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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
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
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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
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
pdf
Indonesia
'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)
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
(1.1Mb)

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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
html

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

pdf - full document

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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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