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‘Like a virus’: Corruption has infected the fight against climate change
Study shows bribery, theft, and conflicts of interest hinder climate progress and incite violence against Indigenous land defenders.Taylar Dawn Stagner (Grist)
Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo
JAKARTA — The Indonesian Supreme Court has upheld a government decision to curb the expansion of a multibillion-dollar oil palm plantation project in the country’s easternmost region of Papua. In its Dec.Hayat Indriyatno (Conservation news)
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/02/20/peasant-communities-under-attack-in-honduras/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Peasant communities under attack in Honduras - Freedom News
Palm oil company Dinant accused of land theft and murder of local activists ~ Rob Latchford ~ In the Aguán Valley in northern Honduras, heavily armed men linked to organised crime have been employing intimidation and violence towards farmers, who hav…neil (Freedom Press)
https://en.tempo.co/read/1957496/palm-oil-workers-group-unveils-harmful-industry-practices-akin-to-colonialism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
https://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin-articles/how-the-cops-and-carbon-markets-are-fueling-more-fires-in-the-amazon?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
How the COPs and carbon markets are fueling more fires in the Amazon | World Rainforest Movement
On November 22, the UN Climate Change Conference COP29 ended in Baku, Azerbaijan. At one of its sessions, Brazilian authorities spoke about the next one, COP30, to be held in the Amazon region.www.wrm.org.uy
https://en.tempo.co/read/1950326/palm-oil-company-staff-arrested-for-holding-mother-and-baby-in-dog-cage-police-detain-two-individuals
The 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2024
2024 was a big year for Indigenous lands worldwide, whether through land rights gains, land grabbing, restoring spiritual connections to lands, or analyzing how these lands support biodiversity conservation.Latoya Abulu (Conservation news)
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Indigenous group loses bid to block Indonesia palm oil project
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an Indigenous community that sought to cancel a permit for a palm oil concession on thou--- (The NRI Nation)
Prabowo Heralds an Uncertain Future For Fundamental Freedoms in Indonesia
The last administration showed an increasing disdain for democratic and human rights norms. The new one might be even worse.Rosalind Ratana and Cornelius Damar Hanung (The Diplomat)
Brazil Indigenous People subjected to soaring rates of suicide
Destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is driving Indigenous people to suicide - and tragically, rates are now soaringMonica Piccinini (The Canary)
Julie Wark on #WestPapua
Currently a critical situation in Paniai Region where the #Indonesian military have displaced large numbers of refugees.
"Indigenous peoples have been displaced from more than a million hectares of cleared rainforest to make way for transmigrants. Forest dwellers have been expelled to malaria-infested lower altitudes. Their rights are annulled by law."
#Indigenous #Indigenousrights
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/05/paniai-west-papua-politics-of-displacement/
Paniai, West Papua: Politics of Displacement - CounterPunch.org
As in Palestine, much of the displacement in West Papua is caused by settlers, but this time funded by the World Bank.Julie Wark (CounterPunch.org)
“If we want to save the forest, we need the government to officially recognize that this is our land.”
#IndigenousPeoples #LandRights #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Rainforest #Forest #IndigenousRights #FoodSovereignty
https://e360.yale.edu/features/brazil-atlantic-forest-indigenous-land-bees
How Indigenous People Are Restoring Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
The Guarani Mbya people are working to restore the once-vast Atlantic Forest, which has been largely lost to development.Yale E360