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In the lead-up to historic agreements on climate and nature being made in Glasgow at COP26, more than 180 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, have signed an open letter that that calls on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of climate and environmental policy.

Over 150 civil society organisations and academics sign open letter calling on world leaders to integrate human rights into global and national environmental policy and practice

Indonesian, Liberian and International NGOs have just filed five complaints against Indonesia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Agri Resources (GAR), after its failure to comply with RSPO standards.

Indonesian, Liberian and International NGOs have just filed five (5) new complaints against Indonesia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Agri Resources (GAR), after its failure to comply with RSPO standards.

Des ONG indonésiennes, libériennes et internationales viennent de soumettre cinq nouvelles plaintes (ci-jointes) contre Golden Agri Resources (GAR), la plus grande entreprise de production d’huile de palme en Indonésie. D’après les ONG, GAR, qui fait partie de l’énorme conglomérat Sinar Mas (Golden Rays) – sous le contrôle de la famille Widjaja, avec des intérêts dans des secteurs allant de l’huile de palme et de la pulpe à papier à l’immobilier et au secteur banquier – échoue à se mettre en conformité avec les normes RSPO.

Delegates from the 'Closing the Gap' forum on human rights, deforestation and supply chains are visiting Paris to call on governments and companies to put in place strong rights protections for communities and their forests, and share a set of technical recommendation they have developed for achieving this.

Varios delegados del foro «Closing the Gap» (Cer

​​​​​​​Les délégués du forum sur «les droits de l'homme, la déforestation et les chaînes d'approvisionnement» sont en visitent à Paris pour interpeller les gouvernements et les entreprises à mettre en place des mesures fortes pour la protections des communautés et leurs forêts.

Delegasi dari forum 'Closing the Gap' tentang hak asasi manusia, defor

Over half of global tropical deforestation is caused by four commodities: soy, palm oil, beef, and pulp & paper, resulting in 15% of total global greenhouse gas emissions – more than all the cars, trucks and buses in the world combined.

Más de la mitad de la deforestación tropical global se produce por cuatro productos básicos: la soja, el aceite de palma, la carne de vaca, la pulpa y el papel, resultando en 15% del total de emisiones globales de gases invernaderos – más de todos los coches, los camiones y los

Plus de la moitié de la déforestation tropicale mondiale est causés par quatre produits : le soja, l’huile de palme, le bœuf et les pâtes et les papiers, ce qui produit 15% du total des émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre, plus que l’ensemble de toutes les voitures, camions

Opportunity to interview a delegation of indigenous and community leaders Brussels February 20th ; London February 22nd To schedule interviews or obtain press materials, please contact a press officer below  

A delegation of 14 indigenous leaders and human rights defenders from Africa, Asia, and South America have written a statement to the EU, after a 3-day forum on local solutions for closing the gap between policy and practice in the global agro-commodity trade.

A delegation of 14 indigenous leaders and human rights defenders from Africa, Asia, and South America have written a statement to the EU, after a 3-day forum on local solutions for closing the gap between policy and practice in the global agro-commodity trade.

AMSTERDAM- (15 février 2018) Quatorze dirigeants et défenseurs des droits humains provenant de pays forestiers ont lancé aujourd'hui un appel à l'action et un rapport complet sur les mesures à prendre pour protéger les défenseurs des droits humains et proposer des solutions axées sur les dr

AMSTERDAM- (15 Februari 2018) Empat belas pemimpin dan pembela hak asasi manusia dari negara-negara hutan hari ini meluncurkan

Our partners in the Sustainable Development Institute in Liberia are asking for international help to remind the Liberian President of her promise to protect community land from the UK company Equatorial Palm Oil UK. They are asking as many people as possible to sign their petition.

Liberian NGO Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) have filed a complaint on behalf of 363 community members from Jogbahn Clan in Grand Bassa County with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) against Equatorial Palm Oil plc. 

Side event at 53rd Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights