Addressing the impacts of the EU’s agrofuels policies on Indonesia

September 4th, 2013

Rocketing carbon emissions; forests burned or bulldozed and wildlife habitats destroyed; the livelihoods of forest-dependent peoples devastated, their ancestral lands taken without consent. In Indonesia, the devastating costs of the EU’s agrofuel revolution are clear and it is time Europe took responsibility.

In September 2013, international campaigners Nur Hidayati of Walhi (Friends of the Earth Indonesia) and Bondan Andriyanu of Sawit Watch (“Oil Palm Watch”) join EU NGOs to present this message to EU decision-makers. They show what life ... read more

Posted on 10:19 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, land rights, human rights, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, crimes against humanity, economy and business

Addressing the impacts of the EU’s agrofuels policies on Indonesia

04 September 2013

Rocketing carbon emissions; forests burned or bulldozed and wildlife habitats destroyed; the livelihoods of forest-dependent peoples devastated, their ancestral lands taken without consent. In Indonesia, the devastating costs of the EU’s agrofuel revolution are clear and it is time Europe took responsibility.

In September 2013, international campaigners Nur Hidayati of Walhi (Friends of the Earth Indonesia) and Bondan Andriyanu of Sawit Watch („Oil Palm Watch“) join EU NGOs to present this message to EU decision-makers. They show what life ... read more

Posted on 04:43 AM in Agro Fuels, joint position papers, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, carbon, land rights, NGO, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Orang Utans in Gefahr!

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Posted on 05:00 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Germany, Indonesia, palm oil, protest action, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Sein und Schein: die Umsetzung des Zivilpakts in Indonesien

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Posted on 11:47 PM in Aceh, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Aceh, women's rights, indigenous people, Indonesia, children's rights, Komnas HAM, human rights, Papua, Police, law, Freedom of Expression, religion, special autonomy, United Nations, constitutional court, female genital mutilation (FGM)

(Deutsch) Erfolg für die Ureinwohner Indonesiens

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Posted on 02:30 AM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, human rights, law, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, United Nations

(Deutsch) May Day oder Mayday in Papua?

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Posted on 05:45 PM in Aceh, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, labour, Government of Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, Police, regional conflicts, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, independence, United Nations, arms trade

(Deutsch) Landnutzungsplanung in Indonesien
Regelungen, Chancen und Hemmnisse

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Posted on 01:56 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, plantations, law, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, administration, economy and business

(Deutsch) ITB: Proteste und Kritik vor Rede des indonesischen Präsidenten

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Posted on 01:35 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Angela Merkel, Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, indigenous people, Indonesia, human rights, Papua, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, arms trade

(Bahasa Indonesia) Di Berlin SBY Didemo

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Posted on 12:09 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, Indonesia, human rights, protest action, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, environment and climate, arms trade

(Deutsch) Westerwelle muss zu Menschenrechtslage in Indonesien Stellung beziehen!

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Indonesian version

Posted on 12:57 AM in Activities, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Angela Merkel, Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, indigenous people, Indonesia, land rights, LGBT Rights, human rights, Papua, Freedom of Expression, regional conflicts, religion, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, environment and climate, United Nations