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BBC World News reports that an oil palm plantation now owned by the Malaysian IOI Group has taken over Kayan people's lands without their consent. According to the BBC reports, the Kayan have been fighting the case in the courts for 11 years. IOI is one of the founding members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

The climate talks that took place in Barcelona from 2-6 November 2009 confirm that achievement of a legally binding agreement cannot be expected in Copenhagen. REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in developing countries) is likely to be one of the most significant outcomes of COP15, but doubts remain on the definition of forests and the prohibition of forest conversion. Language on indigenous peoples' rights has been retained but still needs to be improved.

Las conversaciones sobre el cambio climático mantenidas en Barcelona del 2 al 6 de noviembre de 2009 confirman que el logro de un acuerdo jurídicamente vinculante en Copenhague no es probable. Seguramente la REDD (reducción de las emisiones derivadas de la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques en países en desarrollo) será una de las conclusiones más significativas de la COP15, pero sigue habiendo dudas sobre la definición de "bosque" y la prohibición de la conversión forestal. La mención de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas se mantiene, pero aún hay que mejorarla.

Les pourparlers sur le climat qui se sont déroulés à Barcelone du 2 au 6 novembre 2009 ont confirmé que l'on ne peut s'attendre à parvenir à un accord juridiquement contraignant à Copenhague. La REDD (Réduction des émissions dues à la déforestation et à la dégradation des forêts dans les pays en développement) sera probablement l'un des résultats les plus significatifs de la CdP 15, mais des doutes demeurent quant à la définition des forêts et à l'interdiction de convertir les forêts. Le libellé sur les droits des peuples autochtones a été retenu, mais il doit encore être amélioré.

Companies in Indonesia have been allegedly clearing designated 'High Conservation Value (HCV) areas', rather than managing them appropriately in order to maintain or enhance the identified values of the area. HCV areas include areas important for communities' livelihoods, identities and environmental services.

Presuntamente una serie de empresas de Indonesia han estado despejando zonas designadas como de alto valor para la conservación (AVC), en lugar de gestionarlas adecuadamente con el fin de mantener o mejorar los valores identificados en dichas zonas. Las zonas AVC incluyen zonas importantes para el mantenimiento de los medios de vida y las identidades de las comunidades indígenas y para los servicios medioambientales.

En Indonésie, des entreprises auraient défriché des zones désignées comme "zones à haute valeur de conservation (HVC)", au lieu de les gérer de manière adéquate afin de préserver ou d'améliorer les valeurs identifiées dans cette zone. Les zones HVC incluent des zones importantes pour les moyens d'existence, l'identité et les services environnementaux des communautés.

'Selling the Seas', a film produced by The Ecologist Film Unit with the Indonesian NGO, KIARA and FPP exposes the growing public opposition to the Indonesian government's plans to clear a further 700,000 hectares of coast, much of it mangrove, threatening the livelihoods of fisherfolk and other coastal peoples. KIARA demands that northern supermarkets and certifiers pay more attention to the harsh social and environmental costs of inappropriate, industrial shrimp and prawn production. Link to the film on The Ecologist website

Selling the Seas, una película producida por The Ecologist Film Unit con la ONG indonesa KIARA y el FPP expone la creciente oposición del público a los planes del Gobierno de Indonesia para despejar otras 700 000 hectáreas de costa, la mayor parte manglar, amenazando con ello los medios de vida de pescadores y otros pueblos costeros. KIARA exige que los supermercados del norte y las autoridades de certificación presten más atención a los elevados costes sociales y medioambientales de una producción industrial inapropiada de gambas y langostinos.Enlace a la película al sitio web del Ecologist (solamente disponible en inglés)

"Selling the Seas" (La Vente des mers), un film produit par The Ecologist Film Unit avec l'ONG indonésienne KIARA et le FPP montre l'opposition publique croissante aux plans du gouvernement indonésien pour défricher 700 000 hectares supplémentaires de côtes, constituées principalement de mangroves, des plans qui menacent les moyens d'existence des pêcheurs et d'autres peuples côtiers. KIARA a demandé aux supermarchés du nord et aux organismes certificateurs d'accorder plus d'attention aux coûts sociaux et environnementaux élevés de la production industrielle inadéquate des différentes espèces de crevettes. Lien au film au site web de The Ecologist (disponible seulement en anglais)

An FPP review of early lessons flowing from REDD planning and activities in Guyana. It finds that more genuine attention must be paid to land tenure and rights issues. FPP: Rights, forests and climate briefing series

Serie de informes sobre Derechos, bosques y clima

Press release issued by the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC)

Civil society organisations recommend that actions being taken by the President of the World Bank Group to ensure sustainable environmental and social practices in palm oil development for the IFC be equally applied to the WBG’s public sector investments.Letter from civil society organisations to World Bank President4 November 2009

In response to the NGOs' appeal letter (link), World Bank President Robert Zoellick has just announced that he has frozen all World Bank funding of the palm oil sector pending the development of a comprehensive approach in line with the Bank's commitment to 'sustainable environmental and social practices' . World Bank letter to NGOs

This report summarises the findings of a field investigation and legal study which shows how voluntary efforts by companies to set aside areas for community livelihoods and for conservation are being frustrated by the ill-fit between the RSPO's procedures - using the 'High Conservation Values' approach - and national laws and procedures.

This briefing provides an update on private sector proposals to develop plantation, conservation and REDD schemes on the Kampar Peninsular, Riau Province, in Indonesia. It highlights how the rights and views of communities have so far not been given priority and recommends rights-based approaches and dialogue between affected rights holders and other parties to avoid conflict and promote sustainable forest and climate schemes.Part of FPP's Rights, forests and climate briefing series.

FPP : Série de briefings Droits, forêts et climat

This review of the FIP - part of a bundle of World Bank climate-related finance initiatives - identifies significant risks posed by the FIP to the lives and livelihoods of indigenous peoples and traditional forest dwellers.FPP: Rights, forests and climate briefing series

Serie de informes sobre Derechos, bosques y clima