9 March 2022
For years, people have settled illegally in national parks around Indonesia, clearing the land and farming it in the hope they will eventually be granted legal title to it.
While the authorities’ default response has been to evict them, a new government program is taking a more collaborative
4 March 2022
Ecuador has elevated nature as a legal subject in its constitution - and still allows harmful copper mining. A young woman learns to fight back
1 March 2022
In northeast Gabon, the Kota community of Massaha has sustained their customary lands and sacred forest for generations. They are now seeking formal government recognition and protection against the imminent threat of logging.
The Massaha community has reiterated their long-standing request to
17 February 2022
The Indonesian government’s decision to revoke permits for plantation firms to operate in forest areas could lead to lawsuits filed by the companies, environmental law experts say.
The permits were rescinded at the start of the year, not because of any environmental violations, but rather because
10 February 2022
The Indonesian government has rejected a proposal made by a prominent university to reclassify oil palms as a forest crop.
The proposal was ostensibly meant to resolve the problem of illegal plantations operating inside forest areas, and would have redefined plantations as forests, and new
9 February 2022
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled that an Indigenous community’s right to free, prior and informed consultation was violated by oil projects, and called for stronger protections to guarantee Indigenous communities’ rights to decide over extractive projects in their territories.
5 January 2022
by Valisoa Rasolofomboahangy on 5 January 2022 | Translated by Pénélope Vasina
The Anjozorobe Angavo forest corridor is one of the few remaining primary forests in the Central Highlands of Madagascar.
15 December 2021
The last two meetings of our cycle are dedicated to :
- Local collective governance of forests versus the State in South East Asia, today, December 15
- Experiences and analysis of REDD+ projects around the world, Friday December 17
For more information: http://www.agter.asso.fr/breve178_en.
6 December 2021
With the Indonesian government refusing to renew a three-year ban on issuing licenses for new oil palm plantations, experts are warning of a deforestation free-for-all.
The end of the moratorium means companies can once again apply to develop new plantations, including clearing forests to do.
This
4 December 2021
The native Kichwa community santa Rosillo de Yanayacu, located in the Bajo Huallaga area( Huimbayoc district, San Martín region) has been threatened by groups of illegal loggers, who deforest the community's forest sowing threats and violence. For years, the community has been denouncing these
4 December 2021
The native Kichwa community santa Rosillo de Yanayacu (Peru) has been threatened by groups of illegal loggers, who deforest the community's forest sowing threats and violence.
25 November 2021
SAN IGNACIO DE VELASCO, Bolivia — On Feb. 12, 2021, Bolivian conservationists joyfully celebrated the creation of the Bajo Paraguá Municipal Protected Area. Located in the municipality of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, the new reserve was established to protect 983