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Indigenous groups hail declaration breakthrough

... we have succeeded in educating the international community about the status, rights and lives of Indigenous peoples in every corner of ...

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Forestry Act fiercely opposed

... areas more likely. There have been alarming reports about encroachment on forests in 'Protected Areas' throughout Indonesian over ...

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Interview: Thoughts on the RSPO

... forest network Jikalahari, Down to Earth interviewed him about what the RSPO process means for peasant farmers growing oil palm in Riau. ... in Singapore, last November. Down to Earth interviewed him about what the RSPO process means for peasant farmers growing oil palm in Riau. ...

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Regional autonomy from Suharto to Wahid

... to the new laws was less than enthusiastic. NGOs warned about the need to guarantee democratic process at local level to prevent the ... oil revenues, said: "the government is not serious about giving money to the provinces. Maybe they make the rules about ...

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The pressure for REDD

... strings; Who should be involved in decision-making about REDD at local, national and international levels; How to ensure that ... These issues have emerged in the ongoing debates about REDD in Indonesia, with many local civil society organisations (CSOs) ...

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The fight against illegal logging

... the part of the new minister Marzuki Usman. He has talked about the need to change the logging concession (HPH) system and called for a ... borders Dry weather conditions are increasing concern about the likelihood of severe forest fires in Indonesia this year. Thick ...

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The Indonesia-UK MoU on Illegal Logging

... considered in this MoU are a sufficient mechanism to bring about legal and fair forest management in Indonesia." Specifically, the NGOs ... A series of consultations is also planned to collect views about the practicability of tracking timber and verifying whether or not ...

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Shrimp business destroys mangroves and livelihoods

... shrimp. Packaged products rarely display full information about where and how they have been produced. (Source: SKEPHI report ... Today, 28% of shrimp consumed are farmed, compared to about 5% in the early 1980s. Smash and Grab: conflict, corruption & ...

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Plantations: fortune of misfortune?

... of Maribas had given their consent. "But we knew nothing about this deal. No-one from the company ever met us to talk about their intentions for our land. It was the former village head who did the ...

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In Brief... DTE 67 - November 2005

... in Central Kalimantan. Despite CDC's public declarations about its ethical business principles, there are outstanding land disputes, ...

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