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... be issued. "We are aware foreign investors are confused about overlapping regulation[s] but we will solve the problem," he said. ...

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

... military-controlled timber-felling. "We are worried about the army going in to the forest, stealing the timber and endangered ...

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

... mining activity, and must take direction from local women about the appropriate ways for ensuring that their views are heard and their ... women, in certain countries, to submit complaints about violations of their rights. The FPP Guide provides an overview of ...

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

... and social impacts. Since experts are excited about Indonesia's potential for renewable geothermal power, it is worth ... and religious significance. WALHI Bali has voiced concerns about the project, which it says is proceeding without a full environmental ... during plant growth. However, there are serious issues about the impacts on land, forests and rural communities. Based on the history ...

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

... transparency, an atmosphere of intimidation and concerns about security thanks to the presence of the military. There is a dearth of ... the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, the issue is not about increasing allocation of funds to agriculture but rather of “choosing ...

Story - carolyn - 12/20/2011 - 15:48 - 0 attachments

... The year 2012 opened with mounting civil society concern about the violent suppression of community protests over land and resources. ... been brought back onto the table in government discussions about land and land reform. Last year in his keynote speech in an international ...

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... oil palm is approximately 255,648 hectares, of which about 73% is located in Indonesia, 23% in Sabah and Sawarak in Malaysia and 4% ... land acquisition. In spite of concerns raised by NGOs about Wilmar's operations, the IFC made three investments to the group and ...

Story - carolyn - 01/13/2014 - 16:14 - 0 attachments

... of these in Kalimantan, Aceh, Riau and Papua). Concern about the potential impacts of REDD on local communities prompted Indonesia's ... country. Back in January, Purnomo warned that expectations about REDD should be managed, saying that money would not just "fall from the ...

Story - carolyn - 11/30/2010 - 12:38 - 0 attachments

... but six remain in detention and there are concerns about their safety. Newcrest - Australia's largest gold mining company - ... Now machinery and workers have been moved to Toguraci, about 2 km from Gosowong.   What next? The violent death ...

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

... to discuss with outsiders what forms of advocacy may bring about some justice or how individual cases might be addressed. Most regarded ...

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