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Colonialism & Conquest

Indonesia: Tribe attacked in palm oil plantation

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Featured Image: The Orang Rimba have lived in the forests of Sumatra for generations, but now they are under threat. © Survival International By Survival International Members of the nomadic Orang Rimba tribe in Indonesia have been attacked and their possessions burned as part of an eviction from a palm oil plantation on their ancestral land. The … Continue reading Indonesia: Tribe attacked in palm oil plantation →
Agriculture, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction

We just lost two million hectares of forest and two years to prevent runaway climate change…

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…but at least they released the trailer for the new Star Wars film. Julian Langer / Deep Green Resistance UK Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images Children are choking to death and being prepared for evacuation as forest fires ravage Indonesia in what is probably the most severe environmental disaster of the 21st century. Endangered orangutans are losing … Continue reading We just lost two million hectares of forest and two years to prevent runaway climate change… →
The Solution: Resistance, Indigenous Autonomy

Territories of Life: A Free Video Toolkit for Indigenous Peoples About Land and Rights

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By Intercontinental Cry Territories of Life is a video toolkit with a purpose. It’s aim: to bring stories of resistance, resilience and hope to indigenous communities on the frontline of the global rush for land. Produced by our friends at LifeMosaic, a non-profit based in Scotland, the Territories of Life toolkit consists of ten stories that … Continue reading Territories of Life: A Free Video Toolkit for Indigenous Peoples About Land and Rights →
Colonialism & Conquest, Indigenous Autonomy

Palm oil company and Indonesian government raid indigenous villages, destroy 150 homes

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By Diana Parker / Mongabay Nearly 150 homes were reportedly destroyed in the latest incident in a long-standing conflict between indigenous Batin Sembilan residents and former Wilmar unit PT Asiatic Persada. Indonesian security forces allegedly stormed several villages inside a Sumatran palm oil plantation concession last weekend and earlier this week, accompanying company staff and … Continue reading Palm oil company and Indonesian government raid indigenous villages, destroy 150 homes →
Colonialism & Conquest, Indigenous Autonomy

Corporations in Indonesia grabbing and destroying indigenous forest land

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By John Vidal / The Observer Land conflicts between farmers and plantation owners, mining companies and developers have raged across Indonesia as local and multinational companies have been encouraged to seize and then deforest customary land – land owned by indigenous people and administered in accordance with their customs. More than 600 were recorded in … Continue reading Corporations in Indonesia grabbing and destroying indigenous forest land →
Mining & Drilling, Worker Exploitation

Samsung admits that it profits from the exploitation of children in tin mining

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By Mongabay Mobile device giant Samsung has admitted to using tin sourced from a controversial mining operation on the Indonesian island of Bangka, where unregulated mining kills 150 miners a year and causes substantial environmental damage, reports The Guardian and Mongabay-Indonesia. Samsung’s admission came after a campaign by Friends of the Earth, which led to … Continue reading Samsung admits that it profits from the exploitation of children in tin mining →
Agriculture, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Lobbying

Palm oil industry burning Indonesian orangutans into extinction to build plantations

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By Oliver Milman / The Guardian The world’s densest population of orangutans is set to be “extinguished” by a massive new wave of fires that is clearing large tracts of a peat swamp forest in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, conservationists have warned. Environmentalists claim that satellite images show a huge surge in forest blazes … Continue reading Palm oil industry burning Indonesian orangutans into extinction to build plantations →
Agriculture, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Noncooperation

Palm oil industry rapidly destroying Indonesian forests

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By Agence France-Presse Surging demand for palm oil in India for cooking and everyday grocery items is driving tropical forest destruction in Indonesia, Greenpeace said Tuesday. In its report “Frying the Forest” the group called on Indians to boycott products by brands Britannia, ITC, Parle and Godrej, such as biscuits and soap, until the companies … Continue reading Palm oil industry rapidly destroying Indonesian forests →
Agriculture, Colonialism & Conquest, Indigenous Autonomy

In one-sided negotiations, palm oil corporation obtains Moi land for 1/7000th its economic value

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By Jeremy Hance / Mongabay A palm oil company has paid indigenous Moi landowners in Indonesian Papua a paltry $0.65 per hectare for land that will be worth $5,000 a hectare once cultivated, according to a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Indonesian NGO, Telepak. The report outlines similar disadvantageous deals in … Continue reading In one-sided negotiations, palm oil corporation obtains Moi land for 1/7000th its economic value →
Agriculture, Climate Change

Lobbyists for palm oil industry try to reverse EPA decision against carbon-intensive biodiesel

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By Mongabay Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil processor and trader, has hired a major lobbying firm to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling that palm oil-based biodiesel will not meet greenhouse gas emissions standards under America’s Renewable Fuels Standard, reports The Hill. Wilmar Oleo North America hired lobbying firm Van Ness Feldman to … Continue reading Lobbyists for palm oil industry try to reverse EPA decision against carbon-intensive biodiesel →