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We are looking for new board members!

... you will have knowledge of Indonesia and be passionate about the rights of communities to preserve their natural resource rights in ...

Story - carolyn - 09/24/2014 - 10:32 - 3 attachments

Solidaritas Perempuan: Gender and Natural Resources

... decision-making processes – including decision-making about natural resources and food management -  which affect their lives. ... or trafficking. Dreamseekers , a recent film about Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong portrays the traumatic impact on ...

Story - carolyn - 10/22/2014 - 07:23 - 0 attachments

Saving the planet is our joint responsibility

... REDD scheme - had never received any information at all about the programme. They had not been informed about what REDD is, the mechanisms used for its implementation, the activities ...

Story - carolyn - 11/26/2010 - 17:06 - 0 attachments

Deadly Coal comes to Europe

... the name of Bumi plc.  This deal (to the tune of about US$ 3 billion) will not only give credibility and legitimacy to Bakrie's ... consumption - was highlighted. We felt that discussions about transparency, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ...

Story - carolyn - 01/07/2011 - 14:34 - 0 attachments

Alarm over rising debt

... in new loans. The Urban Poor Consortium reckons that about 70% of the Social Safety Net funds disbursed in Jakarta were believed to ... in Indonesia." At the same time, there are grave doubts about the effectiveness of the recovery programme as a whole. Recent IMF and ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 14:58 - 0 attachments

Environment minister recommends Indorayon closure

... investment to establish. The export value, which reaches about US$100 million a year, and the ability to absorb 7,000 workforce mean ... to the governor of the province and IIU's management about the possibility of dialogue to restore the confidence of foreign ...

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

Indigenous communities and democratic control

... the National Government system" have given rise to debate about how far village communities will really be able to enjoy autonomy in the ...

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

Jubilee Scotland's campaign against Indonesia's odious debt

... Ben Young of Jubilee Scotland writes about the on-going campaign to cancel Suharto's debt legacy to the UK. ... August 2008 Ben Young of Jubilee Scotland writes about the on-going campaign to cancel Suharto's debt legacy to the UK. ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:26 - 0 attachments

Group 4 security company called in by Caltex in Riau

... In April DTE wrote to the company to enquire about its activities in Riau and raise concerns over human rights violations. ...

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

No sign of much-needed reform

... Indonesia's forests. There have been no pronouncements about promoting community forestry. All attention has focused on increasing ... extensive reforestation. Much less has been said in public about reducing the over-capacity of Indonesia's wood-processing industry, ...

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