As someone who has lived and breathed the complex political landscape of Hong Kong, I’ve often been asked why the city has made little to no progress politically since the […]
Why Mining Will Never Be Sustainable? And Why Responsible Mining Is Our Only Path Forward (Part 1)
For over two decades, I have seen many Indigenous communities whose lands have been scarred by mining. From Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi, where Newmont Minahasa Raya poisoned the waters […]
Beyond the Rhetoric: Dismantling Cognitive Colonialism in the Fight for Indigenous Autonomy
For two decades, I have worked at the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental justice, advocating for my people and many others across Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Over the years, […]
Hi all, I am back!
As some of you might remember, I shut down this web (www.rallu.xyz) two years ago. The platform that I started in 2004 ended in 2022. Eighteen years of documentation of […]
Why the Indonesian Palm Oil private Sector Concerned with the New EU Deforestation-free Regulation?
It was first announced in December 2022 by the European Union (EU) bodies that they agreed on the new proposal to address the deforestation caused by their consumption When it […]
The Illusion of Conservation and the Land Grab Threat of the Indigenous Territories
When Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia and in other parts of the world are still struggling to get recognition and protection of their rights while actively taking action to prevent the […]
