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Luciana Téllez Chávez

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Senior Researcher on Environment & Human Rights, forestry lead at @hrw.org / Working with front line defenders to protect their forests and uphold their rights. https://www.hrw.org/about/people/luciana-tellez-chavez

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Nov 25

As new folks joined, I'll take this chance to introduce myself again. I research how large scale deforestation or forest conservation impact Indigenous peoples + other rural communities. In partnership with community members, we advocate for respect for their rights. My work> linktr.ee/lucianatellez

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · May 5

My colleague's quick take of our 54-page investigation in Malaysian Borneo 👇

Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · May 5

If life off-grid in the rainforest sounds like paradise, away from modern anxieties, think again. Too often, such folks are very much on the frontlines of globalization. My Daily Brief today:

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Bulldozed by Globalization: Daily Brief

The international trade of wood products is too often tainted by human rights abuses and deforestation. In Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief today, Andrew Stroehlein looks at one example in #Malaysia –...

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Human Rights Watch en français @hrw-fr.hrw.org · May 5

Le commerce international des produits dérivés du bois est souvent entaché de violations des droits humains et de déforestation.

Dans le #BriefDuJour, @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social prend l'exemple de la Malaisie (dont les csqcs s'étendent peut-être jusque chez vous) ⤵
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Détruits au bulldozer par la mondialisation

La communauté de Rumah Jeffery, nichée au cœur de la forêt tropicale de Sarawak, en Malaisie vit grâce à la forêt mais ne possède pas de titre foncier bien qu'ils vivent à cet endroit aussi loin que l...

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · May 5

Watch the video featuring the village chief and community members denouncing Zedtee's encroachment: www.youtube.com/shorts/wdkgQ...

What is Zedtee, a company of the Shin Yang Group, doing deep in the rainforest of Sarawak, Malaysia?

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · May 5

This report complements our previous release calling on the EU to benchmark Sarawak as a high risk jurisdiction under the classification of the EU Deforestation Free Products Regulation - EUDR. The European Council is deliberating on benchmarking this week and next. www.hrw.org/news/2024/09...

EU: Address Indigenous Rights Violations in Malaysian Imports

The European Union should classify Malaysia’s state of Sarawak as high risk under its new anti-deforestation regulation.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · May 5

The bottom line: The international trade of wood products tainted by human rights abuses and deforestation is a shared responsibility between sellers and buyers. They both need to clean up supply chains, protect rights, and safeguard nature. Read our report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

Malaysia: Wood Products Tainted by Abuse, Deforestation

Malaysia’s Sarawak state has failed to protect an Indigenous community from a timber company that logged without the community’s consent and seeks to remove them from their land.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · May 5

We obtained government trade data that shows France, the Netherlands, Japan, and the United States are major destinations for Sarawak's wood products, including several products manufactured and exported by Shin Yang.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · May 5

We found Zedtee's timber licenses did not meet Sarawak's own laws and policies. Instead of holding Zedtee accountable, the Sarawak government threatened to demolish the village and arrest Indigenous protesters who denounced the abuse.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · May 5

Today @hrw.org published an investigation I co-authored with Matthew Reysio-Cruz, with support from the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association. Zedtee, a company member of the Shin Yang Group, logged an Indigenous territory in Malaysian Borneo without the community's consent.
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Human Rights Watch en français @hrw-fr.hrw.org · May 5

"Face aux bulldozers"

La compagnie malaisienne Zedtee a abattu des arbres sur les terres ancestrales de la communauté Rumah Jeffery sans leur accord dans l'Etat du Sarawak en #Malaisie en violation des lois de l'Etat.
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Malaisie : La filière bois est entachée d’abus liés à la déforestation

L’État malaisien du Sarawak a failli à sa responsabilité de protéger une communauté autochtone contre les activités d’une compagnie forestière sur ses terres ancestrales.

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Myrto Tilianaki @myrtotilianaki.bsky.social · Apr 24

🌍 10 years after Paris Agreement #COP30 must deliver bold action on climate & rights.
@hrw.org calls on Brazil to prioritize:
– Transition away from fossil fuels
– Forest protection & land rights
– Civic space
🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/04/23/cop30-should-deliver-bold-action-climate-and-rights

COP30 Should Deliver Bold Action on Climate and Rights

Today, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) President-designate, and Executive Director Ana Toni, outlining priorities ...

