(5) April 2013
Traducen a lenguas indígenas efectos de proyecto ambiental en Chiapas
La Red Mexicana de Afectados contra la Minería (REMA) tradujo al tzeltal y tzotzil (ambas lenguas originarias de Chiapas) un material radiofónico sobre los efectos del programa REDD+. (El Heraldo de Chiapas)
Sugar company Rajawali is destroying forest without permission in Malind district
Without the knowledge or consent of local landowners in Kampung Onggari, Malind district, Merauke, subsidiaries of the Rajawali Group are destroying ancestral forest, evicting areas of importance and swamps belonging to the people. It is believed that this has been occurring since the end of 2012. (Pusaka)
Perusahaan Tebu Rajawali Membongkar Hutan Tanpa Ijin di Distrik Malind
Merauke, 15 April 2013, Tanpa sepengetahuan dan seijin warga pemilik tanah di Kampung Onggari, Distrik Malind, Merauke, anak perusahaan tebu Rajawali Grup membongkar hutan adat, menggusur tempat penting dan tanah rawa milik masyarakat, yang diperkirakan sudah berlangsung semenjak akhir tahun 2012. (Pusaka)
Where are the trees?
The globally announced new forest policy of controversial paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will save almost no forests in its main base of operations in Sumatra, a new report by the NGO coalition Eyes on the Forest has concluded. (Rainforest News)
Communality as a way of life and resistance
The indigenous Zapotec cultural system of living in harmony with nature coincides with the Andean concept of Good Living. (Latinamerica Press)