Tears of Mother Mooi: Papuan Series Episode 4
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The Mooi people talk about how the arrival of palm oil has changed their way of life.

© PT Triton (10:54 minutes)

Episode 4 in a 4 part compilation "Save the People and Forests of Papua"

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.

For more information, please contact:

• Timer Manurung, Telapak, Tel: +62 811 125 006 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: timer.manurung@gmail.com
• Jago Wadley, EIA, Tel: +62 (0) 813 866 21940 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: jagowadley@eia-international.org
• Septer Manufandu, at Foker LSM Papua for information about the “Save the People and Forests of Papua”: septer_manufandu@yahoo.com
Tel: +62 (0)967573511 / Fax: +62 (0) 0967 573 512 / Mob: +62 (0) 812 487 6321

Find out more about the Films4Conservation Initiative at:
http://www.films4.org

Defenders of the Tribal Boundaries; Papuan Series Episode 3
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© Mnukwar Production (11:50 minutes)

Episode 3 in a 4 part compilation "Save the People and Forests of Papua"

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.

For more information, please contact:

• Timer Manurung, Telapak, Tel: +62 811 125 006 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: timer@telapak.org
• Jago Wadley, EIA, Tel: +62 (0) 813 866 21940 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: jagowadley@eia-international.org
• Septer Manufandu, at Foker LSM Papua for information about the “Save the People and Forests of Papua”: septer_manufandu@yahoo.com
Tel: +62 (0)967573511 / Fax: +62 (0) 0967 573 512 / Mob: +62 (0) 812 487 6321

Find out more about the Films4Conservation Initiative at:
http://www.films4.org

GAHARU BUSINESS: Blessing or Disaster; Papuan Series Episode 2
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The impacts of trade in Gaharu wood in the villages of Eei and Assue.

© SKP-KAM Merauke (15:35 minutes)

Episode 2 in a 4 part compilation "Save the People and Forests of Papua"

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.

For more information, please contact:

• Timer Manurung, Telapak, Tel: +62 811 125 006 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: timer@telapak.org
• Jago Wadley, EIA, Tel: +62 (0) 813 866 21940 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: jagowadley@eia-international.org
• Septer Manufandu, at Foker LSM Papua for information about the “Save the People and Forests of Papua”: septer_manufandu@yahoo.com
Tel: +62 (0)967573511 / Fax: +62 (0) 0967 573 512 / Mob: +62 (0) 812 487 6321


Find out more about the Films4Conservation Initiative at:
http://www.films4.org

DESTINY ... My Land Papuan Seires Episode 1
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© Mnukwar Production

For generations the indigenous communities of Bintuni Bay have benefitted from their natural resources in a sustainable way. But when industrial forestry arrived, the benefits for the people of Bintuni Bay became less clear.

Episode 1 in a 4 part compilation "Save the People and Forests of Papua"

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.

For more information, please contact:

• Timer Manurung, Telapak, Tel: +62 811 125 006 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: timer@telapak.org
• Jago Wadley, EIA, Tel: +62 (0) 813 866 21940 / Fax: +62 (0) 21 8310570
e-mail: jagowadley@eia-international.org
• Septer Manufandu, at Foker LSM Papua for information about the “Save the People and Forests of Papua”: septer_manufandu@yahoo.com
Tel: +62 (0)967573511 / Fax: +62 (0) 0967 573 512 / Mob: +62 (0) 812 487 6321

Find out more about the Films4Conservation Initiative at:
http://www.films4.org

Voices From The Forest in India
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All across India, non-timber forest produce (NTFP), spell a critical source of income for indigeneus people and forest-dwelling communities, who are among the poorest of the poor. Not only do the NTFPs play a crucial role in the livelihood of these people, but from a key incentive to conserving the forest of India. Moreover NTFPs are woven in with the social and cultural fabric of the communities living in India.

Communities are working hand in hand with grassroot non-government groups, traders, and government to address the challenges posed by low productivity, lack of tecnology, irrational NTFP law, and wide-scale contract based extraction. Over the years of hard work, inroads are being made. Community-based conservation, management, value addition, and marketing of NTFPs are being successfuly practiced. Honey, mahua, resin, amla, sal leaf, and the thousands of other NTFP species will continue to flourish and play its role in the lives of communities today and in the future.

© Gekko Studio/Dusty Foot Production - India/NTFP Exchange Programme 2007

Pursuing Harmony With Nature
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At the heart of conservation of Indonesian, natural resources are the needs of people who live within some of the richest environments of earth, this is a story about fragile situation in one of these known as the jewel of Java Seas.

© WCS /Gekko Studio 2007