Blogposts tagged 'Demarcation'

Deni celebrate their forest homeland in the Brazilian Amazon

Posted by paulo adario - 21 September 2011 at 4:40pm - 1 Comment
Biruvi Deni demarcating Amazon Deni lands to protect it from illegal logging wit
All rights reserved. Credit: Daniel Beltra/ Greenpeace
Biruvi Deni demarcating Amazon Deni lands to protect it from illegal logging with help from Greenpeace.

September 11, 2001 was not only a day of major tragedy in the US that changed the world we are living in, it was also a day of hope for the Deni. The Deni are an indigenous group living in semi-isolation in a very remote part of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. At that time their land was sold illegally to a logging company without their knowledge.

Article tagged as: amazon, demarcation, deni, forest code, forest protection, forests, indigenous people, rainforests

From our own correspondent

Posted by admin - 9 May 2006 at 7:00am - 0 Comments

Greenpeace volunteer Reza Hossain helps to demarcate traditional land boundaries

Deep in the forests of Papua New Guinea, part of the Paradise Forests that stretch across South East Asia, Greenpeace has established a Global Forest Rescue Station. It's purpose: to help the clans and tribes of the region to mark out their lands which are theirs by law but are at risk from the unscrupulous activities of logging companies.

Article tagged as: demarcation, forest rescue station, kuni, lake murray, papua new guinea

From our own correspondent

Posted by admin - 9 May 2006 at 7:00am - 0 Comments

Greenpeace volunteer Reza Hossain

Deep in the forests of Papua New Guinea, part of the Paradise Forests that stretch across South East Asia, Greenpeace has established a Global Forest Rescue Station. It's purpose: to help the clans and tribes of the region to mark out their lands which are theirs by law but are at risk from the unscrupulous activities of logging companies.

Article tagged as: demarcation, eco-forestry, forest rescue station, illegal timber, lake murray, papua new guinea

Forest rescue station launched

Posted by admin - 28 February 2006 at 8:00am - 0 Comments

Local foresters help Greenpeace volunteers mark out land boundaries near Lake Murray

In the remote forests of Papau New Guinea, illegal and destructive logging continues to threaten both the local communities and the fragile ecosystem. But today Greenpeace launched a major initiative to help indigenous tribes establish their rights to the land they have occupied for generations.

Article tagged as: demarcation, forest rescue station, forests, kuni, lake murray, papua new guinea, paradise forests

Greenpeace in the Amazon: helping the Deni Indians to protect their land from loggers

Posted by admin - 24 January 2005 at 8:00am - 2 Comments

Deni Indians demarcarting their territory

In July 2003, a Greenpeace team helped the indigenous Deni Indian communities in the Amazon to demarcate their homeland. The land was under threat from a Malaysian logging company.

Article tagged as: amazon, demarcation, deni, destructive logging, forests, illegal timber
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