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#CitizenClimate Series: Jefferson Chua
Citizen Climate is an on-going series about global citizens taking action, big and small, for the sake of a healthier planet for us all.
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Witnesses tell of intimidation against indigenous landowners, refute palm oil company claims in West Papuan Environment Lawsuit
Kasimus Awe of the Auyu People explained to the Jayapura State Administrative Court what he described as intimidation directed towards opponents of the company plans. Meanwhile Arief Rossi Ramadhan described the process carried out to set down on paper the boundaries of their traditional land.
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Barbie vs Oppenheimer: Two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats
“Barbenheimer” is probably the film event of the year. For the Greenpeace community, these two films echo past and present campaigns against very real existential threats: deforestation, plastic pollution and nuclear annihilation.
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The Versatile and Indispensable Nibung Tree: Courtroom Testimony of Indigenous Auyu Fighting to Save Their Forest from Palm Oil
Gergorius Yame and Hendrikus Woro packed their bags to travel from West Papua to take the stand in a Jakarta courtroom, they brought items of evidence in the form of customary forest products – loincloths, motu bark bags, Nibung tree fronds and sago.
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Land rights evidence presented in fight to save West Papuan Forests from palm oil
The files prove that the Provincial Government of Papua made a mistake in issuing an environmental permit for PT Indo Asiana Lestari which did not heed the rights of Indigenous peoples and the threat of the current climate crisis, said Tigor Gemdita Hutapea, a member of the legal team.
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Sea sand export returns after a 20 year ban
The Indonesian government had previously banned the export of sea sand. In February 2003, the Minister of Industry and Trade, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and the Minister of the Environment issued a joint decree which regulated this matter. At that time, the decree was made to prevent environmental damage leading to the…
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UN urged to stop the fossil fuel industry sabotaging new Global Plastic Treaty
With this letter we are urging the UN to listen to the millions of people around the world who want an end to plastic pollution, rather than the interests of the oil and gas lobby.
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Greenpeace on ASEAN’s historic declaration on migrant fishers protection
The declaration is considered a milestone especially for developing countries in Southeast Asia like Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines which are considered the world’s biggest “supplier” of migrant fishers as ship crew to the global fishing industry. This victory is not only for migrant workers rights activists, but also for all Southeast Asian migrant fishers.
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Auyu environmental warriors bring Papuan forest fight to Jakarta court
Brandishing shields, bows, and legal dossiers, Auyu environmental warriors today took the fight for their traditional land from the forests of South Papua into a Jakarta courtroom.