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Timber demand soars, fatal floods hit

... the river's catchment area. Local people had been worried about the threat of flooding for a long time, but the local government never ... appears to have been against their interest to do anything about the deforestation. According to WALHI, there are indications that 12 ...

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

Nuffield Council calls for ‘ethical suitability’ for agrofuels

... industry interests with ethical and environmental concerns about agrofuels impacts. Industry pressure to maintain voluntary sustainability ... Commission’s refusal to provide access to information about these voluntary certification schemes. 7 The Nuffield report ...

Story - Anonymous - 11/14/2011 - 11:22 - 0 attachments

Bumi’s lesson: FSA light-touch approach does not work

...   Further information about Bumi Down to Earth’s analysis of Bumi’s record and recommendations ... Further articles about Bumi are available at ... Exchange, meaning that they sometimes invest in companies about whose behaviour they have significant concerns. [5] See: ...

Story - carolyn - 10/02/2012 - 17:48 - 0 attachments

New report and films on UK-Kalimantan coal connections

... fossil fuels for export. They include information about the Kalimantan coal operations of Bumi and BHP Billiton's new coal-mining ...

Story - carolyn - 07/15/2014 - 07:45 - 0 attachments

Solidaritas Perempuan: Save the Earth, Stop the Commodification of Nature!

... women, didn’t get clear, correct or complete information about the project, and the restrictions to their access and control over forest ...

Story - carolyn - 10/22/2014 - 07:21 - 0 attachments

Direct action against coal in Scotland

... An interview with climate justice activist Mark Lloyd about coal and coal activism in Scotland and thoughts on reading JATAM's ... 2010 DTE asked climate justice activist Mark Lloyd about coal and coal activism in Scotland...and his thoughts on reading JATAM's ...

Story - carolyn - 11/30/2010 - 15:37 - 0 attachments

IFI standards fail on indigenous rights

... in several instances and found that concerns raised about loopholes in the policies have not been adequately addressed. The ...

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

Political parties lack environmental and resource rights commitment

... commit themselves to this new approach "in order to bring about real change for a new Indonesia which in future will be more democratic, ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 14:56 - 0 attachments

Kampuh villagers want a fair deal

... their 1.5 ha plots of oil palm would generate an income of about Rp1,000,000 per month (approx US$100). However, they receive much less ... of the farmers' palm fruits. So each farmer only receives about Rp400-500,000/month (US$40-50). This is not enough to keep a family. ...

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

What is regional autonomy?

... regional autonomy debate The main questions asked about regional autonomy are: what degree of local autonomy is central ...

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