By: Callistasia Anggun Wijaya
Date: January 27th 2016
Source: Jakarta Post
Masrani stood at the confluence of two rivers in Indonesian Borneo as his father recited the most dreadful oath. The extreme form of sumpah adat, a ritualistic nuclear option for Indonesia’s Dayak indigenous peoples, was reserved for dealing with crises nothing else could solve.
Forested landscapes worldwide are increasingly integrated in global processes of trade, market development, resource exploitation and climate change. Site-based or community level approaches can no longer cope with these issues which exceed the local sphere of influence.
Via News.com.au
Indigenous Dayaks in a remote Borneo village fight BHP coal mine
AUGUST 11, 2015 8:28PM
AUSTRALIAN mining giant BHP Billiton has hit a roadblock on its coal mine in Indonesian Borneo after finally starting operations.
les décideurs politiques ne parviennent pas à évaluer soigneusement la façon dont ils définissent les forêts, ils risquent de compromettre le succès potentiel du programme REDD+, soutenu par l’ONU et visant à réduire les émissions issues de la déforestation et de la dégradation des forêts, selon des scientifiques.<