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Society 3 weeks ago
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House moves on agrarian reform legislation
Baleg chair Bob Hasan asserted the bill should be aimed at promoting public welfare by ensuring legal protection for communities who possess land but lack legal certainty to back their claims, leaving them vulnerable to land grabbing.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Between loss and hope: Indigenous women behind North Sumatra’s decades-long land conflict
Although Nurinda has finally been able to return, years of abandonment have devastated the farm. Nearly 90 percent of her coffee crops are gone, wiping out the harvest her family once depended on for income.
Archipelago 10 months ago
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TNI strengthens security in Tesso Nilo National Park after security post attack
The attack marks the latest chapter in the long-running land conflict in Tesso Nilo, Riau, stemming from unclear boundaries between conservation areas and community land, as well as disputes over residents’ legal status.
Society 10 months ago
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Govt faces backlash over Riau land seizures
People residing within Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau are demanding that the government allow comanagement of land and plantations with the state-owned PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara instead of evicting them and handing the land to third party companies.
Archipelago 10 months ago
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Lake Toba Indigenous groups march to demand closure of pulp giant TPL
According to the Association for the Study and Development of Community Initiatives (KSPPM), 23 Indigenous communities across five districts surrounding Lake Toba are currently locked in disputes with TPL which is owned by Hong Kong-based investment firm Allied Hill.
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