Addressing the impacts of the EU’s agrofuels policies on Indonesia

04 September 2013

Rocketing carbon emissions; forests burned or bulldozed and wildlife habitats destroyed; the livelihoods of forest-dependent peoples devastated, their ancestral lands taken without consent. In Indonesia, the devastating costs of the EU’s agrofuel revolution are clear and it is time Europe took responsibility.

In September 2013, international campaigners Nur Hidayati of Walhi (Friends of the Earth Indonesia) and Bondan Andriyanu of Sawit Watch („Oil Palm Watch“) join EU NGOs to present this message to EU decision-makers. They show what life ... read more

Posted on 04:43 AM in Agro Fuels, joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, carbon, land rights, NGO, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Forum Nachhaltiges Palmöl gegründet

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German version

Posted on 09:31 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), democracy, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, palm oil, plantations, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business, certification

(Deutsch) Grüne Seife gegen Palmöl-Greenwashing

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Posted on 07:01 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

Palm Oil: No Thanks!

Berlin, 02 September 2013

Joint press release by Rainforest Rescue, Society for Threatened Peoples, Robin Wood, Urgewald and Watch Indonesia!

 We scrub away the palm oil lobby’s dirty greenwashing

Activists from Rainforest Rescue, the Society for Threatened Peoples, Robin Wood, Urgewald  and Watch Indonesia! are scrubbing the pavements in front of  two conference venues used by palm oil lobbyists in Berlin. The environmental and human rights organisations are protesting against today’s inaugural meeting of the “Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil” and ... read more

Posted on 03:42 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, palm oil, protest action, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

(Deutsch) Orang Utans in Gefahr!

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Posted on 05:00 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, palm oil, protest action, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Streit um Palmöl geht in die nächste Runde

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Posted on 08:59 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), democracy, Indonesia, human rights, palm oil, plantations, protest action, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Bahasa Indonesia) Kunjungan SBY ke Jerman Disambut Demonstrasi

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Posted on 11:28 PM in Agro Fuels, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, human rights, Papua, protest action, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, environment and climate, arms trade

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 08:57 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, History & Overview, Human Development, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: labour, poverty, biodiversity, Government of Germany, Germany, export credit agency (ECA), history and overview, Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, land rights, human rights, East Timor, palm oil, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, religion, Sumatra, environment and climate, United Nations, arms trade

(Deutsch) Indonesien – Traumziel für Investoren?

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Posted on 02:10 PM in Agro Fuels, democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Development, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), democracy, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, political parties, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 08:14 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Development, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Land & Indigenous Rights, East Timor, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, State- & Nation-Building, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch's Studies and Reports, SUARA magazine
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, East Timor, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, state & nation building, Sumatra, tourism, United Nations, dealing with the past, economy and business