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Publications and Reports - Indonesia

This site contains documents prepared by FPP, information from our partners, and other materials of relevance to indigenous peoples, forest-dependent communities and forests.

Documents, listed below in date order, can be downloaded free or printed copies can be ordered online, or requested from: julia@forestpeoples.org.

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Publication
Format
New film exposes the privatisation of Indonesia's coastal forests
'Selling the Seas' a film produced by The Ecologist Film Unit with the Indonesian NGO KIARA and FPP exposes the growing public opposition to the Indonesian government's plans to clear a further 700,000 hectares of coast, much of it mangrove, threatening the livelihoods of fisherfolk and other coastal peoples. KIARA demands that northern supermarkets and certifiers pay more attention to the harsh social and environmental costs of inappropriate, industrial shrimp and prawn production.
November 2009
link to film on The Ecologist website
Pulp and paper giant, APRIL, is seeking to impose its expansion plans on the Kampar Peninsula, Riau, Sumatra
APRIL's Indonesian national subsidiary, PT Riau Andolan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), is seeking to develop a ring of new Acacia plantations on community lands on the peat soils of the Kampar Peninsula. This series of letters and briefings between local and international NGOs and APRIL summarise the escalating crisis in the area.
November 2009
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HCV and the RSPO
Report of an independent investigation into the effectiveness of the application of High Conservation Value zoning in palm oil development in Indonesia

RSPO procedures are failing to secure lands crucial for livelihoods and conservation
This report summarises the findings of a field investigation and legal study which shows how voluntary efforts by companies to set aside areas for community livelihoods and for conservation are being frustrated by the ill-fit between the RSPO's procedures - using the 'High Conservation Values' approach - and national laws and procedures. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is to meet in Kuala Lumpur from 1-4 November 2009.
FPP, SawitWatch, HuMA and Wild Asia
October 2009
pdf (1.5Mb)
Indonesia: indigenous peoples and the Kampar Peninsula
This briefing provides an update on private sector proposals to develop plantation, conservation and REDD schemes on the Kampar Peninsular, Riau Province, in Indonesia. It highlights how the rights and views of communities have so far not been given priority and recommends rights-based approaches and dialogue between affected rights holders and other parties to avoid conflict and promote sustainable forest and climate schemes.
FPP: Rights, forests and climate briefing series
October 2009
pdf (0.4Mb)
Indonesian government requested by CERD to safeguard indigenous communities' property rights in REDD procedures
Letter from CERD (UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), under the urgent action procedure, in response to request submitted by AMAN, Sawit Watch, FPP and others. (See original correspondence, July 2009)
28 September 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Press Release
IFC agrees to suspend funding for palm oil sector in response to NGO critique

In response to an appeal by a global coalition of NGOs, IFC/World Bank President Robert Zoellick has agreed to suspend IFC funding of the oil palm sector pending the development of a revised strategy for dealing with the troubled sector.
9 September 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
IFC suspends funding to palm oil sector
Following appeals from NGOs and a critical audit of the IFC's financing of oil palm in Indonesia, the IFC has stated it will halt funding of the sector until it develops a comprehensive new strategy and finds ways to address the legal and institutional barriers in Indonesia that hinder compliance with the IFC's and RSPO's standards.
Letter from IFC President to NGOs
28 August 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Bank Dunia surat mengenai investasi IFC dengan Wilmar dan kondisi sektor minyak kelapa sawit di Indonesia.
28 Agustus 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
NGOs call on IFC to freeze financing of palm oil sector in Indonesia
In the light of the critical audit and after carefully assessing the IFC 'Management Response' to it, a coalition of NGOs have called on the IFC to suspend financing the oil palm sector in Indonesia until after the IFC reviews its approach and develops a participatory strategy to ensure full compliance with its Performance Standards.
NGO letter to World Bank President and Executive Directors
14 August 2009
pdf (0.2Mb)
Press release
World Bank violates its own standards in palm oil sector in Indonesia

An internal IFC report (by its Compliance Advisor Ombudsman) has conceded that by providing loans to the Wilmar palm oil trading group, the IFC has allowed commercial interests to override its social and environmental standards.
FPP press release
10 August 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Sinar Resmi Declaration
Declaration resulting from the National Indigenous Peoples' Consultation on Climate Change and REDD and AMAN's National Strategic Meeting, 5-8 August 2009
8 August 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
IFC Management Response
Full text of IFC Management Response to the CAO's hard-hitting audit report
Date of response: 4 August 2009
pdf (2.7Mb)
CAO Audit Report
Full text of the CAO's audit of the IFC's investments in Wilmar companies.
Date of report: 19 June 2009
pdf (0.3Mb)
Informasi Press Untuk Disiarkan Segera 10 Agustus
Bank Dunia melanggar standarnya sendiri membangun sektor kelapa sawit di Indonesia

pdf (0.1Mb)
Indonesia
Follow up request to CERD about REDD laws

Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concerning Indonesia REDD laws and plans.
Submitted by AMAN, SawitWatch and FPP
July 2009
pdf (0.2Mb)
REDD? Awas!
Hutan, mitigasi perubahan iklim dan hak-hak masyarakat adat

