Nearly 200 square kilometers of forest have been cleared in Merauke, Indonesia's Papua region since 2014 for the plantation, with 10 square kilometers being opened up just since October.
The raising number of the land conflicts highlighting 2017 records in Indonesia. More than six hundred thousand families living in more than five hundred acres of land were impacted. Plantation sector is still dominating agrarian conflict with two hundred and eight cases found.
Perkebunan kelapa sawit menjadi komoditas yang mendominasi konflik agraria di Indonesia pada 2017. Pola pengelolaan yang menindas warga sekitar jadi penyebabnya.
- CNN Indonesia
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27 December 2017
Two farmers from Central Kalimantan, Indonesia were shot inside oil palm plantation of PT. Bumi Sawit Kencana (BSK), a subsidiary of Wilmar Group. They were shot by police officer assigned to secure the plantation area.
Sekitar 50-an warga Desa Polanto Jaya pada 14 Desember 2017 lalu melakukan aksi solidaritas di Pengadilan Negeri Pasang Kayu,Mamuju Utara, Sulawesi Barat. Aksi dipicu penahanan 4 Petani yang dituduh melakukan pencurian sawit milik anak usaha PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk.
- Info Sawit
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17 December 2017
Workers at Indonesian palm oil plantations that supply Pepsi and Nestle suffer from labor abuses according to new report from RAN. The report covers three palm oil plantations operated by Indofood, the biggest food company in Indonesia.
Siaran pers mengecam tindak kekerasan aparat Brimob yang bertugas di areal perkebunan kelapa sawit PT. Permata Putera Mandiri (PPM, anak perusahaan ANJ Group)warga Kampung Puragi, Sorong Selatan, Papua Barat.
Starting in September, holders of customary land rights in South Sorong Regency, West Papua province, have staged a "customary law blockade" to areas of PT Permata Putera Mandiri (PT PPM)oil palm plantation. The blockade leads to violence by special police brigade (Brimob) to the villagers.
A letter signed by 46 CSOs calling on PepsiCo to ensure that all their products are produced without deforestation, the destruction of peatlands or the violation of human rights in Indonesia.
Ratusan warga yang tergabung dalam Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) Bulukumba menggelar aksi di kantor bupat menuntut agar Pemerintah Kebupaten tidak melakukan perpanjangan Hak Guna Usaha (HGU) PT. Lonsum Tbk.
- Berita Bulukumba
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06 November 2017
The story of money, power and politics behind the devastation of a forest-rich district in Indonesian Borneo.
- The Gecko Project
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11 October 2017
The investigative series Indonesia for Sale, shines new light on the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land rights crisis. The stories expose the role of collusion between palm oil firms and politicians.
