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Oil Palm Expansion in West Pasaman

Oil Palm Expansion in West Pasaman

“Buyuang ….! Pulanglah ke kampuang, makam ongku waang lah jadi sawit kiniko!” When Sawit Watch (SW) was highlighting the massive expansion of the 500,000 hectares of oil palm plantations in West... 

Rattan, The Drowning Idol

Rattan, The Drowning Idol

Much effort is still needed for prospering the people from rattan A release about the Development of Non Timber Forest Product Production (HHBK) up to May 2009 showed an astonishing result. Of the 19 Districts... 

Plastic vs Rattan

Plastic vs Rattan

The Government policy that restricts the export of rattan to other countries has made the furniture industries abroad lacking of rattan raw material. It makes the furniture experts of the world create... 

Forest Rattans and REDD

Forest Rattans and REDD

Preserving rattan means preserving the forest. Because rattan habitat requires the existance of forest. REDD (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation) is as a systemic framework to save the... 

Under Confusing of REDD Fund

Under Confusing of REDD Fund

Adaptation and mitigation on climate change that is global issue to decline earth temperature would be all countries awareness. The anti-global warming perspective would be a concern by participation internal... 

Rattan Meaning for Buton People

Rattan Meaning for Buton People

Sulawesi is one of the major islands in Indonesia that produces forest rattan products (natural rattan) in a quite large quantity. One of the provinces that have the potency of natural rattan is Southeast... 

Rattans in Bogor Botanical Garden

Rattans in Bogor Botanical Garden

Bogor, 07/08/2010. To get closer with rattan as in its habitat we must go to the dense forest in Kalimantan or Sumatera, but if we want to go to a nearer place, we can see it in the Bogor Botanical Garden. Having... 

Selling Primary Forest by the Norway’s

Selling Primary Forest by the Norway’s

After Oslo’s agreement, LoI (Letter of Intent) REDD plus push Indonesian Government to make sure that Indonesia has to make some pre conditionality before REDD plus run. By promising, Norway will give... 

REDD; Ignoring Rights

REDD; Ignoring Rights

Since signatory of REDD (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation) plus between Kingdom of Norway with Republic of Indonesia that is low level agreement or Letter of Intent in Oslo’s... 

FPIC Failed

FPIC Failed

Free, prior, informed and concern (FPIC) failed to reduce conflict between local (indigenous) people with corporation in sawit and forest plantation sector. FPIC is the non-litigation approach of conflict... 

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