No free, prior and informed consent for timber certification process in Sarawak
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Indigenous Lives Matter: The forest defenders fighting to save Borneo
A wild boar hightails it into the forest as we approach the village of Long Tungan in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. In the driver’s seat of our Hilux, Erang says that if his gun had been within reach he could have given the beastie a run for its money. Erang is...
3 reasons deforestation in Borneo could cause the next global pandemic
Also published in Malay...
Isolating the resistance: how coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk
Also published in Earth Island Journal Also published in The Malaysian...
Ways to prevent Borneo’s forest fires from happening again
Want to prevent toxic haze? Start supporting frontline campaigns Clouds of toxic haze are drifting across the Malaysian peninsula once again, in the worst uncontrolled burnoff since 2015. Like the Amazon, these smog-belching fires are deliberately lit for agricultural purposes. In this part of the world the main culprits are...
Raging fires in the Amazon and Asia — what you can do to help
The Amazon is not the only place on fire this month, as industrial agriculture causes devastation across the tropics August 2019 is a record breaking fire season across the tropics. Most of us saw the disturbing satellite images from the Amazon shared on social media over the last week, our...
Tackling Energy Poverty in Sarawak
Communities in Malaysian Borneo are embracing micro-hydro as mega-dams leave them energy poor. In a plush suburban Berkeley home, newly appointed Malaysian Senator Banie Lasimbang hands around a pelton wheel bucket made from old aluminium beer cans, which are in no short supply in his home state of Sabah. These...
UN Report Says Indigenous Sovereignty Could Save the Planet
While humans have “significantly altered” environments, these trends have been less severe or avoided altogether in areas held or managed by Indigenous peoples. Originally published by Mike Ludwig, in Truthout May 7, 2019 The United Nations released a dire assessment of humanity’s impact on the world’s ecosystems and natural resources this...