Updates

Indigenous Penan and Berawan communities file lawsuit against palm oil development destroying rainforests near the UNESCO-protected Gunung Mulu National Park

This press release is a repost from our project partners at Bruno Manser Fund. To find out more about the Mulu case and how you can help head to savemulu.org 14 plaintiffs representing 10 indigenous Penan and Berawan villages from Sarawak filed a lawsuit Tuesday at the High Court of...

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Tackling Energy Poverty in Sarawak

Communities in Malaysian Borneo are embracing micro-hydro as mega-dams leave them energy poor. In a plush suburban Berkeley home, newly appointed Malaysian Senator Banie Lasimbang hands around a pelton wheel bucket made from old aluminium beer cans, which are in no short supply in his home state of Sabah. These...

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MEGA DAMS: GLORIFYING BAKUN TO PROMOTE PAPAR.

This press release is shared from SAVE Rivers, a local advocacy nonprofit working to protect the rivers of Sarawak. Find out more here: save rivers.org Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, recent statement saying that “Sarawak is reaping the benefit” from the controversial Bakun dam is a lopsided remark. This remark could...

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Job Announcement: Field Manager, Full Time

Where: Miri and Ulu Baram, Sarawak, MalaysiaReports to: Director, The Borneo Project The Borneo Project works from the ground up to protect the indigenous livelihoods and forests of Sarawak through strategic support, capacity building, media outreach, and networking. We support projects that are initiated and led by local communities and...

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The Mulu Land Grab: New report details multiple legal breaches with oil palm development in Malaysian Borneo

Leaseholder connected to Malaysia’s Double Dynasty group harvested timber worth over USD 10 million without license The Mulu Land Grab – Download Report The Mulu Land Grab – Download Exhibits   For campaign updates:  www.savemulu.org As a Sarawak indigenous delegation is travelling to Brussels to lobby EU officials, a new...

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April Updates

Here is your monthly dose of all things Borneo Project:Mulu Updates An area of 4400 hectares in the immediate vicinity of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Mulu National Park was under threat of being converted into palm oil monocultures during February and early March. Although logging has stopped for now, we need to...

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Sarawak can invest in or give away its future

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...

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