Sirait 2009 Flashcards

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Sirait

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2009

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2009

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Sirait

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3
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What does the paper look at

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Indigenous Peoples and Oil Palm Plantation Expansion in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Human rights

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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

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5
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Indigenous people in Borneo

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Since 1986 the Bentian people in Borneo have been petitioning the Indonesian government for the issuance of land ownership certificates for their forest territories

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6
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What laws do indigenous people follow

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Adat law

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7
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Consequences for indigenous people

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  • loss of ancestral lands

- lack of subsistence

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Gender issues

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  • 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
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Community changes

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  • segregation by those who join and those who reject the scheme
  • loss of community identity
  • risk of violence
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Role of the church

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  • respected by rural people

- help people with issues from the plantations

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11
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What are people promoting

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alternatives to palm oil such as rattan, rubber and honey

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12
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Conclusions

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very few indigenous people benefit from oil plantations

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13
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what could protect indigenous people

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strengthening government policies at local, provincial and national levels

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