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A coalition of twelve concerned Indonesian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Forest Peoples Programme has sounded the alarm on the implementation of the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) new Remedy Framework to redress the social harms associated with the giant pulp and paper companies, APRIL and APP.

24 Indonesian indigenous and human rights organisations, and Forest Peoples Programme, presented a joint submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) to consider in advance of its 75th session at which it will consider Indonesia's second periodic report.

A coalition of Indonesian Civil Society Organisations have submitted further allegations against Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) member First Resources Ltd., accusing the company of violating the RSPO Group Membership Rules for failing to disclose all of its related entities under the group’s common control.

A coalition of 22 Civil Society Organisations have written to Asian Development Bank (ADB) recommending a number of changes to the Bank’s Indigenous Peoples policy (ESS7) in the new draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF).

Launched in the second half of 2022, Transformative Pathways is a joint initiative led by indigenous organisations in five countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and supported by a network

ADB’s Indonesia Resident Mission has responded to concerns brought by 19 Indonesian CSOs regarding the funding of a proposed high-risk road project in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan).

Asia Parks Congress, Sabah, Malaysia. 26-29 May, 2022 FPP was a co-convenor of the indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ forum at the Asia Parks Congress.

Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat (PUSAKA) alongside a coalition of nine other civil society and indigenous organisations have made a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (Fourth Cycle) as it prepares to review the human rights situation in Indonesia.

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) form the backbone of the Paris Agreement.

A new study, released today, details the main causes of these conflicts and exposes the limited resources rural Indonesians have to seek resolution and redress for land loss.

When Thailand’s nationwide lockdown was imposed on 26 March 2020, the highland communities were less anxious than those in urban areas. The Inter-Mountain Peoples Education and Culture in Thailand Association, an indigenous organisation based in Chiang Mai province, shares how the abundance of food in these communities made them self-sufficient, and even with a surplus for sharing. 

Cuando se impuso la cuarentena nacional en Tailandia, las comunidades de las tierras altas estaban menos ansiosas que las de las zonas urbanas. La Asociación de Educación y Cultura de los Pueblos de las Montañas de Tailandia compartió cómo la abundancia de alimentos en estas comunidades las hacía autosuficientes, e incluso tenían un excedente para compartir. 

On 16 May 2020, super cyclone Amphan damaged communities’ crops, infrastructure and coastal protection embankments in 26 coastal districts, and destroyed many livelihood options. The pandemic and nationwide lockdown has also exacerbated the hardships that come with existing marginalisation of and discrimination against forest peoples. 

El 16 de mayo de 2020, el super ciclón Amphan dañó los cultivos, la infraestructura y los terraplenes de protección costera de las comunidades en 26 distritos costeros, y destruyó muchos medios de subsistencia. La pandemia y el confinamiento a nivel nacional también han exacerbado las penurias actuales que se derivan de la marginación y la discriminación existentes contra los pueblos de los bosques.

With the indigenous Dumagat’s access to their rivers and forest restricted further due to COVID-19, they depend on the local government to provide food packages. They received a food package with 3kg of rice and two large cans of sardines only once. Despite this, the Dumagat continue their ongoing fight against the Kaliwa dam and other government projects that aim to plunder their territory and natural resources. 

Con el acceso de los indígenas Dumagat a sus ríos y bosques restringido aún más debido a la COVID-19, dependen del gobierno local para proporcionar paquetes de alimentos. Recibieron un paquete de comida con 3kg de arroz y dos grandes latas de sardinas sólo una vez. A pesar de esto, los Dumagat continúan su lucha contra la presa de Kaliwa y otros proyectos gubernamentales que tienen como objetivo el saqueo de su territorio y sus recursos naturales.

To avoid the spread of COVID-19, the Community Forest Group requires people who enter the community to disinfect themselves. Working together, community members spray their houses with disinfectants that they produce from plants that grow in their forests, which they mix with patchouli and citronella oils. The community also limits its members from travelling outside, and there is a mutual agreement not to hold events that involve many people.

Para evitar la propagación de la COVID-19, el Grupo del Bosque Comunitario requiere que las personas que entran a la comunidad se desinfecten. Trabajando juntos, los miembros de la comunidad rocían sus casas con desinfectantes que producen a partir de plantas que crecen en sus bosques y que mezclan con aceites de pachulí y citronela. La comunidad también limita los viajes de sus miembros hacia afuera, y hay un acuerdo mutuo de no celebrar eventos que involucren a muchas personas.

The HCSA recently finalised a set of 14 Social Requirements that must be followed when applying the High Carbon Stock Approach. An Implementation Guide for the Social Requirements has also been developed and provides guidance for those applying the HCSA and its Social Requirements. 

FPP's founder, Marcus Colchester, has published a paper on "Legal obstacles to territorial rights recognition, sustainable commodity production and forest conservation on forest peoples’ lands in Southeast Asia with a focus on Indonesia and Malaysia."