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West Papua ‘oil palm atlas’ portrays industry’s explosion in region

6th May 2015
A new report sheds light on the industry's rapid expansion in Indonesia's easternmost region – and on the companies behind the plantation drive. (Philip Jacobson / Mongabay.com)

As climate talks belch hot air, activists are putting their lives on the line

21st Apr 2015
Artificial, self-important UN summits could not be further from the frontline of protest, where environmentalists are being killed at an alarming rate. Of those killed, a shockingly high proportion, 40%, were indigenous people. (Andrew Simms / Guardian.com)

Guarani communities win eviction reprieve in Brazil

3rd Apr 2015
Three Guarani Indian communities in central Brazil have been given a glimmer of hope that they can remain on their ancestral lands, after legal rulings overturned or suspended orders to evict them (Watson / Survival).

Indigenous rights ‘denied’

27th Mar 2015
Despite Cambodia’s indigenous peoples being legally recognised and protected under the country’s Forestry and Land Laws, limited implementation combined with a lack of coordination have resulted in many indigenous communities being denied their land and legal rights, according to a report by the Heinrich Böll Foundation. (Ethan Harfenist / Phnom Penh Post)

Chapter 1 Context and Challenges from Grassroots Leadership and Popular Education in Indonesia

13th Mar 2015
LifeMosaic and The Samdhana Institute are serialising a new book: Grassroots Leadership and Popular Education in Indonesia. This month, Chapter 1: Context and Challenges provides an overview of the unprecedented challenges faced by communities, social movements and ecosystems in Indonesia and around the world.

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