Agrofuels and the Myth of the Marginal Lands

September 2008

A briefing by The Gaia Foundation, Biofuelwatch, the African Biodiversity Network, Salva La Selva, Watch Indonesia! and EcoNexus

MARGINAL, IDLE, DEGRADED, UNDER–UTLISED, SLEEPING, WASTELANDS AND ABANDONED CROPLANDS: all of these are different terms for what is being promoted as the „solution” to the impacts of growing crops for agrofuels. Partly in order to respond to accusations that agrofuels (also known as biofuels) compete with food production, some policy makers have proposed that agrofuel crops should be planted on ... read more

Posted on 03:06 AM in Agro Fuels, joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, carbon, land rights, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Verpasste Chancen, unerfüllte Versprechen

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Posted on 12:31 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, religion, impunity, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice, crimes against humanity

(Deutsch) Holz-Monokulturen im Großmaßstab bedrohen das Leben

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Posted on 03:57 PM in Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction

(Bahasa Indonesia) 24 Tahun Tragedi Priok, „Kesempatan Yang Hilang…“

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Indonesian version

Posted on 06:26 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice

(Bahasa Indonesia) Peringatan Tragedi Priok

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Posted on 06:03 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, Jakarta, human rights, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Widerstand gegen den Konzern Sinar Mas

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Posted on 04:26 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, plantations, environment and climate, economy and business

Govt slammed for human rights abuses

The Jakarta Post, 12 September 2008

Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Fatimah Azzahra, the daughter of a 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre victim, shook hands with Paramadina University rector Anies Baswedan after being awarded a scholarship from the university.
„This is part of our effort to assure these victims that they still have a future despite the tragedy,“ Anies told hundreds of human rights victims who were gathered at the office of the Commission for ... read more

Posted on 01:33 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, justice, human rights, military, criminal prosecution, Tanjung Priok, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Wilmar weiter auf Raubbau-Kurs

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Posted on 02:31 AM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, palm oil, Papua, plantations, protest action, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Sumatra, economy and business, certification

(Bahasa Indonesia) Press release seminar „Reformasi Birokrasi di Indonesia“

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Posted on 12:04 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: poverty, Germany, Indonesia, corruption, law, administration, economy and business

(Deutsch) Umstrittene Goldmine: CS prüft Finanzierung

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Posted on 11:04 AM in Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Australia, mining, Indonesia, Sulawesi, environment and climate