Indigenous leaders question ongoing oil palm and timber activities during COVID-19-lockdown
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Legendary Sarawakian activist Peter Kallang is the winner of the 2019 Seacology Prize, an award that recognises the achievements of individuals protecting island environments. Peter is the Chairman of SAVE Rivers, the organisation that led the fight against the proposed Baram mega hydrodam project. Peter’s home is the Baram region...
Miri – The decision to proceed with the construction of the Trusan Dam is in direct contradiction with previous policy. In an recent article in The Borneo Post, Abang Johari was quoted as saying the Trusan dam in Lawas will be built after the completion of the Baleh Dam in Kapit. At...
Miri – Saying that building access road to Ulu Baram must be subjected to building of Hydroelectric Dam sounds like blackmailing. Like any other citizen anywhere in any country, the people of Baram are entitled to infrastructure and all other amenities which the government of day should provide. If...
Miri – The draft pre-proposal for a community initiated land and environmental conservation initiative in Ulu Baram was lauded by the Sarawak Forestry Department. The Director of Forestry Department, Tuan Hj. Sapuan Ahmad received the document from the community in a simple handover ceremony at a leading hotel in Miri...
Join BATFN (Bay Area Tropical Forest Network) and The Borneo Project for a panel discussion with indigenous activists from Borneo and the academics from UC Berkeley who support their efforts. Peter Kallang and Komeok Joe are on the front lines of human rights and environmental justice campaigns in the Malaysian...
Miri – Village folks in Baram were enthusiastic when informed about a proposal made to the Sarawak state government for a rainforest park to be created in Ulu Baram. The concept of the Taman Damai Baram is for a primary jungle to be jointly maintained and managed by the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press statement 4 May 2016 Penan request moratorium on logging to save last remaining islands of primary forest for Upper Baram Park We, the Penan, are a nomadic tribe living in the rainforest of Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. Our lives depend very...
For Immediate Release Date: 21st March 2016 Subject: Surprise change of events for Baram Dam Miri 21st March 2016. The struggle by the Baram villagers in resisting the proposed Baram dam has finally paid off. The gazette extinguishing the native rights of ownership for the land earmarked for the dam...
This press release from SAVE Rivers details how Tuai Rumah Jambai was recently forced off the road while driving, beaten, and slashed with a sword in the latest of many attacks against him and his village. The attacks appear to be related to a land dispute case between Tung Huat...
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