Lawyers are calling for the creation of a special court in order to hear the hundreds of backlogged native customary land rights cases that are currently flooding Malaysia’s court system. Read more to find out how these lawyers intend on seeing this proposal through. Read more on The Borneo Post....
2013 was full of major developments in efforts to understand and protect the world’s tropical rainforests. We hope that in 2014 we can sustainably learn even more. Read more below to find out last years top stories. Read more at Mongabay. Read more about the rainforests, particularly in Borneo, and...
For the first time in almost two decades, palm oil exports are expected to decrease. Read more below about why the demand is falling and what this means for the future of palm oil production in Indonesia and Malaysia. Read more on Mongabay. Read more about palm oil, the join...
Documents have been released that show that Taib Mahmud’s daughter, Jamilah, and other family members have been exporting hardwood from Sarawak to the United States. Read more below to see just how many people are involved in this corruption. Read more on Sarawak Report. Read more about timber corruption and...
After a visit to Malaysia, a UN official has said that the country must ensure that growth is not achieved through exploitation of vulnerable groups of people or the environment. Read more below to find out his recommendations for what Malaysia needs to do as it moves towards becoming a...
By Amanda Stephenson, Communications Intern for the Borneo Project I am writing today as a participant of Blog Action Day 2013, whose theme this year is human rights. Check out their website and search @blogactionday on Twitter to read more blog posts about human rights. You’ve probably heard about orangutan...
By Tara Holmes, Communications and Development Coordinator for the Borneo Project Thursday, October 3, 2013 On the morning of October 3, 2013, Ngang Buling, a Penan from the Murum region of Sarawak, Malaysia, was arrested by Malaysian police for taking part in a peaceful protest at the blockade site of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 October 2013 Penan lodged police report against SEB & Sarawak Govt. Wants Murum Dam impoundment stopped MIRI – A few representatives from the Penan community affected by the Murum HEP Dam came down to Miri to lodged a police report against Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB)...
Plans to build a controversial coal-fired plant in Sabah, Malaysia are being revisited two years after the proposal was defeated by a grassroots movement. The project is now expected to face regional and international opposition. Read more from Mongabay Read more about Climate Policy then join the conversation on Facebook...
Why I Don’t Want to Hold an Orangutan, by Kaleigh Rhoads, former Communications Intern for the Borneo Project I left Berkeley on Tuesday night, lost my Wednesday in travel, and arrived in Kuching on Thursday afternoon. The only “Yank” in my group, the other six volunteers and I spent the evening eating Laksa, a spicy Sarawakian...
