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The English version of the Indonesian Constitutional Court's Decision regarding the 1999 Forestry Law is now available. The decision states that customary forests of…
As seen on Aljazeera China is no stranger to rural uprisings. Tens of thousands of protests erupt across the country each year” many over the illegal…
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As seen on the World Agroforestry Centre Small- and large-scale farmers in Riau province” Sumatra” have been blamed for the recent choking smoke smothering Singapore and…
As seen on the Though one of us lives in Central America and the other in Indonesia — nearly half the Earth’s circumference away from…
As seen on the Wall Street Journal Thick” stifling smoke clouds are an annual blight in the dry season on the Indonesian island of Sumatra” when…
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Inuit” Maya” Sami” Igorop” Mandinga” Maasai among Millions whose Leaders Find Common Ground at Arctic Meeting in Stand Against Land Grabs ALTA” NORWAY (12 JUNE…
Linking forest tenure reform” environmental compliance” and incentives: lessons from REDD+ initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon CIFOR has released the following new research on lessons…
Survival International During a rally of defiance” India’s Dongria Kondh have vowed to defend their Niyamgiri Hills against an open pit mine by British mining…
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As seen on Reuters The rights and access of indigenous peoples and communities to forest resources are under increasing threat from large land acquisitions and other…
As seen on REDD-Monitor Interview with Marcus Colchester” Senior Policy Advisor” Forest Peoples Programme” focussing on his work on Asia Pulp and Paper. The interview was…
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Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal Eight National Executive Committee Meeting May 16th and 17th” Silgadi Doti The Doti Declaration Paper The Eighth National Executive…
As seen on AMAN Jakarta” 27 May 2013 Indonesia's Constitutional Court on the judicial review of Law No.41 of 1999 on Forestry has decided that Customary…
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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…
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…
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…