Response of environmentalists to Malaysian and Indonesian Palm Oil PR initiative

8th June 12007

Press release

Prepared by Watch Indonesia! and www.biofuelwatch.org

The Malaysian and Indonesian governments, and Malaysian Palm Oil Council, are undertaking a PR tour promoting Palm Oil production. This week a series of talks and seminars with EU legislators are being given in London, Brussels and Holland. http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Monday/Nation/BT625654.txt/Article/ http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=42181&newsdate=28-May-2007 European policy makers must be aware that there are many unanswered concerns remain for European NGOs about the sustainability and human rights of Palm Oil production. These are critical ... read more

Posted on 09:27 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), indigenous people, Indonesia, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

Open Letter to the Members of European Parliament – Re: EU Biofuel Policy

4th June 2007

URGENT: re amendments and vote on the Draft Opinion on A Roadmap for Renewable Energy in Europe (Rapporteur: Britta Thomsen)

Dear Madam/Sir, As you know, the European Commission is currently working on a proposal for a revised Biofuels Directive, expected to be published in autumn. According to these plans, 10% of all transport fuels have to be biofuels by 2020. Many organisations now prefer to call biofuels ‘agrofuels’, since the word ‘bio’ fuels creates an image ... read more

Posted on 09:41 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), poverty, biodiversity, food security, European Union (EU), indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction

(Bahasa Indonesia) Sembilan Tahun Reformasi Liberalisasi Parpol: Menjamur atau „Berjamur“?

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Indonesian version

Posted on 03:22 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, parliament, political parties, reformasi

(Deutsch) Geschichte eines Scheiterns

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German version

Posted on 05:26 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, justice, crisis 2006, human rights, East Timor, criminal prosecution, transitional justice, independence, United Nations, dealing with the past, truth commission

(Deutsch) Rohstoffe – Fluch oder Segen?

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Posted on 03:58 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), illegal logging, Indonesia, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Holzraubbau und Brandrodung bedrohen Sumatras Urwald

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German version

Posted on 01:07 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), illegal logging, Indonesia, disasters, palm oil, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate

What Future for Papua?

April 2007

Alex Flor, Marianne Klute, Petra Stockmann

The Helsinki agreement of 2005 marks the historic peace process for Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh. After three decades of violence and repression, the long self determination conflict is in the process of being resolved. Both the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government have made substantial concessions for this to happen. However, for the second most burning and long lasting self-determination conflict, concerning Indonesia’s easternmost region Papua, formerly ... read more

Posted on 01:52 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: mining, indigenous people, Indonesia, conflict resolution, land rights, Megawati Sukarnoputri, OPM, Papua, law, reformasi, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, special autonomy

(Deutsch) Mit der Lufthansa von Ambon nach Jayapura

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German version

Posted on 07:23 AM in "In the Spotlight", Indonesia, Publications
Tags: Indonesia, USA, economy and business

(Bahasa Indonesia) Perluas Kewenangan MK

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Posted on 03:29 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: German-Indonesian relations, Indonesia, judicial system, reformasi, state & nation building, constitution, constitutional court, administration

Constitutional Court judge a lifetime duty: Analysts

Jakarta Post, 17 April 2007

Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Any revisions to the Constitutional Court law should be focused on minimizing the influence political powers have on the court’s judges, observers told a discussion here Monday.

One possibility, they said, would be changing the selection mechanism concerning the court’s nine judges who have the final say on a range of issues including the annulment of laws, dissolution of political parties, election disputes and impeachment ... read more

Posted on 11:17 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, judicial system, constitution