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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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Protect Indigenous Peoples and Forests: Revoke Plantation Permits for PT Permata Nusa Mandiri
JOINT STATEMENT Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability in Tanah Papua
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Investigation indicates FSC-certified company intentionally used fire to clear Indonesian forests for palm oil
Greenpeace International collaborated with Forensic Architecture – a research collective based at Goldsmiths University of London, which uses spatial analysis to reconstruct cases of human rights violations and environmental destruction – to investigate whether the cause of the fires could be identified in Korindo’s palm oil concessions in Papua.
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Land management ministry awarded ‘trophy’ for year-long defiance of supreme court order to open forest data
NGOs took action today in front of the Indonesian ministry responsible for lands to protest its failure to implement a Supreme Court decision ordering forest data be released to the public.
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Six years of moratorium: How much of Indonesia’s forests have been protected?
Jakarta, 4 May 2017 – During the six years since its declaration, the area protected under Indonesia’s moratorium on new licenses in primary forest and peatland has undergone ten revisions, which saw it cut by 2.7 million hectares, an area around five times the size of Bali. During this time, fires and deforestation have also…
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Mansinam Renewable Energy Initiative: The Energy Revolution starts here
To mark Gospel Landing Day, Greenpeace has launched a pilot project promoting renewable energy in the Mansinam island.