Indigenous anti­dam activists worldwide stand in solidarity with Berta Cáceres

Press Release: SAVE Rivers, Bruno Manser Fund, The  Borneo Project8/9 March 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEIndigenous anti­dam activists worldwide stand in solidarity with Berta CáceresIndigenous leaders fighting against dams worldwide join the call for a ​thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Berta Cáceres’ assassination. In a joint statement, anti­dam activists from...

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JOAS to map Orang Asal Traditional Lands and Territories

  JARINGAN ORANG ASAL SEMALAYSIA  Indigenous Peoples’ Network of Malaysia P.O. Box 511 • 89507 Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia Tel/Fax: +6088 726413 | joasmalaysia@gmail.com | www.joasmalaysia.org     JOAS to map Orang Asal Traditional Lands and Territories Media Contact: Jannie Lasimbang, Secretary General, Jaringan Orang Asal Se Malaysia (JOAS) Ph: +6010 931...

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PHOTO ESSAY: The gold farmers

ABOVE: The photo essay accompanying this article is hosted on YouTube. We recommend viewing in enlarged or full-screen mode. …………………… Small-scale illegal mining in West Kalimantan is dangerous to human and environmental health.  It’s also a shot at economic independence for marginalised rural people. “We are the petani kecil (small farmers),” Bang...

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Anti-Dam Activists Gather in Sarawak State to Celebrate Second Anniversary of Baram Dam Blockades

Indigenous communities successfully prevent any progress on the dam for two years Originally published in Earth Island Journal by Jettie Word In October, Indigenous activists from around the world gathered on the banks of the Baram River in Sarawak to celebrate the second anniversary of the Baram Dam blockades. Indigenous...

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MEDIA RELEASE: International indigenous anti-dam activists join two year anniversary celebration of blockades in Malaysia

Press Release: SAVE Rivers, JOAS, BRIMAS, The Borneo Project, and Bruno Manser Fund 25 October 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International indigenous anti-dam activists join two year anniversary celebration of blockades in Malaysia Indigenous resistance against the proposed Baram Dam receives international support for the celebration of the second year anniversary...

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