KPFA radio station in Berkeley, California, has today produced a special 30-minute show on the new book “Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia” by Lukas Straumann. The show was broadcast in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region where the family of Sarawak governor Taib Mahmud...
Originally published in Counter Punch by Amanda Stephenson Sarawak, Malaysia, is located on the island of Borneo, the third largest island in the world. Sarawak is home to thousands of endemic species, forty indigenous groups, and one of the largest transboundary rainforests remaining in the world. The state is also suffering...
Massive dams in Sarawak, Malaysia, threaten to flood over 2,000 square kilometers of the world’s oldest rainforests, displace 10,000s of indigenous people, and aggravate climate change, writes Amanda Stephenson – all to generate electricity that no one wants. Originally published in The Ecologist by Amanda Stephenson Sarawak, Malaysia, is located...
Palm oil companies are destroying forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. Some communities are fighting back. Originally published in Earth Island Journal by David Gilbert Early one morning last April, after a long night of impassioned discussion, Jamaludin, a rice farmer from the Indonesian village of Semunying Jaya on the island...
Murum Dam Blockade Continues Amid Human Rights Abuses Originally published on Earth Island Journal by Tara Holmes A fight against a mega dam in the Malaysian district of Sarawak is intensifying as Malaysian police move to arrest more than 40 people who have taken part in a peaceful protest at...
Photo by Cahaya Dalam Kegelapan, on FlickrIndigenous groups in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo fear displacement from 12 planned dams. Tribes say dams have violated their right to free, prior, and informed consent Originally published on Earth Island Journal by Brihannala Morgan In Malaysia, street...
Originally published on Yes Magazine by James Trimarco The dams would cost $105 billion, flood an area twice the size of LA, and force the relocation of tens of thousands of indigenous people. Against all the odds, the local forest-dwelling people are coming together and organizing in a way that’s...
Originally published in the Earth Island Journal Magazine by Brihannala Morgan Rivers are the lifeblood of Borneo, the third largest island in the world, known for its incredible biodiversity and rich forests. Shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darrusalam, the island is home to orangutans, sun bears, and many other...
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...
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...
