A group of 22 dissatisfied village chiefs from the Ensebang/Melikin area in Balai Ringin lodged a police report to stop six logging, plantation and sand extraction companies from encroaching on their land. The identified affected area includes 7,300 hectares between Sg Kerangan and Sg Ensebang Baru and another 1,250 hectares...
Sarawak Gone is a documentary about the Bidayuh, one of the 40 sub-ethnic groups in Sarawak, and the controversial development of the Bengoh Dam that proves to be a threat to their livelihood, traditional lands and culture. This production by Producer, Toy Satellite and Andrew Garton, seeks to raise awareness...
Check out this great win from Baru Bian, a leading land rights lawyer. A great victory for the people of Krian, Sawarak. **************** MalaysiaKini http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176735 Krian natives win legal battle against loggers Sep 24, 11 12:02pm The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak has declared illegal the logging...
Originally published on Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia by Brihannala Morgan Consider it from the businessman’s perspective: It all makes so much sense. The rainforest, vital for people, biodiversity, and global climate, is being cut down to make money. But what if he was able to pay good money to those...
Besides the colossal environmental devastation and severe consequence on the ecosystem that the dreadful Baram Dam will bring, it will also rage a permanent degeneration of the ethnic identity and heritage of the populaces who live in the region. Based on the number of villagers, the most affected are the Kenyah followed...
Originally published on NPR by Anthony Kuhn A spry 80-year-old cruises through the thick vegetation of western Borneo, or western Kalimantan, as it’s known to Indonesians. Dressed in faded pinstripe slacks and a polo shirt, Layan Lujum carries a large knife in his hand. The chief of the island’s Sekendal...
