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Press Release
World Bank palm oil strategy is reckless, say NGOs

Forest Peoples Programme, Sawit Watch, and Urgewald
EMBARGOED UNTIL 08.00 Monday, 30th August 2010 - pdf



South East Asia
Palm oil and indigenous peoples in South East Asia

Paper on land acquisition, human rights violations and indigenous peoples on the palm oil frontier
Forest Peoples Programme and International Land Coalition
July 2010 - pdf



Comments from Indigenous Peoples, Smallholders and NGOs on the consultation draft 'The World Bank Group's Framework for Engagement in the Palm Oil Sector'

August 2010 - pdf

Komentar dari Masyarakat Adat, Petani Sawit dan NGO tentang naskah konsultasi 'Kerangka Kerja Kelompok Bank Dunia untuk Keterlibatan dalam Sektor Minyak Sawit'
Agustus 2010 - pdf


India

Urgent action letter calling on Government of India to respect the rights of the Dongria Kondh people, Orissa
August 2010 - pdf


Costa Rica
Urgent action communication concerning indigenous peoples' rights in Costa Rica threatened by the Diquis dam and illegal occupation of their lands

Submission to CERD (Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination)
July 2010 - pdf
IFC review of its Sustainability Policy and Performance Standards
FPP's submission to the IFC review of its safeguard framework, with specific emphasis on the issues of information disclosure, inaccurate categorisation of projects and the need to adhere to the principle of free, prior and informed consent.
July 2010 - pdf
Statement to UN EMRIP on Agenda Item 4: Implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A collaborative statement presented at the UN's Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples regarding the obligations and responsibilities of UN agencies (with focus on the International Finance Corporation) to promote and respect the Declaration.
July 2010 - pdf
Central African Republic (CAR)
Securing Community Rights in Climate and Forest Protection Programmes in the Central African Republic

Focusing on the the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area Complex in CAR, this briefing highlights some key issues that need to be addressed to ensure that potential plans for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) are sustainable and are developed in a way that respects human rights.
Olivia Woodburne and John Nelson
July 2010 - pdf

République centrafricaine
Sauvegarder les droits communautaires dans les programmes de protection du climat et des forêts en République centrafricaine

Ce document met en lumière certaines des principales questions qui doivent être réglées pour s'assurer que la planification de la REDD se fasse de façon durable et dans le respect des droits humains dans le Complexe d'aires protégées de Dzanga-Sangha (CAPD).
Olivia Woodburne et John Nelson
Juillet 2010 - pdf
Press release
Cameroon REDD Community Consultations and Civil Society Workshop

Participants in a workshop held on 30 June 2010 in Yaounde have called for concrete measures to recognise the rights of forest peoples in all REDD policies and actions. They have challenged the flawed finance mechanisms of REDD in Cameroon.
7 July 2010 - pdf

Communiqué de presse
REDD au Cameroun - Consultation des collectivités et Atelier de la société civile

7 juillet 2010 - pdf
The emergence of the REDD Hydra
An analysis of the REDD-related discussions and developments in the June 2010 session of the UNFCCC and beyond
Francesco Martone
July 2010 - pdf

La Emersión de la hidra REDD
Un análisis de los debates y acontecimientos sobre a REDD+ en la sesión de Bonn
de la CMNUCC y no solo
Francesco Martone
Julio 2010 - pdf

L'émergence de l'hydre REDD
Une analyse des discussions et progrès concernant le mécanisme REDD
lors de la séance de juin de la CCNUCC et au-delà
Francesco Martone
Juillet 2010 - pdf
Guyana
Indigenous peoples' struggle for land rights highlighted as World Bank grants government $200,000 to develop national plans aimed at slowing deforestation

The Amerindian Peoples Association is urging the government of Guyana and international agencies to resolve indigenous peoples' land rights issues before continuing with its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and World Bank-funded projects to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Indigenous leaders say the government has grabbed traditional lands, sometimes demarcated without the knowledge of the indigenous communities, and are calling on the government to uphold its international obligations to indigenous peoples.
3 July 2010 - Read the article on Reuters.
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