The secret to 'living well with the forest', from Simon Hoyte
#Baka #Cameroon #IndigenousTech #IndigenousRights #environmentalrights
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-cameroon-baka-people-forest.html
Nestle, you boycott that brand already, yes? Plus 'KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands Pantene and Herbal Essences'
Guilty as charged of #ecocide in #WestPapua
'Raki Ap, a spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, which is overseeing the call, said: “These products are linked to human rights violations, in the first place, because West Papuans are being forced, with violence, to get off the land where they’ve lived for thousands of years, which has now resulted in ecocide.'
#Indigenousrights #Indonesia #EcoCrimes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/20/west-papua-indonesia-palm-oil-deforestation-rainforest
#Gifsartidote:
#Capitalists can't be fought through the justice system. Hit them where it hurts: assets, money and reputation - #sabotage #boycotts and #ReportingTheTruth
#Press #news #BreakingNews #DAPL #US #CorporateCrime #IndigenousRights #educate #organise #resist
Learn more at: stand.earth/our-work/cam...
#WomenInSustainability #Amazon #ClimateAction #ExitAmazonOilandGas #IndigenousRights
http://stand.earth/our-work/campaigns/santander-champion-the-amazon/
Poilievre criticized for pledging to fast-track Ring of Fire without Indigenous consultation
Pierre Poilievre's pledge on Wednesday that a Conservative government would fast-track the development of the mineral-rich Ring of Fire has been criticized by Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a northwestern Ontario MPP and the federal minister of Indi...
#politics #environment #Indigenousrights #Ontario #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ring-of-fire-poiliever-critical-minerals-sudbury-1.7487363?cmp=rss
"Historic #HumanRights Ruling: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Ecuador violated the rights of uncontacted Indigenous peoples by permitting #OilDrilling in their territories. The ruling reinforces #IndigenousSovereignty, mandates environmental protections, and sets a legal precedent for Indigenous rights."
https://wildhunt.org/2025/03/historic-human-rights-ruling-court-orders-ecuador-to-protect-uncontacted-indigenous-peoples-from-oil-industry-encroachment.html
#IndigenousRights #InteramericanCourtOfHumanRights
#IndigenousAmericans
#AmazonForest #Ecuador #IndigenousLand
#IACtHR #rainforest
#News: Transparency International finds #Corruption 
and threats of violence threaten #ClimateAction 
and #IndigenousRights around the world. Strengthening democratic institutions, #HumanRights and legal system crucial #Boycott4Wildlife https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/like-a-virus-corruption-has-infected-the-fight-against-climate-change/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
#News: #Indonesia's 
Supreme Court halt's 65,000ha #PalmOil expansion of #TanahMerah #WestPapua but leaves Indigenous #Awyu tribe’s #landrights claim unresolved. We demand Indigenous sovereignty! #IndigenousRights #BoycottPalmOil 
️https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/indonesian-court-blocks-palm-oil-expansion-but-leaves-indigenous-land-rights-in-limbo/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer 
#News: Peasant Communities in #Honduras 
face violent #landgrabbing from armed groups claiming their ancestral lands on behalf of #palmoil company #Dinant. 33 #HumanRights orgs call for an end to violence and a boycott of Dinant. #LandRights #IndigenousRights #Boycottpalmoil
#News: Peasant Communities in #Honduras face #landgrabbing from armed groups and organised crime to claim their ancestral lands on behalf of #palmoil company #Dinant. #Humanrights orgs call for a rapid end to the violence. #LandRights #IndigenousRights
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/02/20/peasant-communities-under-attack-in-honduras/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
#Peru's #Indigenous leaders raise concerns over #OilAndGas projects
The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on #HumanRights
Steven Grattan, Associated Press
March 7, 2025
BOGOTA, #Colombia — "Indigenous leaders from the #PeruvianAmazon who are calling for the government to stop oil and gas projects in their territory took their case to an international human rights body on Tuesday.
"The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They said the projects violate #IndigenousRights by threatening their #land, #health and #FoodSecurity and are in breach of international obligations that require Indigenous groups to be consulted.
"The Indigenous leaders are represented by the Interethnic Association for the Development of the #PeruvianRainforest, or #AIDESEP. The group argues that the projects also pose risks to #UncontactedIndigenous groups and also noted specific impact on Indigenous women.
"During the meeting, the Peruvian government said it is a democratic state which respects law and guarantees human rights to all its citizens and that it is committed to strengthening it.
"But #JulioCusurichiPalacios, a member of AIDESEP’s Board of Directors from the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon said the government 'have stated things that are not in accordance with what is happening in reality.'
"'The rights of Indigenous peoples are not being respected, the contamination of our rivers and territories continues, there are threats to #uncontacted Indigenous Peoples, more regulations that make environmental standards more flexible, and oil and gas lots continue to be promoted,' he told The Associated Press after the hearing.
"The government denied most of the claims made by the Indigenous groups and did not reply to AP’s requests for comment."
