Jakarta, Ekuatorial – More benefit would come from customary forests establishment in Indonesia, said an activist in Jakarta on Thursday (2/10). “First, [it is] to settle the constitutional debt made by the state. The right over customary right is a constitutional right which has been denied by the state for more than 47 years,” said […]
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Nine ministries and institutions officially declared their support for indigenous people’s recognition and protection, in Jakarta, on Monday (1/9). The National Programme for the Recognition and Protection of Customary Communities through REDD+ (Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest and Peat-land Degradation) was launched in the present of Indonesia’s Vice President, Boediono. […]
Kabupaten Barito Selatan di Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah menjadi proyek percontohan pertama Program Pengakuan dan Pembuktian Hak Pihak Ketiga atau PPH. Proyek ini diselenggarakan Unit Kerja Presiden Bidang Pengawasan dan Pengendalian Pembangunan (UKP4) yang menggandeng Kementrian Kehutanan, BPN dan BIG (Baca: Menggenjot “Supersemar” Kehutanan di Akhir Kabinet. Pada Februari 2014, tim sosialisasi bertemu warga dua desa, […]
Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia (Komnas HAM) mulai menyelidiki dugaan pelanggaran hak asasi manusia dalam sejumlah kasus sengketa lahan yang melibatkan masyarakat adat. Dengar pendapat umum akan digelar di tujuh wilayah – Sumatera, Jawa, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Maluku, dan Papua.
Setelah diadopsi Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) pada April 2013 silam, masyarakat adat menilai belum ada perkembangan yang signifikan atas pembahasan Rancangan Undang-undang tentang Pengakuan dan Perlindungan Hak Masyarakat Adat (RUU PPHMHA). Untuk memicu kesepahaman materi dan menjaring hal kolektif yang dapat dilakukan terkait RUU ini, Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) menggelar konsultasi nasional di Jakarta […]
The village of Tana Towa in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province is home to the Kajang tribe, an indigenous community whose lives rely heavily on agroforestry, a scheme under which farmers combines trees and crops. In the past 40 years, the Kajang’s customary law has successfully protect hundreds of hectares of its verdant forest, keeping in […]
