Dear All,

Happy New Year! With this New Year, I also want to share my article published in the Strategic Review Journal (Jan-Mar 2012 edition). Please find the link to the first part of my article entitled ‘Revisiting the global role of tropical forest nations’ here: http://www.sr-indonesia.com/this-months-issue/indonesia-360/131-revisiting-the-global-role-of-tropical-forest-nations. It discusses and compares the roles of Indonesia, Brazil and DRC – the three largest tropical forest nations – in the global world.

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The Jakarta Post, Fitrian Ardiansyah, Friday 16 December 2011 (original link: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/16/mixed-results-durban-climate-talks-indonesia.html)

Agreements achieved in the early morning of Dec. 11 in Durban, South Africa, not only appeared to salvage the UN climate talks but have also raised further questions about the commitments and capabilities of countries around the world in urgently tackling climate change. Read more »

The Jakarta Post, Fitrian Ardiansyah, Monday 5 December 2011 (original link: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/05/measuring-success-ri-s-involvement-durban.html)

The global climate change negotiations, underway from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9 in Durban, South Africa, once again undoubtedly highlights a fundamental question as to whether countries around the world will reach agreed solutions to tackle climate change. Read more »

The World Justice Project is delighted to share with you the official World Justice Forum III Report: “From Talk to Action.”

During Forum III, participants designed nearly 50 new, innovative multidisciplinary projects to strengthen the rule of law around the world. The projects designed by participants during the Forum will continue to take form and come to fruition in the coming months. The WJPoffers assistance to project developers through research, monitoring and evaluation support, and providing the website and blog (www.wjp-forum.org/2011/blog) as platforms for information dissemination and exchange.

We’d love for you to share your progress and experiences with us and each other on this blog. We welcome you to post. Please also remember that if you have any questions about post-Forum activities, please email us at worldjusticeforum@wjpnet.org.

Mainstream methods to strengthen the rule of law do not work. This is acknowledged in the World Bank Report, ‘Rule of Law Reform in Post Conflict Countries -operational initiatives and lessons learnt’ Despite the best of intentions, copious amounts of money and, seemingly, the best advice available, rule of law building by prominent players in the field - such as the World Bank, the IMF, the regional banks and USAID – have seldom produced stable democracy, long-term economic growth and the rule of law. Having attended the World Justice Forum in June, it too appears to be stricken by the same flawed methodology. Read more »

Originally published in the Jakarta Post,  http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/07/magsaysay-and-environment.html

The Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize, recently given to two Indonesians, clearly acknowledges that there are leaders in this country who significantly bring about positive changes to the environment. Read more »

Originally published on INSIDE INDONESIA (JULY-SEPTEMBER 2011),

http://www.insideindonesia.org/feature/the-energy-challenge-18071467

MONDAY, 25 JULY 2011 

FITRIAN ARDIANSYAH

FEATURE

Indonesia is rich in renewable energy but government policies foster reliance on fossil fuels

Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest energy producer and consumer. Its reliance on dirty and subsidised fossil fuels means it has made little progress in terms of renewable energy. Yet Indonesia has enormous renewable energy potential. Energy sources such as geothermal power could readily meet up to 40 per cent of the country’s energy needs.

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Blog

http://www.civilsocietyvoice.org/ 

Email discussion  group: http://groups.google.com/group/ECSNet 

Environmental Law and Rights in Africa.

Please find below the information about  the network on environmental law and rights  in Africa:

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Ernest Rukangira

Conserve Africa Foundation

1st Floor, 36 The Market Square

London N9 0TZ

Tel/Fax: +44(0)2088879414

Web: http://www.conserveafrica.org.uk/ Read more »

For people who are interested in environment, public health and the rule of law, we have created  an e-group for discussions and exchange of experience. To join, please go to:

https://groups.google.com/group/wjpenvironment
 

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Dear fair elections groupmates,

I hope all of you have gone home safe!

There were some of you who asked for a copy of the project profiles read during the plenary session, so I am posting it here for easy access. 

I look forward to continuing our lively discussions on elections!

Regards,

Joy Aceron

G-Watch/ PODER Director, Ateneo School of Government (Philippines)

joyaceron@yahoo.com

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In the Fair Elections and Rule of Law Group, we came up with three projects, namely:

• Manual on Approaches to Civic Education Towards Citizens’ Empowerment to Ensure Peaceful Elections;
• Civil Society Electoral Monitoring;
• Free and Fair Elections Index.

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It was nice meeting you all in Barcelona. I´m very interested in working together on the projects we discussed during our meetings. My email is luisph@ceead.org.mx

Saludos,

Luis

Thanks to everyone here in Barcelona that is working both hard and efficiently in project design sessions.  Several of you have requested copies of the Project Design Presentation as well as the Project Design reporting templates; for your convenience, please find these materials attached.  The Project Summary Template is the document that we will collect at the end of the final project design session tomorrow (Thursday, June 23) and we will follow-up with you regarding the Project Reporting Template after the conclusion of the Forum.

WJF Rule of Law blog – Economic Development

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Dear Colleagues:  attached are two articles on the effects on legal staff from hearing histories of survivors of atrocities.  The articles list the symptoms (mostly the 17 Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms), possible effects on work and private life, and coping mechanisms.  Lawyers and judges in the tribunals, in political asylum appeals, etc. are at risk and can protect themselves.

Article- Vicarious Trauma in Judges: The Personal Challenge of Dispensing Justice

Article- Secondary Trauma in the Legal Professions, a Clinical Perspective

EDUCATING YOUTHS ON RULE OF LAW.

Educating  the youths across the globe especially in developing countries about the importance of understanding  the rule of law is regarded as a criteria and important factor that will help developing nations meet overcome their leadership problems and make their  Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) cum vision 2020 a realistic aim.

Looking at recent waves of political situations in some African Countries, it’s an indication that youths nowadays are ready and more willing than ever before to take part in and contribute to process that shapes their future  but this readiness is not enough because these youths can never be a better tomorrow`s leaders without an adequate understanding of the rule of law, legitimacy, democracy and the great importance and benefits of consistently applying these political cum legal ideologies. Read more »

I am Jan Voordouw and I am the Director of Panos Caribbean, a regional NGO which helps people to participate in development by raising their voices, news and perspectives through the media.  I am very much looking forward to our discussions with/on youth.  I would like to support the remark by Ahlin Byll Cataria that " youth could make a very important contribution to the establismment of rule of law. The "spring revolution" that started in Tunisia is a clear demostration of the role that youth can play."  In Caribbean societies we have also seen the positive influence children can have on their parents, when young people start discussing issues such as domestic violence, birth registration, health or environmental degradation, and put those discussions out in the media. Read more »