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The following is adapted from an article by Yuyun Indradi which first appeared in Forest Watch Indonesia's publication Intip Hutan in February 2006 and was written after a visit to this West Kalimantan indigenous community in May 2005
August 14, 2006
NGOs and indigenous peoples have called for greater attention to be paid to the impacts of lending by international financial institutions (IFIs) on indigenous rights.
August 14, 2006
Indigenous peoples have warmly welcomed the adoption by the newly-established United Nations Human Rights Council of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
August 14, 2006
A dramatic rise in the price of nickel is prompting the development of a major new nickel mine in Sulawesi. What will be the impacts for local people and their environment?
August 14, 2006
Reclamation activities in Sulawesi by Newmont Minahasa Raya, the gold mining company majority-owned by US-based Newmont Mining Corp, are not dealing with the huge amounts of waste dumped in the sea.
August 14, 2006
Plans for a new gold mine on the northern tip of North Sulawesi are going ahead in the face of determined opposition from local communities.
August 14, 2006
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May 15, 2006
