Call for the immediate release of WALHI’s activists

14th May, 2009

To the Chief of Police Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Kapolri)General Bambang Hendraso Danuri Jl.Trinojoyo No.3 Kebayoran Baru – Jakarta Selatan Fax: +62-(21)-3925527 General Bambang Hendraso Danuri,

Watch Indonesia! is a Human Rights organization based in Berlin, Germany. We have received information that the police in Manado has arrested Berry Nahdian Furqon (Director of WALHI – Friends of the Earth Indonesia) and Erwin Usman (Head of WALHI’s Regional Department ). The aforementioned Indonesian citizens were arrested during a ... read more

Posted on 12:08 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch's Open Letters
Tags: mining, Indonesia, Police, protest action, Freedom of Expression, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Hutan Tropis Dibagi Seperti “Kue” di Papua

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Posted on 03:48 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction

(Bahasa Indonesia) Marianne Klute: Biochar Membahayakan Ekosistem

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Posted on 03:15 PM in Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: biomass, Indonesia, carbon, Papua, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Agroenergie schürt Konflikte – das Beispiel Indonesien

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Posted on 06:19 AM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Indonesia, Papua, Environment & Climate, Events
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, land rights, Papua, regional conflicts

‘Biochar’, a new big threat to people, land, and ecosystems

08 April 2009

Keep ‘biochar’ and soils out of carbon trading Caution urged against proposals for large scale use of charcoal in soils for climate change mitigation and soil reclamation

Adding charcoal (‘biochar’) to the soil has been proposed as a ‘climate change mitigation’ strategy and as a means of regenerating degraded land. Some even claim that this could sequester so much carbon that the Earth could return to pre-industrial carbon dioxide levels, i.e. that all the global warming caused ... read more

Posted on 03:56 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: biomass, carbon, land rights, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Warga Eropa Tuntut Pembebasan Aktivis Lingkungan Jambi

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Posted on 03:21 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, land rights, human rights, palm oil, plantations, political prisoners, Sumatra, environment and climate

(Deutsch) EU ausgetrickst:
Indonesien hebt Rodungsstopp von Torfmoorgebieten für Ölpalmplantagen auf

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Posted on 11:46 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, carbon, land rights, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Indonesien hebt Rodungsstopp von Torfmoorgebieten für Ölpalmplantagen auf

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Posted on 05:42 AM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, carbon, land rights, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) EU ausgetrickst:
Indonesien hebt Rodungsstopp von Torfmoorgebieten für Ölpalmplantagen auf

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Posted on 11:05 PM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, European Union (EU), indigenous people, Indonesia, carbon, land rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Eropa Khawatir Ekspansi Perkebunan Sawit di Indonesia

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Posted on 01:07 AM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, palm oil, petition, plantations, rain forest destruction