Versi yang telah diperbarui
Tom Griffiths dengan kontribusi Francesco Martone
Mei 2009
pdf (0.9Mb)
Activists arrested on eve of World Ocean Congress in Indonesia
FPP News Release
May 2009
html
Visit to the Wana:
Impressions of a visit to the Tau Taa Wana people of Central Sulawesi

who face the takeover of their lands by transmigration, mining and protected areas.
Marcus Colchester
March 2009
pdf (0.8Mb)
Kunjungan ke tanah Wana: masyarakat hutan Indonesia
Artikel ke Bahasa Indonesia
Marcus Colchester
Maret 2009
pdf (1Mb)
Letter to the IFC Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) from Forest Peoples Programme and other complainants regarding process issues relating to the first Wilmar complaint (of 2007)
[Also see previous correspondence: December 2008, September 2008 and July 2007]
March 2009
pdf (0.3Mb)
Press release
United Nations criticises Indonesia's response to Forests and Climate Change:

Expansion of biofuels plantations and plans to market forest carbon fail to respect indigenous peoples' rights
Press release issued by AMAN, Sawit Watch and Forest Peoples Programme
23 March 2009    (See UN's Urgent Action letter, below)
pdf (0.2Mb)
Urgent Action letter on Indonesia adopted by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in response to the AMAN/Sawit Watch/FPP submission of February 2009 (below)
Letter adopted under the urgent action and early warning procedures expressing serious concerns about indigenous peoples' rights in relation to oil plam plantations and a proposed regulation on REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)
March 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Follow-up submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) concerning the situation of indigenous peoples in the Republic of Indonesia that request urgent action measures
Submission by Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara, Sawit Watch and FPP
February 2009
pdf (0.3Mb)
IFC's continued support for Wilmar despite CAO concerns
Serious setbacks in IFC's handling of complaints about its support for Wilmar
Despite CAO's admission of validity of NGO complaint regarding Wilmar, IFC has provided a further loan to Wilmar               [also see earlier correspondence below]
Update: December 2008
html
IFC to be audited for policy violations over palm oil projects
Outcome of FPP and NGO complaints submission regarding IFC funding of Wilmar Trading/ Wilmar International
Summary of outcomes to date
September 2008                           [click here for initial correspondence of July 2007]
html
British NGOs challenge Indonesian government and industry on palm oil claims
Press release

At London seminar between Indonesian government and palm oil industry representatives, social and environmental NGOs warn that Indonesia's palm oil industry continues to be linked to deforestation and biodiversity losses, human rights abuses and displacement of indigenous peoples and local communities.
31 October 2007
html
Land, Forest and People
Facing the Challenges in South-East Asia

Covering Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, this report synthesizes the results of a consultative process that examined the legal frameworks, actual reality on the ground, and responses of various local organizations, governments and civil society in 2007. The process, 'Listening, Learning and Sharing', was led by the World Agroforestry Centre and the Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC), as members of the global Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), assisted by Forest Peoples Programme (FPP).
Marcus Colchester and Chip Fay
September 2007
pdf
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Indonesia
In response to the NGO submission of July 2007 (below) highlighting the threat to indigenous peoples' survival in Kalimantan by the government's proposed oil palm plantation.
August 2007
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Submission to CERD (UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination) by 12 NGOs
regarding the severe threat to indigenous peoples' survival in Kalimantan, Indonesia, by the government's proposed 850km-long oil palm plantation on part of the traditionally owned territories of the indigenous peoples of this region
July 2007
pdf
IFC loans to Wilmar Trading/Wilmar International in apparent contravention of IFC procedures and policies
Formal NGO letter of complaint to the IFC Compliance Advisor Ombudsman about breaches of policy with regard to the oil palm industry in Indonesia
(Referenced background documents are available on request)
July 2007
pdf
  • Formal notification to the President of the World Bank Group, Mr Zoellick, informing him of concerns over loans (detailed above) provided by the IFC to Wilmar Trading in apparent contravention of IFC procedures and policies
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'Can't see the people for the trees'
Assessment of the free, prior and informed consent agreement between Sumalindo and the community of Long Bagun, district of Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan province

