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Colombian town says ‘no’ to gold mine

29th Jul 2013
People in a farming town in central Colombia voted overwhelmingly against global corporation AngloGold Ashanti’s La Colosa gold mine. (Vieira / IPS)

Brazil’s Indigenous Demand ‘No More Dams’

26th Jul 2013
The fight continues between the Brazilian government pushing to bring another hydroelectric dam to the Tapajós river basin in the Brazilian Amazon and the indigenous Munduruku people who live there. (Luciane Salles / Global Voices)

Indonesian Court Ruling Gives Land Rights Back to Millions of Indigenous

19th Jul 2013
On May 14 Indonesia’s constitutional court ruled to modify the language of a 1999 law, effectively placing millions of hectares of previously government-controlled forest land back into the hands of indigenous peoples. (First Peoples Worldwide)

Biofuels get a dubious boost

12th Jul 2013
In an unexpected move, European parliamentarians have approved a new biofuel regulation that will take emissions from indirect land use change into account. The new text allows the biofuel sector to expand, sending a clear signal to world food markets and jeopardising food security for the world’s poorest. (Bauwens / IPS)

Sinarmas expands oil palm plantations in Papuan forests

30th Jun 2013
A report has revealed that Golden Agri Resources (GAR), the Sinarmas Group’s oil palm business, is expanding its oil palm plantations in more than 20,000 hectares of forests in Papua. The expansion permit was obtained after the forests were removed from the government’s moratorium map on primary forests. (Jakarta Post)

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