http://borneoproject.org/ http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=551 <div class="text blurb">This issue, we are introducing a new column to the Wire. Borneo is filled with fascinating species of plants and animals that few people know about. In future issues of our newsletter, we will highlight some of these species, each a very important reason why the rainforests of Borneo need to be preserved. Clash of the (Flowering) Titans: Rafflesia vs. Amorphophallus. Borneo is filled with fascinating species of plants and animals that few people know about. In this issue, we discuss two plant species: the Rafflesia and another Bornean giant, the Titan Arum.</div> http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=551 http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=550 <div class="text blurb">While there are many stories of miracle drugs "discovered" in the rainforest, the vast fortunes that large pharmaceutical companies make rarely find their way back to the inhabitants of the rainforest where the drugs came from.</div> http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=550 http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=549 <div class="text blurb">Stories, reports and highlights from Borneo and beyond.</div> http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=549 http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=548 <div class="text blurb">The Malaysian logging company Rimbunan Hijau may face more opposition than expected, thanks to a recent exchange program between Russian and Malaysian activists.</div> http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=548 http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=547 <div class="text blurb">The Malaysian government has passed a new law, the Land Surveyor's Bill 2001, designed to undermine community-based mapping and prevent villagers from defining and defending their land rights in the courts. </div> http://borneoproject.org/article.php?id=547