Government Faces Outcry over Construction of Massive 'Engines of Violence': 'These Projects Are Fraudulently Marketed'

Government faces outcry over construction of massive 'engines of violence': 'These projects are fraudulently marketed'

A massive industrial development is underway in Indonesia — and it's threatening to displace Indigenous communities and destroy vital rainforests in the name of "green" energy. What's happening? According to Mongabay, Indonesia and state-owned Malaysian companies are teaming up to build Southeast Asia's largest hydroelectric project in North Kalimantan — a remote province on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world. The $20 bi…

Indigenous Bajo suffer child deaths & toxic sludge amid green energy push

Indonesia’s environment ministry plans to curb deforestation and push for environmental rehabilitation in response to industrial nickel mining on Kabaena Island, where severe ecological damage and the cultural and economic collapse of the Indigenous Bajo people have been widely reported. The crisis has exposed deep-rooted failures by both government and corporations, revealing the human and environmental toll of the country’s profit-driven push …

Key To Reversing Amazonia’s Mineral Demand: Indigenous Empowerment

Illegal #mining for minerals like #gold and cassiterite, the latter used for renewable energy, is driving #deforestation in Indigenous #Amazonia. Countries like #Brazil, #Suriname and #Guyana face the challenge of conserving forests, protecting #indigenous peoples, biodiversity whilst also meeting international resource demands. Empowering indigenous peoples to care for biodiversity rich areas of Amazonia is key to saving them for future generat…