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Palm oil company AAL threatens local communities
The Indonesian palm oil company Astra Agro Lestari (AAL) is notorious for deforestation and human rights violations. A new report reveals that AAL, in collaboration with the military police, is threatening local communities.
The partnership, a platform, a springboard
‘If one partner leaves the alliance, it would feel like the amputation of a leg.’ A conversation with Diana Nabiruma and Richard Ssemmanda of the Green Livelihoods Alliance, about their fight against deforestation for fossil fuel extraction in Uganda and their support for local communities – ‘and they protect us from intelligence agents’.
Green Livelihoods Alliance partners at the CBD COP 16
Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) partners are actively participating at the CBD COP 16 in Colombia, from October 21st to November 1st, 2024. Access the full event schedule of GLA partners here.
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The Green Livelihoods Alliance (2021 - 2025) is an alliance of Gaia Amazonas, IUCN NL, Milieudefensie, NTFP-EP, SDI and Tropenbos International, with Fern and WECF as technical partners.
The Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) aims to ensure that tropical forests and forest landscapes are sustainably and inclusively governed to mitigate and adapt to climate change, fulfil human rights and safeguard local livelihoods.
In eleven countries in South America, Africa and Asia, as well as internationally, the Alliance works with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) and social movements to:
- increase the participation of IPLCs in policy and decision-making regarding land rights and forest governance
- strengthen lobby and advocacy to hold governments and industries accountable for deforestation and human rights violations.
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