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... to the local population during 2000 - 2001, told them about the risk of legal action against them for occupying state forest land and ...

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

... which are due to be phased out. "Villagers are concerned about the termination of these benefits". TIAP advises BP to abide by its ... (p19). Education, along with health and concerns about security, emerged as primary concerns of local people during BP's ... an interest in this idea - news which raised questions about its suitability to play such a role and the long term political impacts ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:05 - 0 attachments

... provincial government, which has already complained about the lack of decision-making power delivered under special autonomy ... fuel political unrest amongst a population already angry about outsiders profiting from Papua's natural riches. The lack of benefits ...

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

... by political parties which act as gatekeepers to power (about 20% of election costs, Hadiz guesstimates), outright vote buying, rigging ... It is quite repetitive. The too-often-repeated mantra about 'predatory elites' should have been fleshed out with more details about ...

Story - carolyn - 08/08/2012 - 13:46 - 0 attachments

... 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

... 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

... 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

... 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

... 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

... 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