Sirait 2009 Flashcards
Sirait
2009
2009
Sirait
What does the paper look at
Indigenous Peoples and Oil Palm Plantation Expansion in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Human rights
key international human rights state that the rights of those affected by development of plantations are protected, communities can protect their culture and participate in decisions about future land use
Indigenous people in Borneo
Since 1986 the Bentian people in Borneo have been petitioning the Indonesian government for the issuance of land ownership certificates for their forest territories
What laws do indigenous people follow
Adat law
Consequences for indigenous people
- loss of ancestral lands
- lack of subsistence
Gender issues
- women excluded from meetings
- oil palm plantation plots are registered under a mans name
- Julia (2008) argues the plantations bring a new concept of masculinity into the area
Community changes
- segregation by those who join and those who reject the scheme
- loss of community identity
- risk of violence
Role of the church
- respected by rural people
- help people with issues from the plantations
What are people promoting
alternatives to palm oil such as rattan, rubber and honey
Conclusions
very few indigenous people benefit from oil plantations
what could protect indigenous people
strengthening government policies at local, provincial and national levels