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In memory of inspirational indigenous leader, Abah Nawi
Afnawi Noeh, popularly known as Abah Nawi, leader of the indigenous community organisation BPRPI, died in February 2006 aged 69. He and his family had been fighting for land rights recognition for peasant farmers in North Sumatra for over 50 years.
February 15, 2006

One step forward, two steps back
United Fiber System (UFS) is going ahead with a wood chip mill and paper pulp plant in South Kalimantan as well as running the Kiani Kertas plant in East Kalimantan - all in the face of international opposition.
February 15, 2006

The challenge of making a living
Ruslani Ruslan has depended on fishing for most of his life. He has produced dried fish and has been a wholesaler of fresh and dried fish in North Jakarta for nearly forty years.
February 15, 2006

Struggle against logging goes on in Mentawai
Will legal action help save forests and livelihoods in the Mentawai Islands?
February 15, 2006

KAU - "government has no sense of urgency"
Indonesia's Anti-Debt Coalition (KAU) has accused the Indonesian government of lacking any sense of urgency in its post-tsunami reconstruction work.
February 15, 2006

Reconstruction of Aceh Land Administration System (RALAS)
Questions are being raised over a World Bank-funded land titling project in post-tsunami Aceh.
February 15, 2006

Aceh's forests
Aceh's forests are being stripped in the name of post-tsunami reconstruction. In reality, the timber becomes part of lucrative international timber smuggling.
February 15, 2006

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