The RSPO challenged in Honduras and Germany

WRM Bulletin 193, September 11, 2013

Millions of hectares of industrial oil palm plantations have been expanding in many countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America with a well documented history of tropical deforestation – including enormous fires – and a sad toll of human rights violations.

However, the powerful interests behind this business continue actively promoting this crop, against a background of growing opposition at the local level.

Within this context the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was created. ... read more

Posted on 01:42 AM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, protest action, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), certification

(Deutsch) Früchte im Tank

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Posted on 08:51 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Visitor Programmes, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Streit um nachhaltiges Palmöl

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Posted on 08:42 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Ölpest

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Posted on 03:02 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Bahasa Indonesia) “Saya Hanya Bercerita, Tanpa Bumbu Peri Kemanusiaan”

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Posted on 01:06 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Activists demand justice for Munir on 9th anniversary

Jakarta Globe, September 7, 2013

Dessy Sagita

It has been nine years since Munir Said Thalib was silenced by arsenic poisoning as he sat on a Garuda Indonesia flight, but justice for the murdered political activist continues to elude his family.

„In the presidential decree signed by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, it was mentioned that the result of the investigation carried out by the fact-finding team would be reported to the president, and that the president would reveal the result to ... read more

Posted on 09:39 PM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, Munir, impunity

(Deutsch) Außer Kontrolle? Palmölanbau in Indonesien

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Posted on 04:07 AM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: labour, Government of Germany, Germany, Forum für nachhaltiges Palmöl (FONAP), Indonesia, land rights, human rights, NGO, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

(Deutsch) Streit über Ökosiegel für Palmöl

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Posted on 03:29 AM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Bahasa Indonesia) Bila election itu massa culasin caleg

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Posted on 08:49 PM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Forum Nachhaltiges Palmöl gegründet

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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