Originally published in Aliran Last month, the community of Long Moh submitted a letter to Samling demanding compensation for unpermitted logging on their land. Dated 8 November, the letter was signed by 300 community members and is the second plea made by the community to Samling, after an initial letter...
Originally published in Mongabay by John Cannon An intergovernmental organization representing countries that produce the bulk of the world’s timber has thrown its support behind a decade-long effort to protect the last remaining primary forest in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. In its November 2020 meeting, the International Tropical Timber...
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...
Originally published in Sustainability Times by Daniel Cross Indigenous people on the island of Borneo are up in arms over continued deforestation, which has left their once lush environment a mere shadow of its former self. Intensive forest clearing has caused an ecological disaster in the Malaysian state of Sarawak...
Originally published in Al Jazeera by Amy Wong Indigenous people from the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo are fighting against plans to cut their forests, saying that while the logging has been certified as “sustainable”, they have not given their consent to the proposals, which could...
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...
Originally published in the Sarawak Report Samling is one of the world’s most notorious timber raiders, protected for decades by the crony State Government of Sarawak. Like the other main Sarawak ‘Big Six’ logging and plantation concerns this company’s lawless, destructive and greedy exploits are responsible for ruining the lives...
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...
Save Rivers says the MCO enabled Samling Plywood (Miri) Sdn Bhd to avoid consulting communities in a bid to start logging activities. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 23, 2020. Originally published in The Malaysian Insight by Desmond Davidson AFFECTED rural communities in Sarawak’s Baram region are crying foul...
