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Greenpeace Philippines supports California lawsuit vs. fossil fuel companies
The fossil fuel industry is robbing us all blind. The world’s governments must step up and make these polluters pay for their crimes.
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West Papuan Indigenous Win As Jakarta Court Rules Against Palm Oil Company
Awyu Indigenous landowners and environmentalists have welcomed the Jakarta Administrative Court decision that has the potential to save 65,415 hectares of pristine rainforest, six times the area of the city of Paris
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ASEAN urged to provide implementing guidelines to protect Southeast Asian migrant fishers and ratify C-188
The ASEAN Declaration on the Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers is an important first step towards eradicating forced labour and human rights abuses in the fishing industry, but the declaration needs to be actualised in order to make a difference. Together with Team 9, we want ASEAN to move the discussion forward and provide…
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Thai Court rules on PRTR implementation to be carried out by Industry Ministry
Civil society will closely monitor measures set by the new government to address PM 2.5 issues as this threatens public health and well-being. We will call for a faster implementation, as health protection is the most urgent agenda.
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Court Hears of Awyu Women’s Dependence on Customary Forest Land
Awyu woman Antonia Noyagi told the court of her people’s forestland management practices, and her fear that destroying the forest to make way for a corporate plantation will impact Awyu women above all others.
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Witnesses tell of intimidation against indigenous landowners, refute palm oil company claims in West Papuan Environment Lawsuit
Kasimus Awe of the Auyu People explained to the Jayapura State Administrative Court what he described as intimidation directed towards opponents of the company plans. Meanwhile Arief Rossi Ramadhan described the process carried out to set down on paper the boundaries of their traditional land.
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The Versatile and Indispensable Nibung Tree: Courtroom Testimony of Indigenous Auyu Fighting to Save Their Forest from Palm Oil
Gergorius Yame and Hendrikus Woro packed their bags to travel from West Papua to take the stand in a Jakarta courtroom, they brought items of evidence in the form of customary forest products – loincloths, motu bark bags, Nibung tree fronds and sago.
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Greenpeace to ASEAN: No time to waste, act on transboundary haze
ASEAN ministers must do away with national pride issues and use the next two days to strengthen and improve the regional roadmap on Transboundary Haze to protect ASEAN citizens and hold businesses and industries accountable for fanning the flames
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Sea sand export returns after a 20 year ban
The Indonesian government had previously banned the export of sea sand. In February 2003, the Minister of Industry and Trade, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and the Minister of the Environment issued a joint decree which regulated this matter. At that time, the decree was made to prevent environmental damage leading to the…
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Greenpeace calls for climate reparations as country braces for impacts from Typhoon Mawar
The Philippine government must demand reparations for losses and damages from fossil fuel companies. At the same time governments around the world must ensure that these companies undertake a fast and fair transition away from fossil fuels, and pay up for their role in climate disasters.
