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(Deutsch) Im Rollstuhl zu den Orang-Utans

(Deutsch) Im Rollstuhl zu den Orang-Utans


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Posted on 03:22 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
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(Deutsch) Ein Jahr vor der Präsidentenwahl 2019: Der Pluralismus hat schon verloren

(Deutsch) Ein Jahr vor der Präsidentenwahl 2019: Der Pluralismus hat schon verloren


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Posted on 02:08 AM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Society & Religion
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Adapting in a carbon pool?

Adapting in a carbon pool?


Routledge, August 2018, A Critical Approach to Climate Change Adaption, Chapter III.8

Politicising climate change at Sumatra’s oil palm frontier

 ]onas Hein and Yvonne Kunz

 

Introduction

When visiting villages in Jambi province on the island of Sumatra in 2013, peasants told us that the Indonesian Government had recently proclaimed their forests to be ‘lungs of the earth’. This phrase is the local interpretation of a recent concept developed by economists and conservationists within the context ... read more

Posted on 01:58 AM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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Call for Papers: Law and Justice – Indonesia 20 years after ‘Reformasi’

Call for Papers: Law and Justice – Indonesia 20 years after ‘Reformasi’


Watch Indonesia,  August 02,  2018

A conference organized by Watch Indonesia!

Berlin, 9th – 11th November 2018

The year 1998 is considered as the year of ‘Reformasi’ which marked the end of dictatorship in Indonesia. The great pro-democratic demonstrations, especially those of students, ended dictator Suharto’s power who had led the country under military rule for 30 years. The movement’s demands were: (1) Replacement of Suharto as president; (2) Legal action against Suharto and his »Cronies«; (3) Elimination of ... read more

Posted on 02:40 AM in Activities, democracy, Justice, Indonesia
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(Deutsch) Verbreitung, Verlauf und Verharmlosung islamistischer Strömungen innerhalb indonesischer Gesellschaftsstrukturen

(Deutsch) Verbreitung, Verlauf und Verharmlosung islamistischer Strömungen innerhalb indonesischer Gesellschaftsstrukturen


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Posted on 02:18 AM in Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Society & Religion
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Indonesian billionaire using ‘shadow companies’ to clear forest for palm oil, report alleges

Indonesian billionaire using ‘shadow companies’ to clear forest for palm oil, report alleges


Mongabay, 11 April 2018

news.mongabay.com/2018/04/indonesian-billionaire-using-shadow-companies-to-clear-forest-for-palm-oil-report-alleges

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  • Two plantation companies linked to Anthoni Salim, Indonesia’s third-richest man, are deforesting a peat swamp in Borneo, according to new research by Aidenvironment.
  • In response to the findings, Citigroup said it was cancelling all lending agreements with IndoAgri, the Salim Group’s agribusiness arm.
  • The Salim Group was previously accused of being behind four companies at the forefront of illegal oil palm expansion in Indonesia’s Papua region, employing a complex network ... read more

Posted on 01:27 AM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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RSPO Principles and Criteria Draft (v2)

RSPO Principles and Criteria Draft (v2)


July 16, 2018

Dear RSPO Members and Consumer Goods Manufacturing Companies:

We are writing to you regarding the proposed revisions to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Principles & Criteria (P&C). The second draft was released recently for public consultation, ending on August 4, 2018.

The undersigned NGOs are concerned about existing deficiencies in the proposed requirements. Stronger reforms are needed to bring the P&C in line with the ‘no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation’ (NDPE) standards adopted by ... read more

Posted on 12:32 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Open Letters, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
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(Deutsch) Simbar Wareh

(Deutsch) Simbar Wareh


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Posted on 04:36 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Stur und selbstbestimmt

(Deutsch) Stur und selbstbestimmt


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Posted on 12:24 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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From Dreams to Nightmares

From Dreams to Nightmares


Tourism Watch, July 2018

https://www.tourism-watch.de/node/2669

Children as Victims of Sex Tourism in Bali

by Yuliati Umrah

Bali is a heaven for millions of tourists from other countries. Hotels, restaurants and other tourist facilities are mushrooming in the southern and central regions of Bali. Many Balinese women working in this sector also engage in sexual relations with foreign tourists. Where these relationships result in pregnancies, the women and children may eventually be left to their own devices. The Indonesian ... read more

Posted on 01:54 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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