By Rahmawati Retno Winarni, Edi Sutrisno & Norman Jiwan Perkumpulan Transformasi untuk Keadilan Indonesia or TuK INDONESIA trusts that making palm oil industry both responsible and accountable cannot be solely achieved only by the enforcement of voluntary standards and production certification implementations. There finance and supply chain sectors are legitimately powerful aspects that are also […]
Posted On 22 Sep 2014 By : Global Indonesian Voices 0 Comments Tag: Gas,Mafia Migas, Oil Jakarta. Indonesia’s oil and gas mafia is known to have been in existence from the New Order period. There have been allegations that the group, which is popularly called the ‘mafia migas’, operates to enrich the individuals involved. Today, 22 September 2014, […]
Monday, 30 June 2014 09:35 By Raven Rakia, Truthout| News Analysis Chico Mendes and his wife, Ilsamar Mendes, at their home in Xapuri, Acre, Brazil. (Photo: Miranda Smith, Miranda Productions, Inc.) Truthout readers like you made this story possible. Show your support for independent news and make a tax-deductible donation today! On the first weekend in April, […]
The Chico Vive conference, April 4-6, 2014, will take place at American University’s School of International Service in Washington, D.C. Marina Silva, Brazil’s former environment minister, and John Knox, the UN’s independent expert on human rights and the environment, will be keynote speakers.Grassroots activists and experts from many countries will also speak. The conference will […]
ENVIRONMENTAL PAPER NETWORK, MARCH 2014 EPN_Vision_FINAL_English_JUNE17-2 OUR VISION We share a common vision of a forest, pulp and paper industry that contributes to a clean, healthy, just and sustainable future for all life on earth. We seek a world with new consumption patterns that meet the needs of all people while eliminating waste and over-consumption, […]
17 February, 2014 Palm oil companies have long been criticised for their damaging clearance, of both forests and peatlands, which contributes significantly to global warming. It is estimated that Indonesia, where deforestation is still increasing despite Presidential promises to halt it, is the world’s third highest emitter of green house gases. This is mainly due […]
A new investigation by environmental groups shows that palm oil producers misled local farmers resulting in disputed community land contract agreements between the two groups. Read more below to find out the surprising way that the palm oil companies and the Indonesian government are addressing these grievances. A widely-heralded effort to spare carbon-dense rainforests and […]
Golden Agri-Resources and APRIL, two Singapore-based firms implicated in last year’s worst haze crisis, have been accused of falling short of their commitments to sustainability practices in Indonesia In two separate announcements this week, Singapore-based Golden Agri-Resources and Asia Pacific Resources International Limited or APRIL were called out for unsustainable practices in Indonesia, almost six […]
PRESS RELEASE A new report, launched today, shows that efforts by one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil companies, PT SMART, to set aside forests as ‘carbon stores’ in the centre of Borneo are flawed. Indigenous peoples and local fisherfolk are objecting to the way these impositions curtail their land rights and restrict their livelihoods. PT […]
17 January, 2014 PRESS INFORMATION – For immediate release A new report, launched today, shows that efforts by one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil companies, PT SMART, to set aside forests as ‘carbon stores’ in the centre of Borneo are flawed. Indigenous peoples and local fisherfolk are objecting to the way these impositions curtail their […]
