Simpang Bayat Community and PT. BPP Agrees to End Land Dispute

Download: Press Release Land disputes between the community and companies both state-owned and private are still phenomenal problems that demand resolution. The government’s granting of land use to companies often clashes with communities that also feel entitled to the same land. The settlement of  land disputes over the years has been judged to be carried out …

What Does COP27 Achieve and What Actions Can Be Expected as A Result?

This paper is taken from the website of the World Economic Forum (WEF) (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/what-happened-cop27-climate-change-what-is-next/), as part of the WEF  Report on the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 (https://www.weforum.org/events/united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop27-2022) COP27 was dubbed the Africa COP and COP implementation. It provides an opportunity to structure important issues for the continent and an opportunity to turn words, composed …

Commitment to Implement FOLU Net Sink in Kampar Peninsula and Kerumutan

The siak and Pelalawan district governments together with Paradigma and Cognate Coalition consisting of Perkumpulan Elang, Manka, and EcoNusantara Associations held a meeting and discussion with the Secretary of the Director General of Forestry Planning and Environmental Management, Dr. Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, S.Hut., M.P. This aims to get input on the Kampar Kerumutan Peninsula Ecosystem …

Understanding NDPE Commitments

Processed from various sources by: Asep Adhikerana, EcoNusantara Lestari. PRELIMINARY In the global supply chain, palm oil processing companies play a strategic role for the sustainability of oil palm plantations. Under pressure from NGOs and buyers, Wilmar International – as the market leader – became the first company to commit to an NDPE (No Deforestation, …

Sustainability at the crossroads

A look back at 2021 through the Sustainable Development Goals. There were high hopes for 2021. The year promised progress on the push for sustainable development after months of pandemic-induced delays and uncertainty. We heard ambitious talk of a ‘green recovery’, and world leaders were due to gather for meetings of the United Nations conventions …

Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change

What are Nature-based Solutions? Nature-based Solutions (NbS= Nature-based solutions) for climate change, sometimes called “natural climate solutions,” include better conservation, recovery, or management of ecosystems to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Examples include allowing forests to grow again, restoring coastal wetlands, and switching to restorative agricultural practices, such as ground cover crop rotation …