Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today suggested Sarawak rethink its highly controversial policy of building mega dams to harness electricity by replacing them with series of smaller dams like in Europe. Read more on The Malaysian Insider and join the conversation on Facebook! Dr Mahathir, who was in...
Date: January 26, 2015 Kuching – On the occasion of International Energy Week (IEW), people representing diverse communities from across Sarawak are gathering to discuss the socio-economics of power development. They will be considering alternative perspectives on the opportunities for ensuring socio-economic development, including of the power sector, will serve...
“Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia” book launch and a chance to meet the author When: Friday, January 16, 2015, 6:30pm in UTC Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA London, United Kingdom Discussion with: – Dr. Lukas Straumann – Author of ‘Money Logging’...
Joe Lamb, founder of The Borneo Project, and director Jettie Word will be presenting at the School of Geography at Oxford University on January 12, 2015. The presentation will be held at 4pm in the Beckit room, and will be followed by drinks and light refreshments. Title: Twenty Four Years...
The Chinese dam-building company Sinohydro, which is responsible for the construction of three hydroelectric dams in Malaysia, is failing to implement its own sustainable development policy framework. In this article International Rivers Policy Director Peter Bosshard examines Sinohydro’s continued evasion of its sustainability commitments, including its recent decision to consider building several...
Join the Borneo Project on Sunday December 14th at Mississippi Pizza in Portland, Oregon for a special film screening and holiday crafts sale! We will have original hand-made crafts from Borneo for sale and you’ll also have a chance to see our new 10-minute documentary, Damming Our Future, which sheds light...
BRUNO MANSER FONDS, BASEL / SWITZERLAND 2 December 2014 – for immediate release Amazon withholds book on Sarawak governor Taib Mahmud “Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia” by Lukas Straumann not delivered to customers – American online retailer accused of bowing to Malaysian ruler’s legal threats...
MEDIA RELEASE BY THE BRUNO MANSER FUND 25 November 2014 – for immediate release Urgent action needed to save Sarawak’s last intact forests International body names Malaysian state “ground zero of deforestation“ (KUCHING, MALAYSIA) Last week, Adenan Satem, the new Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak in...
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2014 Join us on November 16 as author Lukas Straumann discusses his book, Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia, and outlines the massive destruction of the Bornean rainforest by Malaysian loggers. Money Logging is a story of a people who have lost their...
BLOCKADE AGAINST THE BARAM DAM REINSTATED Long Kesseh Baram: The tussle between the villagers opposing the Baram dam and the illegal loggers who are supported by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation is heating up. Under the watchful eyes of the police from the General Operation Forces (GOF) and officers from the...