Pokja Hutan Kaltim (the 'East Kalimantan Working Group on Forests') has been observing the development of the timber legality standard and its verification system, as well as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification of the PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya logging concession since June 2003. This is the report of the case study into the local indigenous people's experiences with Sumalindo
Pokja Hutan Kaltim and Forest Peoples Programme
June 2007
pdf (1Mb)
'Habis Manis Sepah Di Buang'
Melihat Keberadaan Kesepakatan Dini Tanpa Paksaan Antara Sumalindo dan Masyarakat Long Bagun Kutai Barat Kalimantan Timur

Pokja Hutan Kaltim sedang mengikuti perkembangan standar legalitas kayu dan sistem verifikasinya, serta sertifikasi FSC terhadap HPH PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya sejak bulan Juni 2003. Laporan ini adalah studi kasus mengenai pengalaman masyarakat adat menghadapi Sumalindo.
Pokja Hutan Kaltim dan Forest Peoples Programme
Juni 2007
pdf (1Mb)
"RED": AWAS?
"Pencegahan deforestasi" dan hak-hak Masyarakat adat dan komunitas lokal

Sejumlah usulan muncul dari kebijakan-kebijakan global untuk mendukung 'Reduced Emissions from Deforestation' (RED) untuk membantu memerangi perubahan iklim. Laporan FPP ini menganalisis usulan-usulan tersebut dan menekankan perlu adanya debat mengenai isu-isu sosial dan hak yang kemungkinan luput diperhitungkan.
Tom Griffiths
Juni 2007      Lihat Versi yang telah diperbarui - Mei 2009
pdf (0.4Mb)
Making FPIC - Free, Prior and Informed Consent - Work:
Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous People

FPP review of indigenous peoples' experiences with applying the principle of FPIC in Suriname, Guyana, Peru, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines
Marcus Colchester and Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
June 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Menjadikan FPIC - Prinsip Persetujuan Tanpa Paksaan atas dasar Informasi Awal - Berjalan: Tantangan dan Peluang bagi Masyarakat Adat
Laporan tentang 'pekerjaan yang tengah berlangsung' ini menyarikan sejumlah pengalaman masyarakat adat dalam penerapan prinsip FPIC di Suriname, Guyana, Peninsular Malaysia, Peru, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea dan Filipina
Marcus Colchester dan Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
Juni 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Poniendo en práctica el CLPI -Consentimiento libre, previo e informado-
Desafíos y perspectivas para los Pueblos Indígenas

El informe resume algunas experiencias de pueblos indígenas con referencia a la aplicación del principio de consentimiento libre, previo e informado en Suriname, Guyana, Malasia peninsular, Perú, Indonesia, Papua Nueva Guinea y Filipinas
Marcus Colchester y Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
Junio de 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Pour une bonne application du libre consentement préalable et éclairé :
Défis et perspectives pour les peuples autochtones

Ce rapport présente un résumé de certaines expériences des peuples autochtones dans l'application du principe de libre consentement préalable et éclairé au Suriname, au Guyana, en Malaisie péninsulaire, au Pérou, en Indonésie, en Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée et aux Philippines
Marcus Colchester et Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
Juin 2007
pdf (0.5Mb)
Promised Land: Palm Oil and Land Acquisition in Indonesia – Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples
by Marcus Colchester, Norman Jiwan, Andiko, Martua Sirait, Asep Yunan Firdaus, A. Surambo and Herbert Pane (2006) Forest Peoples Programme, Sawit Watch, HuMA and ICRAF, Bogor (also available in Bahasa Indonesia)
November 2006
pdf (3Mb)
Tanah Yang Dijan Jikan - Minyak Sawit dan Pembebasan Tanah di Indonesia: Implikasi terhadap Masyarakat Lokal dan Masyarakat Adat
Marcus Colchester, Norman Jiwan, Andiko, Martua Sirait, Asep Yunan Firdaus, A. Surambo, Herbert Pane
Diterbitkan pertama kali pada tahun 2006 oleh Forest Peoples Programme, Perkumpulan Sawit Watch, HuMA dan the World Agroforestry Centre
pdf (3Mb)
Ghosts on our own land:
Oil palm smallholders in Indonesia and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

by Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch, Bogor (2006)
(also available in Bahasa Indonesia)

November 2006
pdf with photos:
p1-11 (6Mb)
p12-24 (7Mb)
p25-39 (7Mb)
p40-53 (10Mb)
pdf (text only)
Rediscovering community conserved areas in South-east Asia:
peoples' initiative to reverse biodiversity loss

Iindigenous peoples and local communities have recently sought to regain rights over local resources and establish community-based resource management. Article for the IUCN's Parks series on community conserved areas (CCAs)
Maurizio Farhan Ferrari
November 2006
pdf
Social conflict and environmental disaster
A report on Asia Pulp and Paper's operations in Sumatra, Indonesia

