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Government, business and communities

... for companies to operate in their area, they do not care about the impacts on communities. So, this is an example of the way that the ... implementation. If this is done properly, it could bring about improvements such as companies taking more care of the environment and ...

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

Rio Tinto: blockades and strikes hit Kalimantan mines

... Investment Summit on Mining and Energy in Jakarta, about Rio Tinto's commitment to improving community relations. "The time has ... post. "The whole project raises disturbing questions about the blurring of roles of government, corporations and well-intentioned ...

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

Coastal communities hit hard by fishing industry

... Jermal programme A BBC radio programme about the harsh life of children working on Jermal - fishing platforms - can be ...

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

Conflicts between community and British-owned plantation company in Kalimantan

... discovered that the contractors' bulldozers had destroyed about 100 hectares of their forest and fields and disturbed a burial ground, ... and resources so that they can make informed decisions about their future use. Terusan is one of the villages which has, with ...

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

Bukit Lawang: natural disaster or ecoterrorism?

... The local administration (Langkat district) is talking about relocating some 400 families from their former homes along the river to ... illegal loggers as "terrorists" shortly after the news about Bukit Lawang broke. He also blamed corrupt officials and business people, ...

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

Letter from Banda Aceh

... realised, normal for post-disaster Aceh. "I'm worried about what I might find in my house." "I found five bodies in my garden when I ... aid agencies and volunteer teams are now based in kampongs about 8km from the sea. Away from the coast, it is almost possible to forget ...

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

Reconstruction of Aceh Land Administration System (RALAS)

... seen as a waste of time and money and creating uncertainty about the legal status of community maps produced or facilitated by NGOs  ...

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

New independent report on MIFEE by awasMIFEE!

... is happening in Merauke. However, information available about MIFEE can be confusing - much of it comes from different companies and ...

Story - carolyn - 05/08/2012 - 09:48 - 0 attachments

Bintuni Bay communities want accountability at Tangguh

...   Voicing concerns Community concerns about Tangguh were raised at a three-day workshop held in the small town of ... It was clear that participants were fed up with hearing about promises and initiatives that lead nowhere except to pave the way for ...

Story - carolyn - 04/10/2013 - 11:49 - 0 attachments

CSOs call on banks to withdraw support from unethical, high-risk Bumi Resources

... reports by DTE and the London Mining Network (LMN) about Bumi/ARMS and the serious social and environmental damage inflicted by ... tells Bumi Bumi board continues to ignore concerns about coal impacts in Indonesia and, following the Bumi scandal, on the ...

Story - carolyn - 08/06/2014 - 08:15 - 1 attachment