Saving the Indigenous Forests from the Extinction - Films on the 9th Archipelago Indigenous People Commemoration Day Festival (Hari Kebangkitan Masyarakat Adat Nusantara)

Jakarta, 17 March 2008 © JEEF/AMAN/Telapak; supported by GISPRI and produced by Gekko Studio

- Dayak Punan "Our Forest, Our Life"
- Seko "the Last Paradise in the Hearth of Sulawesi"
- The Indegenous People of KNASAIMOS

At present, Indonesian forests are in very dangerous situation due to massive exploitation that has been happened in the past couple of years. Every year, areas as big as 3 times of island of Bali are beeing destructed.
In the other hand – different with the general situation – there are still hope, especially in the ancestral forests that are still being managed by the indegenous people. Forest for them means not only the number of standing stock, but it is related with their religion, wisdoms and many king of socio-cultural aspects.
Dayak Punan community in Malinau (Kalimantan island) depend on their forest for collecting eaglewood (gaharu), Seko people in North Luwu (Sulawesi) get benefit from non timber forest products such as resin and rattan for fullfilling their livelihood, Knasaimos tribe in South Sorong (Papua) consider the forests as their own mother. Initiative to defend the forest, are facing huge challenges. The indigenous people still worry if their forest will be converted into large scale plantation, forest concession or mining exploitation.
South 2 South Film Festival 2008 - Vote for Life

Jakarta, 25-27 January 2008 by JATAM/WALHI/Ecosister/Forest Watch Indonesia/Goethe-Institue/Gekko Studio

StoS are providing visual information on exploitation portrait in southern countries. Most of them are third world countries with rich biodiversity, including Indonesia. Ironically, the southern countries suffer the most from impact of natural resources exploitation. Yet their fight and movement sound was not able to reach public. StoS will inspire us on how communities in several areas were truly struggling in facing the impact of natural resources exploitation, starting from those that also threatened their life, livelihood productivity, and service of nature.
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Dampak Industri Kayu dan Sawit Terungkap melalui 4 film LSM Papua (The Impact of Existences of Wood Industry and Palm Oil Plantation through 4 Films by Papua's NGO)

Save the Human and Forests of Papua - ©Foker LSM Papua/Triton Sorong/Mnukwar Production/SKp-Merauke/Telapak/EIA 2007)

JAKARTA, 28 NOVEMBER 2007: Launching kompilasi film unik ini menggambarkan dampak hadirnya perusahaan kayu dan sawit di Papua, sekaligus juga menunjukkan peningkatan upaya dan peran serta masyarakat sipil dalam pengambilan keputusan terkait pemanfaatan hutan mereka.

Kompilasi yang terdiri atas 4 (empat) film ini di-launching sehubungan agenda besar konsolidasi masyarakat sipil Papua yang bertema “Selamatkan Manusia dan Hutan Papua”. Seluruh proses pembuatan film ini dilakukan oleh LSM-LSM Papua dan bekerjasama dengan masyarakat lokal yang merasakan dampak hadirnya industri kayu dan sawit (download pdf or readmore).

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JAKARTA, 28 NOVEMBER 2007: The set of films made entirely by Papuan NGOs in collaboration with villagers, tell how their communities have been adversely affected by destructive logging and oil palm plantations.

The four short films, launched under the collective banner: “Save the People and Forests of Papua” give an insight into a country which is currently off-limits to journalists (readmore).

The Films are=Defenders of the Tribal Boundaries
Papuan Series Episode 1

Tears of Mother Mooi
Papuan Series Episode 2


Destiny ... My Land
Papuan Series Episode 3

GAHARU BUSINESS: Blessing or Disaster
Papuan Series Episode 4






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