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... precautionary measures, but "people should not worry about the negative impact of the crops." He said there had been no complaints ... of  Bupatis and local parliaments who may not know about the potential risks of GMOs or who are susceptible to the sales talk of ...

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

... last in line to get information, let alone be consulted about such initiatives, shows that in this respect at least, not much has ... the poverty trap. Education and awareness-raising about local knowledge/wisdom . People have been living in harmony with nature ...

Story - carolyn - 04/28/2014 - 15:28 - 0 attachments

... said the US oil company Caltex is paying between Rp 8bn (about $898,000) and Rp 9bn per year. Caltex confirmed that it was paying both ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:17 - 0 attachments

... governor early last year. In Singapore, concerns about the fires in Sumatra rose as the annual haze became evident and air ...

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

... for paraquat poisoning exists yet. The main concern about paraquat is its risks to plantation workers. Although incidents also ... the findings.   In addition to concerns about the health and safety of plantation workers, there are issues about water ...

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

... of the Alliance of Indigenous Peoples Concerned about Mentawai (Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Peduli Mentawai AMA-PM) as an ... marginalisation is still going on, in government decisions about education, culture and natural resource management like awarding logging ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:09 - 0 attachments

... question and answer session, in which numerous concerns about Rio Tinto’s impacts were raised, begins at 41.41. DTE's question ...

Story - carolyn - 06/21/2012 - 10:04 - 0 attachments

... includes requests for information, by 31st January 2014, about measures to implement the Constitutional Court's decision of May 16th ...

Story - carolyn - 09/30/2013 - 14:36 - 1 attachment

... targeted for investment are typically left in the dark about the land transactions between tribal leaders and investors. These ... an Indonesian-language video in which a Papuan women talks about the impacts of the Rajawali Group oil palm plantation in East Arso. ...

Story - carolyn - 10/22/2014 - 07:21 - 0 attachments

... mining of buried coal strata. 18 Around the world, about 7% of annual methane emissions originate from coal mining. 19 This ... the use of coal in recent years, mainly because of concern about the climate. The Pacific Island state of Micronesia is using existing ...

Story - carolyn - 12/21/2010 - 11:32 - 0 attachments