By Rivani Noor and Rully Syumanda - discusses the social, economic and environmental impacts of APP's operations. Chapter One - an overview of Indonesia's forestry industry development paradigm, which led to the industrial tree plantation policy (or Hutan Tanaman Industri [HTI]) to satisfy the pulp and paper industry's demand for raw materials. Two - an overview of APP and its operations in Sumatra. Three - the environmental impacts of APP's operations in the provinces of Riau and Jambi. Four - the social and economic impacts of APP's operations, as well as the impacts on local communities. Five - the rights of workers employed by APP. The report ends with a summary of the impacts of APP's operations.
World Rainforest Movement (WRM)
August 2006
pdf
(0.8Mb)
Justice in the forest
Rural livelihoods and forest law enforcement

Based on a review of the situation in Bolivia, Cameroon, Canada, Honduras, Indonesia, and Nicaragua, this report explores how the newly popular policy of "forest law enforcement" can be made an opportunity rather than a threat to forest peoples.
CIFOR
March 2006
pdf
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Indigenous peoples: their forests, struggles and rights
World Rainforest Movement (WRM)
December 2005
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Pueblos Indígenas: sus bosques, sus luchas, sus derechos
WRM
Diciembre de 2005
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Les Peuples Indigčnes : leurs forêts, leurs luttes et leurs droits
WRM
Décembre 2005
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Dayak Leaders' Memories and Dreams
Report on a survey of oil palm plantations and indigenous peoples in West Kalimantan

by Forest Peoples Programme
July 2005
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Broken promises
How World Bank Group policies fail to protect forests and forest peoples' rights

Joint NGO publication
April 2005
pdf (1.5Mb)
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The Great Tsunami: a natural disaster with lessons about nature
FPP analysis and call for support
February 05
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In Search of Middle Ground:
Indigenous Peoples, Collective Representation and the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Examines how the legal and policy frameworks of four countries (India, Indonesia, Venezuela and Guyana) deal with indigenous peoples and the extent to which they offer scope for the exercise of the right to free, prior and informed consent
Marcus Colchester and Fergus MacKay
August 2004

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Forjando un Espacio de Negociación
Pueblos indígenas, representación colectiva y el derecho al consentimiento libre, previo e informado

Esta ponencia ilustra los problemas comunes que los pueblos indígenas enfrentan y las diversas soluciones que han desarrollado para responder a estos retos, basándose en unas investigaciones participativas llevadas a cabo en colaboración con organizaciones indígenas en Guyana, India, Venezuela e Indonesia.
Marcus Colchester y Fergus MacKay
Traducción al español: febrero de 2006
pdf

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Strengthening the Social Component of a Definition of Legal Wood Origin
and Production for Indonesia

Report for The Nature Conservancy, by Marcus Colchester
October 2004
pdf
World Bank proposes US$80 million loan for 'Land Management and Policy Development Program' for Indonesia
November 2003
In Search of Recognition
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) and the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)
2003
pdf (0.9Mb)
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The Closure of the Kelian Gold Mine and the Role of the Business Partnership for Development/World Bank
Indonesia Case Study for the International Workshop on Indigenous Peoples, Extractive
Industries and the World Bank held in Oxford, UK
April 2003
The Application of FSC Principles 2 & 3 in Indonesia:
Obstacles and Possibilities

Marcus Colchester, Martua Sirait and Boedhi Wijardjo
2003
pdf (1.6Mb)

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Mangroves: local livelihoods versus corporate profits
World Rainforest Movement (WRM)
2002
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Manglares: sustento local versus ganancia empresarial
WRM
2002
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Mangroves : subsistance locale vs profits des enterprises
WRM
2002
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Adat and Agroforestry – some reflections
Marcus Colchester
2001
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Undermining the Forests
The need to control transnational mining companies: a Canadian case study

FPP, PIP Links and WRM
2000
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Socavando los bosques
La necesidad de controlar a las empresas mineras transnacionales: un estudio de caso canadiense

FPP, PIP Links y WRM
2000
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Miner les forêts
La nécessité de contrôler les sociétés minières transnationales : une étude de cas sur le Canada

FPP, PIP Links et WRM
2000
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Indigenous peoples and protected areas in South and Southeast Asia:
From principles to practice

Edited by Marcus Colchester and Christian Erni
Twelve case studies by indigenous communities affected by protected areas, as presented at the FPP/IWGIA conference of December 1998, held in Sabah, Malaysia
1999
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Pulping the South: Industrial Tree Plantations and the World Paper Economy
Ricardo Carrere and Larry Lohmann
1996

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