Illegal Logging

The Last Frontier - Illegal Logging in Papua and China's Massive Timber Theft

Submitted by rains on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:22
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Report by the Environmental Investigation Agency & Telepak

Extract: Official complicity

For the full report, see:
http://www.eia-international.org/files/reports93-1. pdf

Companies involved in timber theft from Papua are aided every step of the way by officials from the military, police and forestry department, as long as the requisite bribe is paid.

EIA report on illegal logging and corruption -includes info re West Papua

Submitted by Alezev on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 19:59
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The full report (‘The Thousand-Headed Snake’ ) is available at http://www.eia-international.org/files/reports135-1.pdf Summary below from INCL newsletter and also from www.eia- international.org and www.telapak.org

Timber Smuggling from Indonesia Rises as Judicial Corruption Ensures Masterminds Behind US$20 billion Forest Crime go Unpunished

EIA/Telapak - March 28, 2007 Jakarta

Papua Nature Reserves in Danger

Submitted by Alezev on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 19:53
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JAYAPURA, Weat Papua, The future of nature conservation water catchment areas in the Papuan cities of Jayapura and Sentani is under threat from rampant illegal logging.

4,330 people have illegally settled in the conservation areas -- known as Cycloop -- thanks to lax government control.
"These people have illegally felled trees and developed farming," Jayapura Regent Habel Melkias Suwae said. He said human settlement of the area was limiting its effectiveness as a water catchment.

STATEMENT ON BEHALF FOR THE PAPUA CUSTOMARY COUNCIL AND LAND IS LIFE

Submitted by rains on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 19:19
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Dear Madam Chair,

Papua indigenous people have been worse condition for years due to our objection of being Indonesian people. Years passing by and we remain to claim our position as Melanesian which lead to anger by Indonesia government and its military.

The issue of the Act of Free Choice in 1969 had become the basic theme of protests of Papua indigenous people,leading in number of cases such as Laskar Jihad and militia forces.

OPM respond about illegal logging in West Papua

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 12:54
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Economic is one of conflict root in West Papua when Indonesia took over West Papua. Indonesian is gulity of repressing the people of West Papua to get legitimation for the state of Indonesia. As, since 1962-1969 it invaded West Papua and until now still keeps it's unwanted invation in West Papua. After that Indonesia success to get legitimation of West Papua from the peoples by repressive to West Papua so, next it creates investments in national and International so, this investment must be pay ranges for it's nation. And investments do it's business in West Papua.

RFK West Papua Report - Feb 2005

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 12:34
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West PapuaThe following is the 12th in a series of regular reports prepared by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights (CHR)-West Papua Advocacy Team providing updates on developments in West Papua. The CHR has monitored and reported on the human rights situation in West Papua since 1993 when Indonesian lawyer Bambang Widjojanto received the annual RFK Human Rights Award.
Summary/Contents

· New Facts Link Indonesian Military to "Terror Attack" on U.S. Citizens; U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice Certifies IMET for TNI Anyway