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) 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) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 01:59 AM in Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: poverty, Government of Germany, development, European Union (EU), peace process, Indonesia, justice, Kalimantan / Borneo, carbon, conflict resolution, land rights, human rights, NGO, Papua, rain forest destruction, religion, environment and climate, United Nations, dealing with the past, civil society

(Bahasa Indonesia) Demi Minyak Kelapa Sawit: Masyarakat Adat dan Hutannya Tergusur

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Posted on 11:36 PM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, Papua

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 12:01 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, East Timor, Papua, Politics & Democracy, Publications, Rainforest, Security Sector, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: Government of Germany, European Union (EU), Indonesia, crisis 2006, human rights, East Timor, pulp and paper, Papua, rain forest destruction, religion, security sector, impunity, environment and climate, United Nations, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 10:33 PM in Agro Fuels, democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, security sector, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: 1965, agrofuel ("biofuel"), poverty, mining, biodiversity, Government of Germany, European Union (EU), history and overview, Indonesia, Jakarta, corruption, culture, land rights, human rights, military, Munir, palm oil, Papua, rain forest destruction, security sector, environment and climate, dealing with the past, forced eviction, World Bank

(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

(Deutsch) Nachhaltige Profitmaximierung. Der Palmöl-Industrielle Komplex und die Debatte um „nachhaltige Biotreibstoffe“

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Posted on 02:37 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business, certification, civil society

European Union and French Presidency seek to push forward with destructive and unsustainable biofuel target

02 December 2008

Press release from Biofuel Watch, Corporate Europe Observatory, Econexus, Grupo de Reflexión Rural, Rettet den Regenwald and Watch Indonesia!

Campaigners today (Tuesday) accused the French Presidency and the European Union of pushing ahead with dangerous and unsustainable agrofuel targets, with a view to reaching a deal on the Renewable Energy Directive on Wednesday. The target as proposed (1) would greatly increase the use of agrofuels (biofuels from crops and trees) in Europe, with no credible protection ... read more

Posted on 03:21 PM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), land rights, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

Governments of eight producer countries state that sustainability of agrofuels cannot be guaranteed

01 December 2008

Open Letter to MEPs:

Since EU target is conditional on sustainability, EU should drop the target

On 6th November, the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Malawi, Mozambique and Sierra Leone wrote an Open Letter to The Council, Parliament and Commission of the European Communities, in which they made it clear that they strongly object to proposed sustainability standards for agrofuels. Those eight countries are amongst the main countries from which the EU is likely ... read more

Posted on 08:25 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Indonesia, human rights, rain forest destruction, environment and climate