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Forest fires

... Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have all complained about the fires, but the Indonesian government's feeble response is to appeal ... NGOs have accused the environment minister of lying about the impact of forest fires in Indonesia. Indonesia's country report, ...

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

PAMA PUJA - the new Indigenous Peoples Organisation on Java

... Adat Pulau Java, or PAMA PUJA. When we talk about Indigenous Peoples, many people immediately think of people who live in ... the UK, hosted by Down to Earth. For more information about PAMA PUJA contact:  idham_bandung@yahoo.com , or  ...

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

Relocation camps: a report from Aceh

... Around week 2 post-quake, there were serious concerns about the plight of hundreds of thousands people made homeless by the ... Aceh is to remain in a state of civil emergency. Decisions about the rehabilitation and restoration of Aceh are, at least in part, due to ...

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

ADB to fund BP's Tangguh gas project

... the public money that the ADB is contributing - will bring about meaningful poverty reduction? (Source:  Papua Public ... to say on behalf of my people that if you really cared about us Papuans as much as you say, you would not take this very great risk ...

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

DTE statement on the change of presidency in indonesia

... Suharto and his military-backed New Order regime brought about the systematic over-exploitation of Indonesia's natural wealth and the ... The reality is that no president could bring about a successful 'quick fix' to problems as grave as those Indonesia is ...

Story - carolyn - 12/05/2011 - 15:25 - 0 attachments

Bumi board continues to ignore concerns about coal impacts in Indonesia

... failed again to adequately respond to concerns raised about the real impacts of the company's coal mining operations. ... plc's meeting in London yesterday to question the company about the devastating impacts of its coal-mining operations in Kalimantan. The ...

Story - carolyn - 03/19/2013 - 12:28 - 0 attachments

Forestry Ministry reluctant to relinquish control over forests

... heads of region level forestry services, informing them about the MK35/2012 changes, and asserting Forestry Ministry control over ... of communities who have so long been marginalised? What about the government’s role, mandated by the constitution, to give especial ...

Story - carolyn - 08/19/2014 - 12:24 - 0 attachments