(Deutsch) Agrokraftstoffe: Vom Wundermittel zum Desaster
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(Deutsch) Agrokraftstoffe: Vom Wundermittel zum Desaster
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(Deutsch) Nicht auf Kosten anderer
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German versionPosted on 12:47 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
New report calls for ‘reality check’ on biofuels
Biofuelwatch, 03 July 2007
Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Paris, 3 July 2007. For immediate release.The rush for ‘biofuels’ is already causing serious damage, according to a new report by 11 civil society organisations from around the world.
Agrofuels – towards a reality check in nine key areas sets out considerable evidence that the spread of what are more accurately called ‘agrofuels’ – liquid fuels produced from biomass grown in large-scale monocultures, mostly in the global south – ... read more
Posted on 10:03 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
(Deutsch) Biokraftwerke verbrennen Regenwald
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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
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
(Deutsch) Rohstoffe – Fluch oder Segen?
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(Deutsch) Holzraubbau und Brandrodung bedrohen Sumatras Urwald
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German versionPosted on 01:07 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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
(Deutsch) Run auf Bio-Diesel tötet Orang-Utans
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German versionPosted on 01:26 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media