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Mongabay: Court ruling invalidates Indonesian govt's claim to customary forest areas
May 21, 2013
As seen on Monabay In a landmark ruling, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has invalidated the Indonesian government's claim to millions of hectares of forest land, potentially giving indigenous and local communities the right to manage their customary forests, reports Mongabay... Read More
The Guardian: Peru spares Amazon rainforest from oil and gas push
May 21, 2013
As seen on the Guardian Peru has announced a bidding round for new oil and gas concessions but, contrary to what was initially expected, none of them are in the Amazon rainforest. Nine concessions are to be auctioned, state company Perupetro declared recently, but all of them are... Read More
Women News Network: Indonesia Court decision hopes to bring land rights back to the indigenous
May 21, 2013
Photo: David Gilbert/RAN As seen on the Women News Network (WNN) Jakarta, INDONESIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA: Indonesia’s indigenous people have just succeeded in getting larger power and access to land rights with authority over their own lands in what the FPP – Forests Peoples... Read More
The Southern Times: How land grabs hurt Africa
May 20, 2013
As seen on the Southern Times Wealthy states are currently purchasing millions of hectares of land in poor states throughout Africa. This is a problem for many reasons, including increasing rural poverty and driving millions of people off land that they... Read More
Courrier International (in French): Mozambique : la ruée vers l’arbre
May 17, 2013
Comme on le voit sur Courrier International L’exploitation des bois exotiques mozambicains prospère en dehors de tout contrôle et sur fond de corruption. Principal bénéficiaire : la Chine. En 2006, le Forum des organisations non... Read More
CIFOR Polex: Beyond carbon storage: the Congo Basin forest as rainmaker
May 17, 2013
As seen on CIFOR Responses to climate change are grouped into two main categories: mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change) and adaptation (adjusting livelihoods and life styles due to the influences of climate change). Amongst adaptation... Read More
CSE: Wind energy and small hydro power can exert severe environmental impacts
May 17, 2013
As seen on the Centre for Science and Environment India needs better green energy norms to offset these impacts Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) conference on ‘Green Norms for Green Energy’ shatters a lot of myths about the renewable energy sector. Discusses... Read More
Jakarta Globe: Constitutional Court Annuls Government Ownership of Customary Forests
May 17, 2013
Photo: EPA Photo/Bagus Indahono As seen on the Jakarta Globe In a landmark decision for indigenous rights, the Constitutional Court decided on Thursday to make null and void the government’s ownership of customary forest areas. The court eliminated the word “state”... Read More
Reuters: 5 facts: Why forests matter for food security
May 16, 2013
As seen on Reuters A woman poses with a locust between her teeth at a discovery lunch in Brussels, Sept. 20, 2012. Organisers of the event, which included cookery classes, hoped to draw attention to insects as a source of nutrition. Original... Read More
The Diplomat: Global Witness: IFC and Deutsche Bank Support Vietnamese Land Grabs
May 15, 2013
Photo: Flickr (ciat) As seen on The Diplomat Indochinese governments have faced fierce criticisms from their own people and abroad over land grabbing in recent years. But the response from leaders in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos has been collective lip service while big... Read More
