Indonesia urged to implement decision recognizing indigenous rights to land

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerDec 10, 2013, 4:14 pm117 pts
Indigenous rights groups are circulating a petition asking the Indonesian government to immediately implement a court ruling that would take management of million of hectares of customary forest out of the hands of the Ministry of Forestry and turn it over to traditional communities. The petition was posted on…

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