Indonesia finds one-fifth of palm oil plantations are illegal
- Bloomberg
- 10 October 2019
About 19% of Indonesia’s palm oil plantations are unlicensed. The government now plans to take back unplanted palm oil concessions.
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Huile de palme : les ONGs contre le financement des agro-industriels
- VOA Afrique
- 10 October 2019
Déforestation et accaparement des terres au Cameroun par les agro-industriels du secteur de l’huile de palme, l’ONG Milieudefensie, pointe le doigt accusateur sur certaines banques néerlandaises et européennes.
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Saving Aru: The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution
- Gecko Project
- 09 October 2019
For decades, the island of Aru escaped the attention of companies clearing Indonesia’s rainforests. But then it came into the sights of the Menara Group, which wanted to plant sugarcane across nearly two-thirds of Aru.
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Liberian and Indonesian communities report their grievances with Dutch bank ABN Amro
- Milieudefensie
- 07 October 2019
Community representatives, impacted by palm oil companies in Liberia and Indonesia have traveled to the Netherlands to convey their grievances with ABN Amro, the financier of those companies.
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Palm oil, pineapples threaten Southeast Asia's indigenous lands
- Reuters
- 24 September 2019
Palm oil plantations in Indonesia and commercial fruit orchards in the Philippines have uprooted indigenous people and rural communities from their land, despite laws put in place to protect them, human rights groups said.
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Indonesia: Indigenous peoples losing their forests
- Human Rights Watch
- 22 September 2019
The Indonesian government is failing to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples who have lost their traditional forests and livelihoods to oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan and Jambi provinces, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch.
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Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter
- Mongabay
- 19 September 2019
Korindo, a major palm oil operator in Indonesia’s Papua region, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to delay the publication of a report highlighting its various violations there.
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UAE intends to invest in Central Kalimantan's food crops
- Antara
- 05 August 2019
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent a delegation to Central Kalimantan in Indonesia to observe several areas as a follow up to a plan to invest in food crops in the province.
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L’accord commercial du RCEP va intensifier l’accaparement de terres en Asie
- GRAIN
- 30 July 2019
Le RCEP changera la manière dont les gouvernements décident des droits fonciers et qui a accès à la terre. Il pourrait par conséquent intensifier l’accaparement des terres en Asie. Nouvel article de GRAIN.
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13 alasan koalisi masyarakat tolak RUU Pertanahan
- Tempo
- 23 July 2019
Sejumlah koalisi masyarakat sipil menolak pembahasan dan pengesahan Rancangan Undang-undang atau RUU Pertanahan oleh Komisi II Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat yang dipandang memperluas peluang monopoli dengan tidak diberlakukannya pembatasan penguasaan tanah.
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How the women of Indonesia rose up against land grabbing
- Forest People Programme
- 17 July 2019
Indonesia indigenous women’s movement has undoubtedly made a significant contribution to the fight against land grabbing. However, much more work is required to protect the rights of these women, and more importantly to ensure that they do not have to fight these battles in the first place.
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28 percent of Indonesia’s palm oil landbank is stranded
- CRR
- 16 July 2019
Report discusses figures and trends in the palm oil industry since 2017 and argues that oil palm development on forest and peatland will remain economically unviable for the foreseeable future.