Source:
https://ictnews.org/news/perus-indigenous-leaders-raise-concerns-over-oil-and-gas-projects
#BigOilAndGas #IndigenousRights #LeaveItInTheGround #WaterIsLife #AmazonRainforest #IndigenousNews #IndigenousPeoples
Dr. Leila Dehghan gives Marz 9 & 23 online workshop Declonizing Nutrition Workshop and 100% will go to families in Gaza. Info & registration ► https://plantedacademy.com/workshops/
#decolonize #vegan #nutrition #leiladehghan #feminism #indigenousrights #internationalwomensday #lgbtqrights #fundraiserforpalestina
Africa: COP16 Conference Made Key Steps Towards a More Just Transition for Indigenous Peoples & Peasant Communities: [IPS] Stockholm, Sweden -- With global temperatures continuing to break records and every global indicator of the health of the natural world showing decline, the need to quickly move away from fossil fuels and environmentally destructive practices has never been more… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJHrM8 #COP16 #ClimateAction #GreenTransition #IndigenousRights #SustainableDevelopment
Today in Labor History March 1, 1954: The U.S. detonated Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb on Bikini Atoll. It caused the worst radioactive contamination ever by the U.S. However, this occurred after years of nuclear testing and contamination of the islands and waters around them. The U.S. detonated 23 nuclear devices on the islands from 1946 to 1958. They blew up the bombs on the reef, in the sea, in the air and underwater. They relocated islanders several times, each time to supposedly safe islands. But they neglected to provide sufficient food and water, causing starvation. When the islanders tried to catch fish to eat, or grow their own crops, they were so contaminated from radioactive fallout, that it poisoned all who ate it. Women started having miscarriages and giving birth to babies with abnormalities. To this day, it is still too contaminated for inhabitants and their descendants to return. A trust fund that had been set up to help support the survivors ran out of funds in the late 2010s.
Leonard Peltier remains defiant in AP interview, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism
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#EthnicFood #Diabetes #Racism #Immigrant #TraditionalFoods #Health #FoodInsecurity #Canada #Race #Intersectionality #EnvironmentalRacism #IndigenousRights #FoodSecurity #Reconciliation #AntiRacism #WhiteSupremacy #Capitalism #Patriarchy #Colonialism #ReadingList #LiteratureReview
The Great Malaysian Timber and Palm Oil Swindle
A joint investigation by Malaysiakini and Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) reveals alarming deforestation in Pahang, #Malaysia, caused by one of the country’s largest #palmoil plantations. The plantation threatens endangered species like #tigers and pollutes local water supplies. It has been described as “the worst-managed oil palm plantation in Malaysia.” Palm oil yields are low, while the #deforestation is chaotic, leaving the land barren and overrun with #elephants. The report highlights links between developers and political or royal ownership and rampant corruption and strongly pushes for more transparency, improved government oversight and regulatory enforcement. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
#News: 
Malaysiakini and Pulitzer investigation in #Malaysia: #Pahang’s badly managed #palmoil threatens endangered #tigers #elephants, disrupts villages. Rife with #corruption at highest level. #BoycottPalmOil ️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9GZ
GIJN. (2024, December 20). Timber grab: The truth behind Pahang oil palm plantation. Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved from https://gijn.org/stories/2024-editors-picks-investigative-stories-southeast-asia
An investigation by Malaysiakini, in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network, has exposed the dire environmental and social impacts of one of Malaysia’s largest oil palm plantations in Pahang. Located near an environmentally protected area, the plantation’s operations have resulted in chaotic deforestation, disrupted water supplies, and threats to endangered wildlife, including tigers.
The plantation, described by an environmental consultant as “the worst-managed oil palm plantation in Malaysia,” has low palm oil yields and barren landscapes overrun with elephants. Developers often cite “wildlife conflict” to justify failures, shifting focus to logging valuable timber instead of sustainable plantation development.
Malaysiakini’s investigation also shed light on troubling links between plantation developers and political or royal interests, with 95% of the land developed by such entities. In December, the investigative team revealed that prominent banks provided large loans to plantation developers despite repeated project failures, questioning the banks’ credibility and oversight practices.
The investigation calls on the Malaysian government to tighten plantation approval processes and enforce environmental protections to prevent further harm to biodiversity and local communities.
For detailed insights, read the full Malaysiakini report via GIJN.
GIJN. (2024, December 20). Timber grab: The truth behind Pahang oil palm plantation. Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved from https://gijn.org/stories/2024-editors-picks-investigative-stories-southeast-asia
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#News: In #WestPapua, “empty lands” are NOT empty—they sustain #indigenous tribes like the #Malind and #Khimaima. Large-scale #palmoil projects displace communities. Support indigenous rights! #HumanRights #IndigenousRights #BoycottPalmOil https://farmlandgrab.org/post/32579?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Africa: Indigenous Futures Thinking - 4 Approaches to Imagining a Better World: [The Conversation Africa] Indigenous people make up only 6% of the world's population but manage over a quarter of the world's land surface. These groups, descended from original occupants of a geographical place and identifying as culturally distinct, possess knowledge about adapting to social and… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ5mtk #IndigenousFutures #ClimateJustice #Biodiversity #SustainableDevelopment #IndigenousRights
