Plantation companies seeking to avoid destroying forests and causing climate change have been advised to set aside forests and peatlands within their concessions. But what are the implications for…
Through the eyes of Sumen, an indigenous community strives to preserve their land and way of life in the rich rainforests of Sarawak. His will to stop a palm oil plantation is as strong as the…
Please join FERN, Forest Peoples Programme, ClientEarth and the Centre for the Environment and for Development (CED) for a short presentation on the findings of "a strong seat at the table", an…
Comments on the draft Readiness Preparation Proposal (RPP) September 2009A. Strengths:The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) notes several important and helpful revisions to previous R-Plan now…
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments and observations on the revised draft Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) Guyana of April 2010.Please click…
The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector arm, has just issued a strongly worded report which formally closes its efforts to…
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…
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.
This is the concluding chapter of 'Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads'.This chapter looks at the conclusions and recommendations to be made from the studies within this…
