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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.
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Asia Pulp and Paper Walks Back on its 2013 Commitment to No Deforestation
Asia Pulp and Paper Walks Back on its 2013 Commitment to No Deforestation
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SEA-Bling Solidarity: Southeast Asia’s Light in the Dark
Sometimes, solidarity doesn’t begin with a march or a manifesto. It starts quietly, in the smallest corners of the internet.
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Thai Parliament Unanimously Approves PRTR Draft Law, Advancing Environmental Transparency and Public Health Rights
The Thai Parliament unanimously approved in principle the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) draft law