BELAGA, Sarawak — Indigenous communities in Sarawak have won a major victory in their campaign to stop deforestation on their native lands. After clearing over 1,000 hectares of natural forest for oil palm in the last year, Urun Plantations Sdn Bhd has committed to a moratorium on further clearing in...
At a press conference today in Port Moresby (PNG), a groundbreaking new investigative report: “Malaysia’s Timber Colony: Exposing Malaysia’s Grip Over Papua New Guinea’s Forests” was published, revealing the disturbing role of Malaysian-linked companies in local deforestation. According to its findings, 97% of PNG’s Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs) are controlled by Malaysian-linked companies. The...
A member of the Penan Indigenous community from Ba Data Bila in Upper Baram has issued urgent protest letters to Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg and the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), demanding an immediate halt to ongoing logging operations by Borneoland Timber Resources. (Ba Data Bila, Sarawak)...
Sarawak NGO Keruan and Swiss-based NGO Bruno Manser Fonds call for the immediate release of two Indigenous Penan from Sarawak, Malaysia, following their arrest by police on June 28th, 2025. On June 28th, two Penan from Long Tepen were arrested by forestry officals. The men were resting with a friend...
This article was originally published at Green Agenda Australia In Sarawak, eucalyptus plantations are replacing biodiverse forests under the guise of “reforestation”. Indigenous communities fight to protect their lands while Australia continues to import timber grown on stolen territories. When I think back to the Black Summer of 2019-2020, I...
What: Clearing of native forest for oil palm expansion Where: Long Urun is located in the upper Belaga river, Sarawak. When: Over the last year, deforestation for palm oil production in this area has ramped up rapidly, with significant losses recorded on Global Forest Watch every month of the year....
This article was originally published in Malaysiakini. The sound of a forest tree being felled tugs at some primal place of fear in our bodies – the thunder of a trunk losing its structural integrity, the ripping of vines and branches, then an eerie silent millisecond before its full weight...
As part of a joint statement, The Borneo Project and other leading NGOs have called for greater inclusion and stronger action in the EU-Indonesia-Malaysia Joint Task Force on implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). We are deeply concerned that recent discussions excluded key stakeholders, including Indigenous groups and smallholders, who...
Designate Sarawak as ‘High Risk’ Under New Anti-Deforestation Law The European Union should classify Malaysia’s state of Sarawak as high risk under its new anti-deforestation regulation, a coalition of environmental, human rights, and Indigenous organizations said today. Sarawak, whose millions of hectares of ancient rainforests are at risk of being razed...
Report via RimbaWatch Executive Summary This supplement report supports the general findings of the original State of the Malaysian Rainforest 2023 Study. This report uses three baselines to predict a future reduction in forest cover; using the Vancutsem et al., 2021, Official Data, 2020 and Gaveau, 2022 forest cover statistics...
