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Knasaimos Peoples receive decree of land rights

The Knasaimos peoples of the South Sorong Regency in Papua have been granted legal land rights over their indigenous lands. However, enforcing these rights remains challenging, with a lack of political will by the Indonesian government to enact the draft law on Indigenous peoples, and persistent targeting of merbau timber by loggers.

13 Jun 2024

Hands together for teamwork

While gender was one of the first items addressed and remains a priority, experts say Asia has lingered on this issue for too long, neglecting other vital areas.

Global rainforest loss 'relentless' in 2020, but SE Asia offers hope

With just days to go before the end of the year, it has closed two more projects in Indonesia, bringing the initiative to complement the palm oil industry's efforts to end deforestation in Southeast Asia closer to its near-term target.

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Palm oil companies across Southeast Asia are liable for the recovery of a Puerto Rico-sized area of forest because of their history of environmental harm, a new report shows.

3 August 2022

Mark Harper, group sustainability head, John Swire & Sons

15 June 2022

Nickel facility Kolaka, Sulawesi, Indonesia

22 April 2022

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8 March 2022

deep sea mining in India

27 October 2021

India 2011 - The Poverty Line

3 August 2021

Nautilus deep-sea mining machines

23 June 2021

9 February 2021

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8 February 2021

China Daily Speakers

14 April 2020

Wilmar International's sustainability team engaged in a Zoom meeting

11 December 2019

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30 October 2019

Asian Digital Media Awards

9 October 2019

A new Greenpeace International investigation has revealed that Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, is still linked to forest destruction for palm oil almost five years after committing to end deforestation.[1]

21 May 2019

deforestation imports impact Indonesia's forests

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