The Bisnis online publishes two articles on oil palm black campaigns (16/02/2015 21:02 WIB)1 and oil palm negative campaigns (18/02/2015 14:25 WIB)2 represent perceptions of government and business people. Readers and public have rights to actual and objective information and news. This article will not question the meaning of black and negative campaigns. This article […]
Joint Press Statement ELSAM – Fransiscans International – Sitas Desa – Aryo Blitar Farmers Association (PPAB) – TuK Indonesia – Consortium of Agrarian Reform (KPA) – AURIGA Holcim Ltd Must Be Responsible for the Acquisition of the Rights to Cultivate of the People of Ringinrejo Jakarta-Geneva, 19/03 – Today, the civil societies, that have supported […]
Raras Cahyafitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Business | Tue, March 17 2015, 5:59 AM The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is assessing several policy options that will help biofuel producers fulfill demand, which continues to rise following the implementation of mandatory biodiesel blending. The ministry’s director general for new-renewable and conservation of energy, Rida […]
Indonesia: Environmental groups protest over activist murder, send joint letter to Asia Pulp and Paper & govts. Author: Paul Newman, Environmental Investigation Agency “Environmental groups protest over Indonesian activist murder”, 6 March 2015 The…Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is one of 25 organisations to send a joint letter of protest over the murder of Indonesian activist […]
March 4, 2015 JAMBI-INDONESIA: A farmer and environmental defenders activist murdered by Security Force of PT. WKS (Wirakarya Sakti), a subsidiary of APP (Asia Pulp and Paper – Sinar Mas Group). ISSUES: LEGAL SUPREMACY, RIGHTS OF LOCAL FARMERS AND COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS, HUMAN RIGHTS, BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. Dear All, Indonesian Forum for Environment (WALHI) […]
Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi | Headlines | Wed, March 04 2015, 6:45 AM Seven security guards of PT Wirakarya Sakti (WKS), a pulpwood supplier for giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), have surrendered to the police after allegedly beating a farmer to death in Jambi. “Accompanied by their lawyers, they surrendered at about […]
Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi | Headlines | Wed, March 04 2015, 6:45 AM Seven security guards of PT Wirakarya Sakti (WKS), a pulpwood supplier for giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), have surrendered to the police after allegedly beating a farmer to death in Jambi. “Accompanied by their lawyers, they surrendered at about […]
Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi | Headlines | Tue, March 03 2015, 6:26 AM Environmental group Greenpeace has suspended cooperation with giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) as police are trying to prevent further violence after a farmer was allegedly beaten to death in Jambi by guards linked to the company. Bustar Maitar, the […]
March 1, 2015 Via Electronic Mail The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 Re: Comments on the Draft Environmental and Social Framework – ESS10 and Implications on Accountability WB Submission on ESS10 and accountability_FINAL Dear Safeguards Team, We, the undersigned organizations, provide the following comments on the first draft of World Bank’s […]
February 2015 Dear Members of the European Parliament, We, the undersigned organisations, as representatives of civil society from across Asia, Africa and Latin America, are seriously concerned about the devastating impact that Europe’s demand for biofuels is having on our forests and millions of our people, and about its significant contribution to rising greenhouse gas […]
