The RSPO’s Complaints Panel has upheld the Forest Peoples Programme in its complaint against Golden Agri Resources, which was seeking to expand 18 of its operations in Kalimantan. After concluding…
The palm oil industry’s bad reputation has survived the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which commits member companies to social and environmental sustainability. The RSPO logo…
What are GPS data loggers and how do they work?A GPS data logger is an electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location. Generally they are small, battery powered, portable,…
Next week Forest Peoples Programme and Tebtebba invite you to the roundtable:Deforestation, climate finance and the rights of indigenous peoples: the cases of DRC and the Green Climate FundDAY: Mon,…
Ecologist 14th May 2015The palm oil industry's repeated failure to keep its promises illustrates why global initiatives to achieve 'sustainable palm oil' must place communities centre-stage, writes…
SAN JOSÉ, 8 may 2015 (IPS) - Años de olas de violencia contra dos pueblos indígenas en Costa Rica llevaron a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) a exigir al gobierno que adopte…
SAN JOSE, May 11 2015 (IPS) - After years of violence against two indigenous groups in Costa Rica, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) demanded that the government adopt measures by…
Alternative report to the Initial report of the Republic of Uganda to be presented at the 55th session of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: 1st – 19th June 2015
