Rainforest Destruction

A view of a palm oil plantation owned by Duta Palma. Just weeks before this area was intact rainforest and home to a community of Indigenous Dayak residents. Palm oil plantations are rapidly expanding in Indonesia with severe environmental and social consequences.

Indonesian logger

An Indonesian chainsaw man cuts valuable timber deep in the Sumatran rainforest. Although many communities have lived in the forests for generations, they are labeled "illegal loggers" while giant corporations continue to clear cut community forests.

Rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia

A view of the tropical montane rainforest of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia

Rebel fighter, Sumatra, Indonesia

Desa Sungai was a base of the Free Aceh Movement. From here, the Acehnese battled for their land and self-determination with the national goverment of Indonesia. Many said natural resources was a motivating factor of the 30 year war.

Coconut trees

Coconut trees, Sumatra, Indonesia

Land Rights and Resistance in Sumatra, Indonesia

Land Rights and Resistance in Sumatra, Indonesia

Market Day, Sumatra Indonesia

A woman carries rice and vegetables in a riverside market in Sumatra, Indonesa

Amazon Oil Flare

Oil Flare left by Chevron Texaco in the Ecuadorian Amazon

A view of the Huaorani's territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon

A view of the Huaorani's territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Huaorani-Ecuador-Amazon

A group of young Huaorani celebrate the birth in their village with dancing and their traditional drink Chicha

A Huaorani home

A Huaorani homestead in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Huaorani and Jaguar in the Ecuadorian Amazon

A Huaorani boy huddles under a jaguar skin held by his father

Cofan leader gives testimony in the $8 billion case against Chevron

Chevron has been held guily for the contamination of the Cofan's homeland