Sarawak village rejects Baram dam proposal, begins installing renewable energy projects Update: March 23: The land reserved for the Baram Dam has been returned to the people of Baram effectively scrapping the proposed hydel project A day after this film was released, we learned that the Sarawak government revoked the gazette...
Sarawak village rejects Baram dam proposal, begins installing renewable energy projects Originally published in Earth Island Journal by Jettie Word A day after this film was released, we learned that the Sarawak government revoked the gazette that extinguished Native Customary Rights in the Baram Dam construction zone and reservoir and...
Press Release: SAVE Rivers, Bruno Manser Fund, The Borneo Project8/9 March 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEIndigenous antidam activists worldwide stand in solidarity with Berta CáceresIndigenous leaders fighting against dams worldwide join the call for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Berta Cáceres’ assassination. In a joint statement, antidam activists from...
JARINGAN ORANG ASAL SEMALAYSIA Indigenous Peoples’ Network of Malaysia P.O. Box 511 • 89507 Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia Tel/Fax: +6088 726413 | joasmalaysia@gmail.com | www.joasmalaysia.org JOAS to map Orang Asal Traditional Lands and Territories Media Contact: Jannie Lasimbang, Secretary General, Jaringan Orang Asal Se Malaysia (JOAS) Ph: +6010 931...
ABOVE: The photo essay accompanying this article is hosted on YouTube. We recommend viewing in enlarged or full-screen mode. …………………… Small-scale illegal mining in West Kalimantan is dangerous to human and environmental health. It’s also a shot at economic independence for marginalised rural people. “We are the petani kecil (small farmers),” Bang...
29 December 2015 Penan community leaders urge Adelaide University to pay back AUD $400,000 in donations received from former Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud LONG LAMAI (SARAWAK, MALAYSIA) / ADELAIDE (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) Indigenous leaders from Malaysian Borneo are urging Adelaide University to pay back AUD $ 400,000 in donations received...
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...
This press release from the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) responds to the decision by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to address major flaws in its auditing process to certify palm oil as ‘sustainable’ – exposed this week by the EIA report Who Watches the Watchmen? Flaws include...
In this press release by the Bruno Manser Fund, BMF states that the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) breached ITTO protocol by investing and losing US$ 18 million in public funds offshore in Australia and the Cayman Islands. After submitting questions related to the scandal to the ITTO, BMF was...
Indigenous communities successfully prevent any progress on the dam for two years Originally published in Earth Island Journal by Jettie Word In October, Indigenous activists from around the world gathered on the banks of the Baram River in Sarawak to celebrate the second anniversary of the Baram Dam blockades. Indigenous...
