(Deutsch) „Palmöl zerstört unser Leben“

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Posted on 01:55 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, transmigration, environment and climate, economy and business

(Bahasa Indonesia) Oleh karena PKB Inginkan Nomor Tiga

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Posted on 04:29 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, political parties, law, elections

Exploitation des ressources et sécurité en Indonésie

KOFF-Newsletter Nr. 64, 01. Februar 2008

http://www.swisspeace.ch/typo3/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/KOFF/Newsletter/2008/64_f.pdf

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La première table ronde du KOFF consacrée cette année à l’Indonésie a montré pourquoi les conflits locaux étaient le plus souvent des conflits pour des ressources dans ce pays.

Oratrice invitée, Marianne Klute a expliqué le contexte de l’octroi de concessions pour l’exploitation des forêts primaires indonésiennes par des sociétés industrielles à Sumatra, à Kalimantan et en Papouasie occidentale. Elle a aussi exposé comment ... read more

Posted on 06:27 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, security sector, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, human rights, rain forest destruction, security sector, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Bank Jerman Batal Danai Proyek MSM

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Posted on 05:56 PM in Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: mining, Indonesia, Sulawesi, environment and climate

Forests in Papua: Data and Facts

26th January 2008

by Marianne Klute, Watch Indonesia!

Contribution to the Forest Conference of the West Papua Network in Witten

„The last frontier“ – that’s what the environmental organisation Telapak calls the forests of Papua. During the few decades, forests have been clearcut everywhere in Indonesia. Papua is the last region with surviving large continuous forests. In recent years, however, Papua has become a hotspot for the timber industry. The forest has been vanishing rapidly, and police measures against ... read more

Posted on 03:44 PM in Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: Indonesia, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Halal – ein islamisches Marketinginstrument

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Posted on 05:26 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia, religion, economy and business

(Bahasa Indonesia) Diampunin, Diadilin atow Didamaii

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Posted on 10:00 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, impunity, transitional justice

German Bank Pulls Out of Controversial Indonesian Gold Mine Scheme

18th January 2008

Urgewald + Watch Indonesia!, press note

The Indonesian province of North Sulawesi is a biodiversity hotspot and harbors some of the world’s most spectacular nature areas. Northern Sulawesi is also home to a series of gold deposits, the largest of which is known by the name of Toka Tindung. Plans to establish gold mining operations here have met with widespread resistance both from local inhabitants and the Provincial government, who fear that the mines would disrupt ... read more

Posted on 08:47 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Germany, Indonesia, protest action, government, Sulawesi, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Christen und Muslime in Konfliktgebieten: Aceh

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Posted on 03:20 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Indonesia, law, regional conflicts, religion

(Deutsch) Im Namen der Profitgier

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Posted on 08:01 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), indigenous people, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, carbon, land rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, economy and business