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Awyu People’s Struggle to Defend Forest Home from Palm Oil Rejected in Court; Community Files Cassation Appeal
Hendrikus Woro remains steadfast in his pursuit of justice to protect the Indigenous lands of his community from encroachment by the palm oil industry, today submitting a Cassation appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Samai Panthakote: Community Leader and Defender of Forests
The government claims that the wind turbine project is good for carbon offsetting. But this area already has forests rich enough to store carbon. This lush forest is our home.
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Verdict a setback for Awyu Indigenous People and Papuan forests
Regret over a court’s rejection of Awyu People's environmental and climate change lawsuit challenging the issuance of an environmental permit for a company to clear Awyu traditional forest lands.
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From the Papuan wilderness, indigenous youths unite and call on ID government to save remaining forests
The camp was organized to encourage indigenous youths play an active role in responding to environmental problems, as well as to empower them to ask the government to recognize our customary land and our rights as Indigenous People.
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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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Stand with the Indigenous Auyu to defend Papuan Forests
For the Auyu, defending their forest lands in cold courtrooms might be their last recourse to protect their homes and livelihood- to preserve their culture and way of life. It is vital that their voices be heard, and they need our support.
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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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Clear Papuan Voice Festival 17-18 March
Jakarta hosts the Clear Papuan Voice Festival (Suara Jernih Papua). This free event, a collaboration between Greenpeace…
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West Papuan Indigenous Defender Files Lawsuit Over Palm Oil Company Forestland Grab
Indigenous leader, Hendrikus ‘Franky’ Woro, today filed an environmental and land rights lawsuit challenging the plan by a Malaysian-owned palm oil company to clear tens…
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Transparency, Indigenous Rights Need Inking in to Indonesia-Norway Forests Agreement
As representatives of Indonesia and Norway work over the coming weeks on the details of a renewed climate partnership, Greenpeace Indonesia points to some important issues for inclusion to ensure the agreement does help to bring about urgently needed change to Indonesia’s trajectory of deforestation.