press release - 15 April 2010
The Malaysian network of indigenous peoples and NGOs (JOANGOHUTAN) releases documentation on 140 land disputes between native communities and the Malaysian state of Sarawak
SIBU, SARAWAK / MALAYSIA. A new report released today by JOANGOHUTAN, the Malaysian Network of Indigenous Peoples and Non-Governmental Organisations, documents the shocking extent of the Sarawak state authorities' disregard for native rights as codified in the Malaysian laws and constitution... [Continue]
Pressemitteilung zum 16.04.2010
München/Sibu, Malaysien. JOANGOHUTAN, das malaysische Netzwerk der Ureinwohner- und Umweltorganisationen, fordert von der EU vor Unterzeichnung einer Holzhandelsvereinbarung auf die Berücksichtigung und strikte Einhaltung der Ureinwohnerrechte sowie transparente und angemessene Umweltverträglichkeitsverfahren bei allen größeren Projekten zu bestehen... [Continue]
The government of Madagascar has been accused by conservation groups of allowing the illegal trade in precious wood to flourish.
Environmental campaigners claim that an executive decree issued last month legalising the export of raw hardwood, including rosewood and ebony, has given free rein to criminal gangs who fell endangered trees to sell on the international market... [Continue]
Jakarta, Indonesia - Papuans have demanded a halt to all new forestry and plantations deals until the regions Special Autonomy Law protects indigenous rights with dedicated implementing regulations, a coalition of local organisations said today.
The call was made after over 20 indigenous, community, church and non-governmental groups from across Papua held a strategic meeting in Jakarta following presentations from government representatives on Papuan forestry and land use policies... [Continue]
Protest der Kenyah gegen Holzeinschlag der Samling Timber Company in der Region Baram, Malaysia
Mehr als hundert Mitglieder indigener Kenyah-Stämme aus verschiedenen Langhäusern (Gemeinden), die im Herzen des Kedaya Telang Usan Gebietes in der Region Baram des Staates Sarawak in Malaysia leben, versammelten sich am oberen Moh (Fluß), um gewaltfrei gegen den Holzeinschlag der Samling Timber Company zu protestieren... [Continue]
Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia - A month-long blockade of logging roads by indigenous people in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia set to protest illegal logging on their communal lands is about to be broken up by police.
More than 100 indigenous Kenyah people gathered at the blockade site on the upper Moh River on the island of Borneo claim that the blockade is their only way of calling on representatives of the Samling Timber Company and government authorities to have a consultation and meet with them to listen to their problems and demands... [Continue]
WWF has reiterated its concern over Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) logging activities in high-conservation-value forest in Indonesia.
A spokeswoman for the conservation organisation said its concerns follow its recently published report on the situation.
WWF has repeatedly levelled allegations of illegal logging in Indonesia at the Singapore-headquartered APP... [Continue]
