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DI BALIK PERUBAHAN IKLIM, ADB MENGEKSPLOITASI SUMBER DAYA ALAM

posted on 6/17/09
Jakarta, 16 Juni 2009. Bank Pembangunan Asia (ADB) bekerjasama dengan TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) mengadakan High Level Dialogue bertajuk Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific – A Development Changllenge di Kantor Pusat ADB, Pasig, Filipina, mulai 16 – 18 Juni 2009. Pertemuan ini dihadiri oleh perwakilan dari lembaga finansial global, pebisnis, akademisi, dan lembaga internasional.

Fishers Insist: No to New Loans, ADB Must Pay

posted on 6/16/09
(Manila, Philippines, 16 June 2009) – On Tuesday, hundreds of small fishers flocked in front of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters to demand payment for the environmental problems that ADB projects wrought to coastal communities. The demand was made during the opening of the High Level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific which is being organized by the ADB.

CONDEMN ILLEGAL DETENTION and DEPORTATION of 15 FILIPINO FISHER ACTIVISTS

posted on 5/15/09
The illegal detention and subsequent unlawful deportation of Filipino fisher activists from Kilusang Mangingisda (KM), Tambuyog Dev’t Center and South East Asia Fish for Justice Movement (SEAFISH) secretariat by Indonesia authorities in Manado, Indonesia is a condemnable act of human rights violation and deceit uncalled for a “democratic” government.

FISHERFOLKS CONDENMS INDONESIAN DEPORTATION OF FISHER ACTIVISTS

posted on 5/15/09
Manila. Fishers from Kilusang Mangingisda (KM) picketed infront of the Indonesian Embassy to protest and hold indignation on the deportation of its 11 fisher leaders last May 11, 2009 in Manado Indonesia.

More that a hundred fish activist unfurled placards in front of the embassy condemning the illegal detention and deportation of its leaders who were in Manado, Indonesia for a regional fisher’s conference parallel to the on-going World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit.

WOC ignores main problems in ocean sector: Activists

posted on 5/14/09
A long history of illegal fishing, the dumping of tailing from mining companies into the sea, and poor support for traditional fishermen are the three main problems in Indonesia's ocean sector. Unfortunately, those issues remain excluded from the agenda at the World Ocean Conference (WOC) that begins Monday.

Beyond Words

posted on 5/14/09
Members of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) stage a silent protest in Denpasar, Bali, against the arrest of Walhi activists in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Tuesday. Two Walhi activists were arrested after protesting outside the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado on Monday. Antara/Nyoman Budhiana

Walhi doubtful of WOC's potential to address issues

posted on 5/14/09
The Central Sulawesi branch of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment Forum (Walhi) expressed doubt Thursday over whether the upcoming World Ocean Conference (WOC) would be effective in helping resolve complex environmental problems, especially over the marine ecosystem in Sulawesi.

Walhi Central Sulawesi executive director Willianita Selviana said her concerns were based on the fact that the spirit of conservation drummed up by the government had not been properly implemented at the regional level.

Indonesia deports 15 Pinoy fishing activists

posted on 5/13/09
MANILA, Philippines—Fifteen Filipino fishermen and fishing activists were briefly jailed as they were attending a discussion parallel to the World Ocean Conference in Manado, Indonesia, and were eventually “forced to leave” by immigration authorities and local police Tuesday.

Arsenio Tanchuling, of the Tambuyog Development Center, said he, two fellow Tambuyog members, and 11 fisher folk leaders from Kilusang Mangingisda were about to share the experience of small fishers in the middle of the May 10 to 13 conference when they were arrested and detained for 12 hours.

Indonesia to deport activists over ocean protest

posted on 5/12/09
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia will deport 15 Philippine activists on Tuesday after they held a protest with local fisherman near the venue of a global conference on ocean conservation, officials said.

Protest at sea

posted on 5/12/09
Fishermen on wooden boats try to pass by a police patrol boat during a parade near Malalayang Beach, Manado, on Monday. The fishermen were protesting the ongoing World Ocean Conference, claiming it did not touch on important issues such as illegal fishing and the need to protect traditional fishermen from big fishing companies. JP/Arief Suhardiman