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Isolated by forest conflict, the Orang Rimba people of Jambi
The Orang Rimba are an indigenous people living in Jambi, Indonesia in a forested area that is under conflict. Blogpost by Veby Mega, Indonesian writer on “Tiger Eye Tour” They believe that God manifests inside animals in the forest, one is God Mergo – “God Tiger” – whom they worship. They never used to…
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Deni celebrate their forest homeland in the Brazilian Amazon
September 11, 2001 was not only a day of major tragedy in the US, which changed the world we are living in, it was also a day of hope for the Deni. The Deni are an indigenous group living in semi-isolation in a very remote part of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, whose land at that…
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Greenpeace exposes illegal timber scandal
Press release – 26 July, 2011Greenpeace exposes illegal timber scandal in Sydney’s CBD Calls on Federal Government to finally ban illegal timber imports.Sydney, Wednesday 27 July 2011: Following the discovery of illegally logged plywood on site, Greenpeace took action at the high-profile Central Park development in Sydney’s CBD today. At 7am this morning, activists scaled…
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Kiribati : the frontline of Climate Change
This week 40 officials from around the world will fly to the tiny atoll nation of Kiribati to attend The Tarawa Climate Change Conference (TCCC) Blog post by Daniel Loo, Greenpeace Activist born in Kiribati Officially known as the Republic of Kiribati, it is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It…
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A Golden Chainsaw for Papua New Guinea
Today I gave Greenpeace’s Golden Chainsaw award to the representative of the Government of PNG at talks on REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestaion and Degradation). Her name is Federica Bietta and she is also representing PNG as co-chair on special REDD Partnership negotiations. Myself and the team, including a photographer got up early to make…
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Continued inaction is not an option at the CBD
Our Pacific Political Advisor Seni Nabou reports back from the first few days of meetings at the UN’s Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD), in Nagoya, Japan. As a Pacific Islander, attending these big world conferences can be overwhelming. The sheer size, grandeur, pomp, ceremony and alien language (diplo-speak) are enough to cower any sane individual…
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PNG: Not ready for REDD
Press release – 18 October, 2010Nagoya, Monday 25 October 2010: Today, at the Convention of Biological Diversity being held in Japan, Greenpeace released a report explaining why the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is in no fit state to receive international funding for REDD – a global deal to stop deforestation and mitigate climate…