Indigenous communities threatened with legal action by timber giant as flooding devastates Sarawak
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How indigenous communities can save forests – and the human species
We need regenerative livelihoods that build resilience in communities. This article originally ran in Aliran. It has been republished with permission from the author. Indigenous people’s struggles often make the news, but beyond outrage and bitterness, few people are aware of the challenges they face nor how organisations on the...
2020 Letter from our Executive Director
Dear Friends of The Borneo Project, The links between racism, extraction, and climate injustice run deep. The fight to prevent catastrophic climate change is a fight about humans rights and racial justice. This is how we have always operated at The Borneo Project – by securing Indigenous rights in order...
White Paper: Indigenous-Led Solutions to the Biodiversity Crisis and Forest Protection
Our latest white paper highlights the crucial role Indigenous communities play in safeguarding the world’s remaining biodiversity. With 80% of terrestrial biodiversity found within Indigenous lands, these communities are the best stewards of tropical rainforests, using sustainable practices rooted in generations of local knowledge. From community-managed fisheries to reforestation projects...
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
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Isolating the resistance: how coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk
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