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Marind Indigenous People Challenge Permit for 135km Access Road: Stop Destroying West Papua’s Forests
Marind people from the south of West Papua today filed a legal challenge against an access road for a government project destroying their forests.
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Alleged forced labor, IUU fishing Indications on Indonesian vessels behind Australian tuna brands: Greenpeace Southeast Asia report
Canberra, Australia, March 3, 2026 – Twenty five (25) Indonesian fishing boat crew — onboard 17 Indonesian tuna fishing vessels and allegedly involving five Indonesian seafood companies that supply their…
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Forced to the Bottom: Squeezing Indonesian Fishers and Oceans for Dirty Tuna Profits
The Indonesian tuna fishing fleet is a major supplier of tuna to premium markets, such as Australia. However, the sector is thriving at the expense of environmentally destructive fishing methods…
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Sweet Promises, Bitter Reality: Inside the Merauke Sugarcane Project
Report: In the Marind homeland in West Papua, land grabbing and forest destruction are taking hold in the name of the Indonesian government’s program for food and energy self-sufficiency.
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Sumatra Floods Send Prabowo Govt Warning to Correct Course
The devastating floods that hit Sumatra show that the climate crisis is bringing increasingly extreme weather. The second factor behind flooding is forest destruction in upstream river catchment areas.
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Fisheries transparency now: time for Southeast Asia to catch up
Out on the open ocean, much of the fishing world still operates in the shadows as a result of the lack of transparency and observership in global fisheries. A vessel…
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Three Tons of Rice, Two Ministries, and One Sinking Dream
I will never forget what the Deputy Director of the Migrant Workers’ Concern Desk – Stella Maris Taiwan, said to me mid-October 2025.
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Greenpeace Rejects Quadrupling Bioenergy Use (Belém 4x Pledge)
The Belém 4x Pledge initiative will legitimize the destruction of natural forests and the seizure of Indigenous land under the guise of green energy, even though biofuels are clearly a false solution.
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The Answer is Us: Indigenous Youth Climate and Biodiversity Message
Indigenous forest defenders from across the tropics forged a new alliance this past week in the heart of West Papua’s rainforest, issuing the Sira Declaration.
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Joint Statement: Transforming the Fisheries Industry and Cross-Sectors through a Human Rights-Based Approach in the Asia Pacific Region
Today, Bangkok once again becomes the place where stakeholders discussed and reaffirmed their commitment to human rights. The 2025 UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum (7th UNRBHRF) convenes at a pivotal moment for Asia and the Pacific.