Indigenous People In Kalimantan and Papua Fight Against Palm Oil Plantations
Indigenous People In Kalimantan and Papua Fight Against Palm Oil Plantations.Engage Media , 03 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People, RSPO
Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition
Over the past half century the rainforests of Borneo have been logged, strip-mined, burned, and converted for monoculture plantations. The forests that local people primarily relied upon for sustenance are now felled to feed commodities into the global market.Mongabay, 01 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People, deforestation
Faster land reform on the cards with Indonesian President's re-election
With his election win confirmed on Tuesday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is set to push ahead with his promise to register all land in the country by 2025, redistribute land to Indigenous people and resolve disputes over claims, land experts said.Sight Magazine , 22 May 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People