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Apr 22

The 2015 encyclical letter: lnkd.in/eSy_aPC8

The lesser known 2023 encyclical letter on climate change: lnkd.in/evwZVpid

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Apr 22

Can only hope that Pope Francis' successor will honor and further the intention of these encyclical letters.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Apr 22

In keeping with Pope Francis’ style, some statements are profoundly groundbreaking for the Catholic Church even as he sought to inscribe them in a continuum of tradition. Prof Klein did an excellent essay that is worth reading to fully appreciate the late Pope’s climate leadership. lnkd.in/eBJCY9Gg

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Apr 22

The Pope rejects consumerism, urges us to realize technology will not solve our ‘confrontational’ relationship to nature, and even condemns eco-fascism (i.e. the kind that justifies forcibly evicting people from their land to create nature parks.)

Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Apr 22

Reflecting on Pope Francis’ passing and marking Earth Day, I decided to reread the Laudato Si’ encyclical letter. I share here the abstracts I most appreciated. They remain as relevant today as they were in 2015. 🧵

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Mar 26

NEW: Western Australia’s child protection authorities are disproportionately removing children from Aboriginal families and placing them in out-of-home care.

Australia: Disproportionate Removal of Aboriginal Children

Western Australia’s child protection authorities are disproportionately removing children from Aboriginal families and placing them in out-of-home care.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Mar 17

Ever wondered what it's like for those communities that are already sinking? My colleague @ericarosebower.bsky.social has been to the front lines, in Solomon Islands, where community leaders are organizing to find dignified homes for the displaced. Her report 👇

Erica Rose Bower @ericarosebower.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thrilled to join BlueSky and share a new @hrw.org report just launched today

‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands

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“There’s Just No More Land”

The 66-page report, “‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands,” documents why Walande community members made the dif...

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Mar 3

Keen observers may ask: what about MSPO? Didn't that prohibit conversion to oil palm plantations after 2019? You're right. But the federal government couldn't enforce it because land issues are under the jurisdiction of states. That's what makes Sarawak's announcement so meaningful.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Mar 3

I've been working on Sarawak with amazing partners SAVE Rivers, KERUAN, RimbaWatch, The Borneo Project and Bruno Manser Fonds. Our message: unless meaningful reforms are implemented, Sarawak should be considered high risk under the EU anti-deforestation regulation.

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Mar 3

Incredible news from Malaysia: the state of Sarawak will not award any new permits for oil palm plantations 'for now', a senior minister said on February 20. He said Sarawak aimed to mitigate deforestation, citing international scrutiny in particular from the EU.

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Myrto Tilianaki @myrtotilianaki.bsky.social · Jan 29

In an open letter alongside 39 other orgs, we are calling on the
@ec.europa.eu to ensure a robust EU Deforestation Regulation benchmarking system that evaluates environmental and human rights risks #EUDR

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Jan 21

Across the archipelago, millions of hectares already lie fallow. Why not use those instead? www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Land in limbo: Nearly one third of Indonesia’s cleared old-growth forests left idle | PNAS

Indonesia has experienced rapid primary forest loss, second only to Brazil in modern history. We examined the fates of Indonesian deforested areas,...

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Jan 21

The Indonesian government wants to turn 20 million hectares of forest into areas for food and energy production and water reserves. It creates the illusion that Indonesia must decide whether to feed its people or save its rainforest, but...

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Luciana Téllez Chávez @lucianatellez.bsky.social · Jan 13

If you follow a plant based diet and take B12 supplements, please read this 👇 thanks for the PSA @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👍

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jan 13

1. Please read this thread. It could make a difference to your health.
Before I went away, I had a strange, persistent tingling in the soles of my feet. When I looked it up, there were some benign explanations, and some alarming ones. I resolved to see the doctor when I returned. 🧵

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katharinarall.bsky.social @katharinarall.bsky.social · Jan 8

Amid growing concerns about its existing air pollution problem, Turkish authorities have approved the expansion of one of Türkiye’s biggest coal power plants.

Together with HRW colleagues, we analysed air quality data and talked to residents in the area last year:
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Turkish Government Approves Coal Power Plant Expansion

Amid growing concerns about its existing air pollution problem, Turkish authorities have approved the expansion of one of Türkiye’s biggest coal power plants. The decision to greenlight two additional...

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