A new basic rating system using five metrics to gauge the strength of companies’ zero deforestation commitments related to palm oil sourcing has been released by Greenpeace. Read more below to find out what these five measures are and how several companies rank. Read more on Mongabay. Read more about...
The Leuser Ecosystem in Indonesia provides millions of people with clean water and land for food production as well as providing a habitat for numerous large and endangered species. Read more below about how environmentalists plan on protecting this critical region. Read more on Monga Bay. Read more about habitat...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2013 Over 25 International Organizations Voice Outcry Over Treatment of Penan Protestors (MURUM RIVER/MALAYSIA) A group of 27 concerned NGOs and activist organizations have united to express outcry over the treatment of hundreds of Indigenous Penan women, men and children who have been peacefully protesting...
By Tara Holmes, Communications Manager for the Borneo Project Read more in Earth Island Journal Read more about hydropower dams in Sarawak then join the discussion on Facebook A fight against a mega dam in the Malaysian district of Sarawak is intensifying as Malaysian police move to arrest more than...
On May 22nd, 300 indigenous in Sarawak protested at the front gates of the International Hydropower Association’s meeting in Kuching, Mayalsia. Read more below on this impressive act of united resistance. Read more from The Borneo Post Learn more about corruption in Borneo KUCHING: More than 300, mostly indigenous people,...
The Bruno Manser Fund has reported on developments in the Baram region of Sarawak, East Malaysia. Desperate Penan communities in Long Seridan have set up a blockade against the construction works of the Petronas Gas Pipe Line project, which has been encroaching into their water catchment area at Long Ludin and Long...
We’re excited to announce that The Borneo Project, along with the Global Greengrants Fund, is providing SAVE-Rivers Sarawak with a grant of US $5,000 to support SAVE-River’s critical on-the-ground work in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. The Borneo Project has been collaborating with SAVE-Rivers since they formed in late 2011, and has been working...
