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Indonesia’s Indigenous Akit community faces exploitation & land loss (commentary)
For the Akit tribe of Bengkalis and Pelalawan districts in Riau province, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, land is more ...
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Indigenous people jailed over land dispute with Indonesian diocese
A court handed down jail terms on eight indigenous people in Indonesia ’s Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province amid ...
Eco-Business6d
Indonesian court halts palm oil expansion but fails to uphold Indigenous land rights
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to block further expansion of the Tanah Merah oil palm project ...
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Indonesian court blocks palm oil expansion, but leaves Indigenous land rights in limbo
These forests are home to a number of Indigenous tribes, including the Awyu (also spelled Auyu). If developed in full, it would be the single largest bloc of oil palms in Indonesia, the world’s ...