Grains, meat, sugar, palm oil, pulp and paper, coal, aluminium, copper, gold, oil. Just some of the commodities that corporations take from the lands of indigenous peoples to ship around the world in order to generate profits.
Indonesia
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Introducing LifeMosaic’s “Territories of Life: A video toolkit for indigenous peoples about land and rights”
LifeMosaic has produced an excellent new series of 10 videos, sharing “stories of resistance, resilience and hope with communities on the frontline of the global rush for land”. The video series is titled, “Territories of Life: A video toolkit for indigenous peoples about land and rights”.
Can REDD save Indonesia’s peatlands from burning?
The Straits Times reports that the bill for this year’s fires in Indonesia could be as high as US$33 billion, citing preliminary estimates by President Joko Widodo’s administration.
Indonesia is burning (again)
It’s the dry season in Indonesia. That means it’s the fire season. And that means haze, greenhouse gas emissions and yet more conversion of forests to industrial plantations of oil palm, acacia and eucalyptus.
Indonesia: President Jokowi extends the moratorium and announces a 4.6 million hectare land grab
Last week, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo agreed to extend the country’s moratorium on new forestry concessions. Also last week, Jokowi visited Papua and relaunched the disastrous Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE).
Indonesia: Good news and bad news on deforestation
First the good news: Indonesia’s rate of deforestation slowed in 2013. And the bad news: It’s likely to go back up unless the government does a U-turn on the country’s expanding palm oil production.
Indonesia’s decision to put the REDD+ Agency in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry is “not in accordance” with Norway’s US$1 billion REDD deal
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has closed down the country’s REDD+ Agency. The REDD+ Agency will now become part of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
Permitting Crime: Palm oil expansion and illegal logging in Indonesia’s REDD pilot province
In May 2010, the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta posted a list of frequently asked questions on its website about the US$1 billion REDD deal with Indonesia. The last question is about illegal logging: “Will this program stop illegal logging in Indonesia?”
Indonesia’s REDD+ Agency to be swallowed by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry?
On 2 September 2013, Indonesia established its REDD+ Agency as part of the US$1 billion REDD deal with Norway. Just over one year later, Indonesia’s Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, has proposed reducing the role of the REDD+ Agency to an advisory board within her ministry.
UPDATE: Indonesia’s new president Jokowi merges Environment and Forestry Ministries
On 20 October 2014, Indonesia inaugurated its new president: Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The following day, Jokowi wrote to the House of Representatives with a list of proposed changes to ministries. Jokowi is proposing merging the Environment Ministry and the Forestry Ministry.
Nine reasons why REDD is a false solution: Friends of the Earth International
“REDD is a risky and false solution to climate change, both in theory and in practice,” argues a new report by Friends of the Earth International. “Now it is time to ditch risky REDD for known community approaches that are effective, ethical and equitable.”
Ministry of Forestry obstructs law on indigenous peoples’ rights in Indonesia
In 2003, at its second congress the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) made its first demands for a special law on indigenous peoples. Since then huge progress has been made on indigenous rights in Indonesia.
Made in the USA, paid for by Norway: The New York Declaration on Forests
The New York Declaration on Forests was funded by Norway. It was part of a contract between Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative and the Meridian Institute, a US-based consulting firm.
“Deforestation is inevitable.” Indonesia promises to deforest another 14 million hectares in the next six years
“Deforestation is inevitable,” Hadi Daryanto, secretary-general of Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry, said in August 2014. He told the Jakarta Post that the government would go ahead with its plans to clear 14 million hectares of “degraded” forest.
Rio Branco Declaration: Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force states and provinces “have received very little financial support”
Governors from 22 states have signed the Rio Branco Declaration, committing to reduce deforestation by 80% by 2020. If they receive a guarantee of “adequate, sufficient, and long‐term performance‐based funding”, that is.