Tag: Riau

Competition for land in Riau Province: Pressure from Oil Palm and Wood Pulp Corporations

by maximos62, posted in Asia, economics, environment, geography, indigenous, Indonesia

Fred Pearce writing in his book The Landgrabbers: The New Fight Over Who Owns The Earth makes the point that  "Until the late 1980s Riau was 80 percent jungle. Today the figure is just 30 percent. I've never met Fred but I have met the people of Sungai Tohor who face the consequences of a systematic destruction of peatland … Continue reading Competition for land in Riau Province: Pressure from Oil Palm and Wood Pulp Corporations

#Tigers and orang utan are important but what about the #Indigenous people?

by maximos62, posted in Asia, environment, geography, history, indigenous, Personal comment, population

Sound of an approaching motor bike broke a long reflection on the devastation caused by fires that have raged across Indonesia's peatlands in recent years producing suffocating smoke haze across the region. Joining an expedition to explore the causes of the smoke haze was sure to provoke such thoughts. Here on Tebing Tinggi Island, close … Continue reading #Tigers and orang utan are important but what about the #Indigenous people?