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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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Deforestation: Playing With Fire | An analysis of Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 policy
Greenpeace Indonesia's analysis of the FOLU Net Sink 2030 policy found that this policy could backfire on the effort to ensure the survival of the nation’s forests. Instead of absorbing emissions, the FOLU Net Sink 2030 strategy risks perpetuating deforestation and the destruction of natural forests.
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Asia Pulp and Paper Sinarmas slammed over broken no deforestation and peatland promises
Greenpeace International today released a review and 10-year report card exposing the broken promises of Asia Pulp and Paper Sinarmas (APP Sinarmas) on deforestation, peatland and social conflict in its Feb 2013 Forest Conservation Policy.
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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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Greenpeace Indonesia responds to rainforest giant pact
Kiki Taufik, Global Head of Greenpeace Indonesia’s Forest Campaign, responded to announcement of an alliance between rainforest nations Indonesia, Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo
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Half-Measures Won’t Protect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Grime Nawa Valley
A flurry of forestry permit revocations by President Joko Widodo in early 2022 now seems to have been little more than a charade, with no subsequent law enforcement efforts by the national government.
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Newly discovered orangutan species in Indonesia already at risk
Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of orangutan in the north of Sumatra Island.
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World’s largest palm oil grower forced to restore over 1,000ha of rainforest
Jakarta- Under strong pressure from its customers and civil society, Malaysian palm oil company FELDA Global Ventures (FGV) has promised to restore over 1,000 hectares of the peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. [1] This is the first time that a palm oil company has been forced to restore rainforest and peatland in order to…
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Major palm oil company promises to protect forests
There's been a major development in our campaign to protect Indonesia's forests.
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Palm oil giant IOI moves to eliminate deforestation and human rights abuses from supply chain
The IOI Group, one of the world’s largest palm oil traders, has today made a significant commitment to address deforestation and exploitation throughout its supply chain.