(Deutsch) Palmöl im Tank: Offener Brief an Wirtschaftsminister Altmaier

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Posted on 10:01 PM in Agro Fuels, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Open Letters, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), ArbeiterInnen, Government of Germany, European Union (EU), Indonesia, carbon, human rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) „Wir sind bereit zum Widerstand“

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Posted on 10:30 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: mining, Germany, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, carbon, corruption, human rights, environment and climate, Wasserversorgung, economy and business

French bank backs out of financing Indonesian coal plant

In the spotlight, 10 January 2017 

by Yvonne Kunz

For the first time at the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Bali 2007 and again with the ratification of the Paris Agreement, Indonesia has pledged to take serious emission reduction actions. As one of the biggest emitters worldwide, the pledge is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 29 per cent by 2030, and up to 41 per cent with foreign support including technology and finance. The main contributors to toxic ... read more

Posted on 03:53 PM in "In the Spotlight", Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Energie, Finanzierung, Indonesia, Klimakonferenz, Kohleabbau, carbon, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Keine Regenwaldzerstörung für Palmölplantagen

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Posted on 01:16 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, carbon, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

Problem Palmöl

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Posted on 07:10 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, carbon, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, certification

EPN welcomes Asia Pulp and Paper’s commitment on forest restoration and conservation

28 April 2014

Media release

The Environmental Paper Networks (EPN) of Europe and North America cautiously welcome today’s announcement by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) of a plan to work with global and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to restore and support the conservation of one million hectares of rainforest across Indonesia.

With its announcement, APP commits to all elements of “The First Test”, a set of Performance Milestones developed by the EPN in September last year (1), to guide the ... read more

Posted on 11:43 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, carbon, land rights, NGO, palm oil, pulp and paper, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Handeln ist gefragt!

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Posted on 02:40 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Government of Germany, Germany, European Union (EU), Indonesia, carbon, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

Europe’s agrofuels vote fails on food sovereignty, rights and climate

13 September 2013

Joint statement by DTE, 11.11.11, Misereror, Watch Indonesia! and WALHI

A crucial vote on agrofuels in the European Parliament on September 11th has failed to fix a flawed policy which is driving deforestation, landgrabbing, human rights abuses and undermining communities’ food sovereignty in producer countries like Indonesia.

Members of the European Parliament set a 6% cap on the use of agrofuels (land-based biofuels) to meet Europe’s demand for fuel – currently, Europe’s agrofuel consumption is 4.7%. This ... read more

Posted on 09:04 PM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), food security, European Union (EU), Indonesia, carbon, land rights, human rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate