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'Picking Up Sinking Wood': Indigenous Villages and Reality

  • forest
  • indigenous people
The laws and regulations on recognition of indigenous communities and their right to land is deemed to fail without the buy-in from the communities themselves. Photo credit: Mario Munthe for WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people

Why Private Forests Should Not Be Neglected

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Into the wild: Subayang River, which parts the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary, has seen numerous conflicts of interests between forest administrators and local stakeholders. (The Jakarta Post/Tarko Sudiarno)
  • forest
  • indigenous people

The Vision of Social Forestry in South Sumatera

  • indigenous people
Presiden Joko Widodo menyerahkan sertifikat hak atas tanah kepada masyarakat di berbagai provinsi. Kredit foto: Sekretaris Kabinet RI
  • indigenous people

Quo Vadis Social Forestry

  • forest
  • indigenous people
Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya memberikan sambutan dalam penyerahan SK Perhutanan Sosial di Taman Wisata Alam Punti Kayu, Palembang. Kredit foto: WRI Indonesia
  • forest
  • indigenous people
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A man canoeing in Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flickr/Julien Harneis
  • climate change
  • forest
  • indigenous people

Long, winding road for indigenous rights

  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights
  • indigenous people
  • Indonesia
  • land rights

As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

  • deforestation
  • forest
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • palm oil
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • natural resources
  • palm oil

5 Ways Indigenous Groups Are Fighting Back Against Land Seizures

  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure

For Indigenous Peoples, Losing Land Can Mean Losing Lives

  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • poverty
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • poverty

No Better Time for Indonesia's Indigenous Communities to Reclaim Land Rights

  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • indigenous people
  • One Map
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • indigenous people
  • One Map

5 Maps Show How Important Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are to the Environment

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • Mapping
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • human rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • land tenure
  • Mapping

By the Numbers: Indigenous and Community Land Rights

  • deforestation
  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • deforestation
  • indigenous people
  • land rights

Protecting Indigenous Land Rights Makes Good Economic Sense

  • indigenous people
  • land rights
  • indigenous people
  • land rights

3 Ways to Achieve Zero Tropical Deforestation by 2020

  • business
  • corporate sustainability
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • palm oil
  • sustainable business
Deforestation is often associated with commodity production in Indonesia. Credit: Agung Prasetyo/CIFOR
  • business
  • corporate sustainability
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • palm oil
  • sustainable business

5 Lessons for Sustaining Global Forests

  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Lacey Act
About 500 million people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • governance
  • Lacey Act

Asia Pulp & Paper's Anti-Deforestation Pledge: Sign of a Changing Industry?

  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • paper
  • sustainable business
Asia Pulp & Paper committed to stop cutting down natural forests in Indonesia. Photo credit: netaholic13/Flickr
  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Lacey Act
  • paper
  • sustainable business
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Risk Free? Paper and the Lacey Act

  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Lacey Act
Test results demonstrate that it is possible to detect potential Lacey violations for paper, thanks to modern technology.
  • business
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Lacey Act