounted to IDR 399 million (USD37,000), a mere 4% of Samarinda's total regional revenue of IDR 112.5 billion. The cost of ...

Story - carolyn - 12/01/2010 - 15:16 - 0 attachments

Abuse of workers’ human rights at oil palm plantations

... of twelve which have committed human rights violations. 4 In addition, the population of Sekatak have submitted claims against PT ...

Story - carolyn - 12/30/2010 - 11:36 - 0 attachments