Recent publications
‘Losing Ground’ report
‘Losing Ground - The human rights impacts of oil palm expansion in Indonesia’ by Sawit Watch, Friends of the Earth and LifeMosaic released on 11 February 2008. This report shows how Indonesian government policies and palm oil industry practices are harming the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.
Losing Ground Executive Summary
Losing Ground Full Report
‘Palmed Off’ film
Palmed Off a short film by LifeMosaic based on the voices of indigenous people’s in 20 Indonesian communities. All have directly experienced the impacts of oil palm plantations taking over the land that they have lived on and worked on for generations. The community members offer testimonies on the impacts of oil palm plantations on their local economies, on the local environment, on their culture and on the prospects for the future generations. They feel it is urgent to tell their story.
Watch the 6 chapters here online.
Introduction (3min 31)
Local Economics (4mins 53)Water (3mins 52)Culture (3mins 05)Land and Conflict (4mins 30)
Moving Forward (2mins 05)
