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We are deeply concerned by the forced evictions of the 6,000-7,000 Sengwer indigenous people and other communities in Embobut Forest in the Cherangany Hills (Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya). For many years the Government has been trying to move the indigenous inhabitants of Embobut off their land by burning their homes. They have done this in the name of a fortress conservation approach which seeks to remove local people from their lands.

Source: MongabayNearly 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.

Peru’s Ministry of Culture (MINCU) has issued a report that blocks, at least temporarily, the expansion of the country’s biggest gas project in the Amazon rainforest in a Reserve set aside for the protection of isolated indigenous peoples. 

Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and Wapichan Communities in the Rupununi are raising major concerns over road building plans affecting pristine forest in the south of the country on lands within Wapichan territory.

Asosiasi HAM Guyana (GHRA) dan masyarakat Wapichan di Rupununi menyampaikan kekhawatiran yang besar atas rencana pembangunan jalan yang akan berdampak pada hutan alam di bagian selatan negara tersebut,yaitu yang berada di dalam wilayah masyarakat Wapichan. Jalan yang akan dibangun dari Brasil tersebut akan melintasi Desa Parabara di daerah Rupununi Selatan dan akan membabat hutan hujan alam tua di sepanjang rute ke arah Sungai Essequibo dan terus sampai Suriname.

The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has announced the establishment of a new Scientific Advisory Board that will provide advice on science, technology and innovation (STI) for sustainable development to him and Executive Heads of UN organisations.

Sekretaris Jenderal PBB, Ban Ki-moon, telah mengumumkan pembentukan sebuah Dewan Penasehat Ilmiah baru yang akan memberikan nasihat tentang ilmu pengetahuan, teknologi dan inovasi bagi pembangunan berkelanjutan, kepada dirinya dan kepada Kepala-Kepala Eksekutif organisasi-organisasi di bawah PBB.Dewan ini terdiri dari 26 ilmuwan terkemuka di bidang ilmu pengetahuan alam, sosial dan manusia, dan termasuk Joji Cariño, Direktur Forest Peoples Programme.

Click here to read NGOs letter to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund participants

Following the widely publicised launch on 7 November of a landmark study on Free, Prior and Informed Consent in 16 oil palm operations in Southeast Asia and Africa titled ‘Conflict or Consent? The Oil Palm Sector at a Crossroads’, over 40 civil society organisations from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Cameroon, the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa congregated in Medan, North Sumatra (Indonesia) in a three-day workshop organised by Forest Peoples Programme, Transformasi Untuk Keadilan INDONESIA, ELSAKA and BothENDS on 8 – 10 November.

Menyusul publikasi secara luas pada tanggal 7 November dari sebuah penelitian penting tentang Keputusan Bebas, Didahulukan dan Diinformasikan  (KBDD/FPIC) di 16 operasi kelapa sawit di Asia Tenggara dan Afrika yang bertajuk 'Konflik atau Mufakat?

Following up on our previous E-news article that looked ahead to the 8th meeting of the CBD Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8(j)-8) and the 17th meeting of the CBD’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-17) held in October 2013 in Montreal, Canada, we now provide a brief update on some main outcomes of relevance and importance to indigenous peoples.

Menindaklanjuti artikel berita elektronik kami sebelumnya yang akan melihat pertemuan ke-8 Kelompok Kerja CBD Pasal 8 (j) dan ketentuan-ketentuan terkait (WG8 (j)-8) serta pertemuan ke-17 Badan Pendukung CBD tentang Nasehat Teknologi, Teknis dan Ilmu Pengetahuan (Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice/SBSTTA-17) yang diselenggarakan di bulan Oktober 2013 di Montreal, Kanada, di sini kami memberikan ringkasan informasi terkini tentang

The production of palm oil has come under sustained criticism for its destruction of forests, biodiversity and wider environmental values. More recently, the industry has also been targeted to prevent the massive greenhouse gas emissions from its forest clearance and from drainage and planting on peatlands. Under pressure from local and international campaigning groups, the palm oil giant Golden Agri Resources has adopted a new Forest Conservation Policy that promises no clearance of tall forests and no planting on peat. What are the implications of this new policy for forest peoples?

Produksi minyak sawit terus menerus mendapat kecaman karena menyebabkan kehancuran hutan, keanekaragaman hayati dan nilai-nilai lingkungan dalam arti yang lebih luas. Belakangan ini, industri ini juga menjadi target kecaman untuk mencegah emisi besar-besaran gas rumah kaca akibat aktivitas pembukaan hutannya dan akibat pengeringan dan penanaman di lahan gambut.

Key decisions on REDD+ adopted at the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP19) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Warsaw, and future UNFCCC climate negotiations and financing commitments by donors, such as the United Kingdom, will pose further significant challenges for indigenous peoples' rights and its advocates.

Keputusan-keputusan penting tentang REDD+ yang diadopsi pada Konferensi Para Pihak  Konvensi Kerangka Kerja PBB tentang Perubahan Iklim (UNFCCC) ke-19 (COP19) di Warsawa, dan perundingan-perundingan iklim UNFCCC mendatang dan komitmen pembiayaan oleh donor, seperti Inggris, akan membawa tantangan-tantangan yang lebih signifikan bagi hak-hak masyarakat adat dan para penganjurnya.

On 30 October 2013, after months of intense negotiation and dialogue with the Peruvian government, Peru’s Forest Investment Plan (FIP) was finally approved by the Sub Committee of the Forest Investment Programme, a World Bank initiative that aims to reduce emissions from deforestation.

The International Finance Corporation Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (IFC CAO) has formally announced its withdrawal from the case of PT Asiatic Persada, following the sale of the concession by Wilmar in April 2013, and the new management’s decision to continue mediation through a government team instead. This is despite the fact that the affected Batin Sembilan communities and complaint signatory NGOs have repeatedly called on the IFC CAO to continue its role as mediator and to encourage the company to pursue this avenue towards conflict resolution.