These articles contain information on the latest news of the Tripa Swamp fires and of the court case that is now under review.

Ministry of Environment Group Review Tripa Swamp 

Tripa Swamp Destroyer Can [be] Sentenced [to] 15 Years in Prison

Indonesia Aceh Police Question GeRAK Performance in the Case of Tripa Swamp

These articles are originally in Indonesian, translation provided by Google Translate.

05/05/2012
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This article is an update since a court ruling in March 2012 concerning the Tripa Swamp and the Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia. The court ruling has been controversial and has been disastrous for the Orangutan population in the Tripa swamp area. An appeal is being built.

27/04/2012
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

calling on Indonesian President SBY to:

ENFORCE THE LAW

SAVE THE SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS

PROTECT THE TRIPA PEAT FORESTS

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Thursday 26th April – Location: Worldwide

more information available:

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25/04/2012
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29/03/2012
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PLoS Biology | Frans B.M. de Waal | March 2012

When New Zealand, in 2000, became the first nation to pass legislation against research on the great apes, and Spain adopted a resolution to grant these animals legal rights, both decisions were hailed as substantial progress even though neither country conducted any actual ape research. I could not resist remarking to a Spanish journalist that I would have been more impressed had they abolished bullfighting. It is only when the Netherlands and Japan passed similar laws that the movement to improve the status of apes began to make a difference, because both countries outlawed what they had been practicing. With euthanasia ruled out as a means of population control, both governments faced the expensive need to find a home for ex-laboratory chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), some of which required special precautions and care as they had been infected with HIV or hepatitis C.

27/03/2012
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Press Release

Issued by: WALHI/Friends of the Earth Indonesia

Jakarta, 23 March 2012.

PT Kallista Alam scandal in Tripa highlights lack of transparency in revision of the Moratorium Map: promised investigation into suspicious changes not yet materialised.

In May, 2010 Indonesia and Norway signed a Letter of Intent, in which Indonesia stated its intent to reduce emissions from forest and peatland conversions, including a 2-year moratorium on new concessions for converting peatlands and natural forests, while Norway would provide $1 billion to assist Indonesia with establishing REDD projects. The 2-year moratorium was established through Presidential Instruction 10/2011, and the first revision of the “Moratorium on New Permits” Map was issued by the Indonesian Minister of Forestry at the end of November, 2011. The map shows the areas of primary forest (in green) and peat lands (in pink) that are effectively off limits and protected from any new exploitation permits.

23/03/2012
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