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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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Thailand’s Coastal communities and Indigenous Peoples are fighting for their right to development.
Ranong is home to the country’s largest mangrove forest which will be threatened by a motorway and a dual-track railway titled “Land Bridge”
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Indigenous youth are rising: Across tropical forests, a new generation speaks with a unified voice
Deep within the forest of Sira Village, West Papua, nearly 100 young Indigenous Leaders gathered for a Forest Defenders Camp.
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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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Indigenous Peoples Month: A Time to Recognise & Align with the True Stewards of the Environment
Messages of solidarity, defiance, and hope from the world’s great tropical forests
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‘Paradise Silenced’ Photo Book: Greenpeace’s Two Decades Documenting Stories and Struggles in West Papua
Greenpeace Indonesia has launched a photo book titled 'Paradise Silenced' following International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
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Indonesia’s Carbon Offset Failures Show Climate Polluters Must Pay, Can’t ‘Trade’ Away Their Responsibilities
Baku/Jakarta, 20 November 2024 – Greenpeace Indonesia pushed today for governments gathered at the UN’s annual climate talks to directly finance communities who do the real work of protecting high…
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Dark Day for Indigenous Forests in Tanah Papua as Supreme Court Rejects Awyu Tribe’s Final Appeal
Members of the Awyu community had lodged an appeal to protect their customary forest in Boven Digoel, South Papua, from industrial palm oil expansion. The ruling marks yet another setback for Indigenous and local communities striving to safeguard their environment through legal channels.
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2045 and Beyond: Will ASEAN Leaders Prioritise Environmental and Human Rights or a Dirty Economy?
6 Oct 2024 – As the region’s leaders chart the way ahead via ASEAN Vision 2045, it is imperative to ensure that human rights are at the forefront. We urge…