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[ [link removed]- ]Image showing large swathe of lush forest cleared for palm oil
plantations in West Papua, Indonesia

John,

Predatory palm oil companies want to tear up a New York City-sized swathe
of Indonesian rainforest – a sanctuary for birds of paradise, rare fish
and endangered tree kangaroos.

But the Moi Indigenous people, who live in this sacred place, are fighting
back – determined to defend the lush lands their ancestors have peacefully
inhabited for centuries. And we can help them do it.

In a huge win for the Moi, an Indonesian court recently ruled that the
tribe has legal rights to its ancestral lands – meaning they could expel
palm oil giants from the forest if they can prove it is part of their
territory.

But gathering the evidence needed to protect this cherished forest is
arduous and expensive, and the Moi can’t do it alone. That’s where we come
in.

If we all chip in, we can help hire the experts needed to carefully map
the land with GPS, document hunting and fishing patterns and survey
historical sites – pulling together definitive proof that this land
belongs to people, not rapacious corporations. And we could step up
campaigns to end palm oil destruction everywhere. Are you in?



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The Moi’s ancestral lands lie in Sorong district, West Papua, where a new
‘special economic zone’ is giving cover to rampant mining and
deforestation. With government and powerful corporations both backing
development, the case for tribal land rights needs to be watertight.

Grassroots group Pusaka is working hand in hand with communities on the
ground to stake their claims to this precious forest. But they’re a tiny
organization, with limited funds, in a race against time. They urgently
need our help.

John, with your support these heroes can boost their work to
safeguard this unique ecosystem, running a major effort to map indigenous
rights in Sorong and using this proof to challenge palm oil permits in
court.

They can train local activists in advocacy and corporate campaigning too.
And with anything extra we’ll ramp up the pressure to stop palm oil
exploitation globally.

This kind of mapping has already helped win big victories for indigenous
groups globally – like compensation for the Batwa people in Uganda, who
were brutally forced from their lands. It could be a turning point in the
fight to end palm oil’s savage land grabs too.

Can you chip in now?



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  Thanks for all that you do,  
Olivia and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed]- ]The Moi struggle for land rights, China Dialogue, 15 November 2022.

[ [link removed]- ]Palm oil and pulpwood the usual suspects as Papua deforestation
persists, Mongabay, 4 March 2022.

 

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