Monthly Archives: December 2012

Take Care of Our Rivers and Give Us Back our Land

By admin | Published: December 22, 2012

Sawit Watch / SKP KAMe Press Release West Papua’s natural resources are being exploited by extractive industries, especially around Merauke. When it was launched in August 2010, the MIFEE mega-project was described as an initiative to meet the world’s food needs, a response to the world food crisis. As well as this, there are the […]

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The Impact of MIFEE presence at Bian River and Maro River, West Papua

By admin | Published: December 22, 2012

Press Release from Indigenous Peoples Organization of Bian Enim Jayapura, (21/12)—“The Lord Allah has given new land to create human-being, they  (human-beings) are given legs and hands to cultivate the land. We do not refuse any development and companies on our land, but we  want to get fully involved in it (development)” The presence of […]

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Sugar Company Rajawali’s Sweet Promises

By admin | Published: December 19, 2012

13/12/2012 The Malind indigenous people from Domande and Kaiburse villages are continuing to raise complaints and accusations against two subsidiaries of the Rajawali Group, PT Karyabumi Papua and PT Cenderawasih Jaya Mandiri, which are currently developing sugar cane plantations in Malind and Kurik districts, Merauke, West Papua. The company has already been operating in Domande […]

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