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Will REDD benefit Papua’s Indigenous Peoples?

... the reality is, the Indonesian government is not concerned about the state of the climate. The state of Papua’s ... and indigenous peoples themselves know nothing about government plans to determine their customary areas in line with what’s ...

Story - carolyn - 11/16/2011 - 09:54 - 0 attachments

Communities lose out to landgrabbers

... information and context to inform current debates about land-grabbing, and the need to protect community rights to land and ...

Story - carolyn - 12/21/2012 - 18:22 - 0 attachments

The rush to extract profit

... London University, in May 2014. For more information about the meeting, go to ...

Story - carolyn - 06/11/2014 - 13:55 - 1 attachment

Rio Tinto under fire from all sides

... and in many places, so it is difficult not to get cynical about progress on these issues. It is fashionable for companies to talk about 'corporate social responsibility' (CSR). Often this talk is used to ...

Story - carolyn - 01/07/2011 - 15:57 - 0 attachments

Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

... Peoples of the Archipelago (AMAN) estimates that there are about 50-70 million peoples living in these communities. Membership of AMAN is ...

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

Indigenous women

... society and encouraged participants to speak out about their own experiences. Any initial embarrassment was replaced by a ... circles. Nevertheless, disparaging comments are often made about us, such as "Ah, What do you women know?"Or "If you've got any money, ...

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

Independence movement gains momentum

... Assembly! The military has repeated stern warnings about the need to clamp down on separatists, while denying that the troop ...

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

Indonesia and biofuel fever

... with the geopolitics of fossil fuel reserves than concerns about climate change. It is highly questionable whether biofuels based on palm ...

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

WALHI opposes PT CPM

... ( adat ) way of life. WALHI have complained about the difficulty of getting information from the local government about the project. The group has also expressed dismay at Rio Tinto, who they ...

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

Tangguh, BP and International Standards

... crops in Merauke, in the south of Papua. Global concerns about climate change have prompted a recent focus, too, on the potential ... out of poverty or to give them a voice in decision-making about how they are governed and how their rich natural resources are managed in ...

Story - carolyn - 06/27/2011 - 14:01 - 0 attachments