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) Forum Nachhaltiges Palmöl gegründet

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Posted on 09:31 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), democracy, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, palm oil, plantations, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business, certification

(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) Streit um Palmöl geht in die nächste Runde

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Posted on 08:59 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), democracy, Indonesia, human rights, palm oil, plantations, protest action, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Im Strudel

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Posted on 10:53 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Australia, European Union (EU), refugees, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, human rights, East Timor, United Nations, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Das ›unfinished Business‹ in Aceh: von der Flagge bis zur engen Hose

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Posted on 01:20 AM in Aceh, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Aceh, women's rights, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, Moluccas, political parties, law, special autonomy, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, crimes against humanity

(Bahasa Indonesia) Promo Pariwisata dan Wajah Buram Indonesia

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Posted on 04:05 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, military, New Order, Papua, protest action, rain forest destruction, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, arms trade, economy and business

(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