Updates

. SAVE THE DATE! From supporting the logging blockades of the early ’90s, to building micro-hydro power systems and vegetable gardens, to making it possible for communities to get legal rights to their land, to helping indigenous children learn to read…. the Borneo Project has been standing in solidarity with the communities of Borneo for…

The Borneo Project is looking for motivated interns who are interested in exploring the world of international solidarity activism, international environmental justice issues, and non-profit administration. We have an internship opening for with a $300/month reimbursement stipend; this position requires a minimum of 10 hours/week. Much of the work can be done remotely, but interns are welcome to…

Our friends at  the Rainforest Action Network have come out with a cool simple infographic for understanding how you are connected to rainforest destruction for palm oil in Indonesia and Malaysia. Check out their blog post below! ****** What would you do if you knew that rainforest destruction could be found in nearly every room…

Two historic cases concening land rights in the Baram Dam area were lost last week, but the judge’s comments provide hope for the future. (For background on the case, see the article below.) As council for the plaintiffs, Baru Bian, put in a statement about the cases,  “I was very hopeful to have a historic judgment…

The lastest news on holding Taib responsible for environmental destruction from our friends at the Bruno Manser Fund:  +++BREAKING NEWS+++ Deutsche Bank faces money-laundering probe over Taib ties  The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is investigating Deutsche Bank’s business relations with the family of Malaysian potentate Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”) (BERLIN / BASEL) In…

Event chage: Film time is 7pm (same date) at the Student Center Ballroom (just upstairs from the theatre). Apologies for any inconvenience!  Join the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Alliance GT, and the Indonesian Student Association for a screening of   Banff Mountain Film Festival Grand Prize winner:  “The Last Nomads” The film follows…

             Please join photographer Sofia Yu and Borneo Project director Brihannala Morgan on Thursday, September 15th, for an evening of words and images from Borneo. Click here to RSVP. Photographer Sofia Yu spent two months in the rainforest of Sarawak, chronicling the day to day life of Penan people as they face the challenges of clear-cut…