There’s no need to continue accepting tragic trade-offs between healthy rivers and low-cost, reliable, and renewable electricity. This article was originally posted at Mongabay. In October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report outlining strategies the world can pursue to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius and maintain...
Adrian Lasimbang says it is time for the authorities to look into a plan for renewable energy and sustainable development. Originally published in Free Malaysia Today by Larissa Lumandan KUCHING: Senator Adrian Lasimbang has urged the Sabah and Sarawak governments to explore the use of other natural resources instead of focusing...
Battle for NCR Land Rights in Sarawak Continues On July 5th hundreds of protestors and over 20 native social rights groupsgathered in Miri to express their opposition to a proposed amendment that would significantly dilute indigenous land rights. Following the rally, an amendment was passed that limits the Native Customary Rights (NCR) domain to 1,000...
Here is our mid-year wrap up of 2018 Borneo Project news. INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION Our work to promote indigenous-led conservation in Sarawak continues through consultations, workshops, and facilitating meetings with the government. We’re advocating for a socio-ecological study that trains local people to collect data for wide-reaching surveys. In the Amazon,...
Sarawak Governor’s family accused of fraudulent takeover of state’s largest infrastructure company – Bursa Malaysia suspends trade with CMS shares for second day KUCHING, SARAWAK / MALAYSIA. The Swiss NGO, the Bruno Manser Fund, is calling for an official investigation by the new Malaysian Government of the takeover of Cahya...
Swiss NGO replies to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s call to show the evidence on the Sarawak Governor’s corrupt practices – Malaysian prosecutors left earlier NGO letter on Taib family unanswered The Bruno Manser Fund is willing to share with the new Malaysian government the results of a seven-year evidence-gathering process...
We are saddened to share the news that Matthew Ding Ajang, a staff member of our local partner TONIBUNG, in Malaysian Borneo passed away this week from a heart attack. Matthew, a technician, was visiting a micro-hydro site in Long Liam with Green Empowerment’s Gabe Wynn and local leaders. His last...
Miri – Malaysian indigenous communities gathered in Miri, Sarawak for a one day conference and workshop. The objective of the event is to start collaboration among indigenous communities in the three regions in overcoming the challenges they are facing relating to their native customary lands. The event was organised by...
Civil society representatives lobby in Bern for the fair and transparent return of $104 million to the Malaysian public (BERN, SWITZERLAND) Swiss lawmakers confirmed in a meeting with civil society organizations on Tuesday that the Malaysian government never made an attempt to claim $104 million Swiss francs (MYR 400 million)...
Judge says he cannot give a private prosecutor more powers than the police. (TORONTO, CANADA) The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an application by the Swiss NGO, the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), for the disclosure of financial data on the Malaysian Taib family’s businesses in Canada. BMF had...
