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Second AMAN Congress demands recognition of indigenous rights in Indonesia

... level. It got off to a lively start with a role play about the relationships between indigenous communities, companies, foreign ... Yogya-based policy analysis group INSIST, then explained about the interplay between global and national politics and economics and ...

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

Give the people of Aceh the right to rebuild their territory themselves

... civil society organisations who know just as much about the condition of refugees;    The short-term ...

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

From Singapore to West Kalimantan

... The following account is his response to questions about the problems facing his community, what needs to be done and what he has ... local languages, so that we can spread public awareness about them at the village level. It is also important that environmental ...

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

STATEMENT BY UK NGOs ON THE FORESTRY MoU BETWEEN THE INDONESIAN AND UK GOVERNMENTS

... the concerns of Indonesian civil society organisations about the rapid rates of deforestation in Indonesia and the consequent loss of ...

Story - carolyn - 12/05/2011 - 15:13 - 0 attachments

Indonesian Bishops call for environmental justice

... Catholic Church leaders have expressed concern about the over-exploitation of natural resources and the resulting social ...

Story - carolyn - 03/15/2013 - 08:31 - 0 attachments

Peasants' long fight to roll back palm oil land grab in Indonesia

... has nearly doubled, and now covers 8.2 million hectares, about a third of all of Indonesia's arable land. With little land left for ... to around $40 anyway. "The company keeps us in the dark about the price calculations," says Paraman. "And most of the revenue goes to ...

Story - carolyn - 03/27/2014 - 11:15 - 0 attachments

More copper and gold mines for Papua?

... exploration companies have released information recently about their activities in Papua... Down to Earth ... exploration companies have released information recently about their activities in Papua, raising concerns over the potential for more ...

Story - carolyn - 12/09/2010 - 18:42 - 0 attachments

Rio Tinto under pressure

... projects around the world. Protestors handed out leaflets about Rio Tinto's operations in West Papua and UK investment in Indonesia. ... (formerly CRA) was questioned intensively by stakeholders about various issues including the refusal of the company to link performance ...

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Indigenous Peoples' demands for change

... drew attention to a series of reports over the past year about severe food shortages and malnutrition in West Sumatra, once renowned for ... meetings did come up with specific measures to bring about the changes they demanded. East Kalimantan decided to press for at least ...

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Displaced villagers win back land

... authorities to take action. People have been complaining about the smell from the plant several kilometres away, since it began ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 15:22 - 0 attachments