Palm Oil Monocultures Will Never be Sustainable

November 02, 2009

Open Letter to RSPO and WWF

One year ago, the “International Declaration Against the ‘Greenwashing’ of Palm Oil by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil” was published, signed by over 250 organisations worldwide (http://www.regenwald.org/international/englisch/news.php?id=1070). Since then, the RSPO has continued to certify palm oil produced by companies which are directly responsible for violating the rights of local communities, for the ongoing destruction of rainforests and peatlands and other abuses against people, the environment ... read more

Posted on 03:36 PM in Agro Fuels, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business, certification

(Deutsch) Kahlschlag für Palmöl

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German version

Posted on 03:55 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Mining, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), mining, violence, illegal logging, indigenous people, Indonesia, carbon, human rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, Police, protest action, rain forest destruction, security sector, transmigration, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Der Untergang der Waldmenschen

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Posted on 01:56 PM in Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, Papua, press freedom, rain forest destruction

(Deutsch) Tausende Tote auf Sumatra befürchtet

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German version

Posted on 05:57 PM in Disasters, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, Sumatra

(Deutsch) Indonesische Provinz verschärft Gesetz Steinigung bei Ehebruch

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Posted on 06:32 PM in Aceh, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, justice, human rights, rule of law, religion, special autonomy

(Bahasa Indonesia) Kami Mengecam Aksi Pembakaran Buku!!

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Indonesian version

Posted on 04:05 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: history and overview, Indonesia, human rights, military, Freedom of Expression, independence

(Deutsch) Wir müssen unser Konsumverhalten ändern

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German version

Posted on 09:26 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), poverty, Government of Germany, decentralization, indigenous people, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, conflict resolution, corruption, land rights, human rights, military, palm oil, Papua, plantations, Police, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, forced eviction

Solidarity Statement on the Arrest of Young Timorese Students

01 September 2009

[Note: those arrested were held close to the maximum 72 hours allowed by law before being brought to court, where they were released without charge. – JMM/ETAN] To Ex. Dr. Longuinos Monteiro, General Commander of the Timor-Leste National Police

We, representatives of different international solidarity organizations, call for the immediate release of the three university students who were arrested at the press conference in front of the Hotel Timor on 30 August 2009. We call for all charges be ... read more

Posted on 04:18 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, human rights, East Timor, Papua, Police, Freedom of Expression, rule of law, solidarity

Lapindo mud volcano in Sidoardjo

Suara No. 1/09, August 2009

by Marianne Klute

Translated into English by biofuelwatch, September 2009

The scale of the catastrophe becomes apparent only from the air: A layer of mud has covered sixteen villages, schools, rice paddies, even the motorway to Surabaya. More than 50,000 people who lived here until three years ago have lost everything. People continue to survive in tents. They see themselves as victims of Indonesia’s biggest environmental scandal.

End of May 2006: Lapindo Brantas, a company which ... read more

Posted on 09:51 PM in Disasters, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, SUARA magazine
Tags: mining, Indonesia, disasters, land rights, Umwelt, economy and business

The Bakrie Group

Suara No. 1/09, August 2009

by Marianne Klute

Translated into English by biofuelwatch, September 2009

The Bakrie case offers an interesting insight into the intertwining of politics and business in Indonesia, a lesson to be learned about business practices in Indonesia, based on the exploitation of Indonesia’s valuable resources for the benefit of individuals and the lack of will to build a consolidated and responsible economy, and, last not least, provides data on the involvement of international capital in ... read more

Posted on 09:50 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, SUARA magazine
Tags: Asian crisis, Indonesia, Kohleabbau, palm oil, plantations, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Umwelt, economy and business