Originally published on Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia by Brihannala Morgan Consider it from the businessman’s perspective: It all makes so much sense. The rainforest, vital for people, biodiversity, and global climate, is being cut down to make money. But what if he was able to pay good money to those...
Besides the colossal environmental devastation and severe consequence on the ecosystem that the dreadful Baram Dam will bring, it will also rage a permanent degeneration of the ethnic identity and heritage of the populaces who live in the region. Based on the number of villagers, the most affected are the Kenyah followed...
Originally published on NPR by Anthony Kuhn A spry 80-year-old cruises through the thick vegetation of western Borneo, or western Kalimantan, as it’s known to Indonesians. Dressed in faded pinstripe slacks and a polo shirt, Layan Lujum carries a large knife in his hand. The chief of the island’s Sekendal...
