Global campaign launched to save Malaysian Borneo’s last primary rainforests – Sarawak Premier Abang Johari under fire over ties to Malaysian timber tycoon (Miri, Sarawak) A newly released video by Swiss NGO Bruno Manser Fonds reveals alarming deforestation in the heart of Malaysia’s tropical rainforest. Filmed in Sarawak’s Upper Baram region, the footage provides rare... The post Explosive logging video questions Sarawak Premier’s green credentials first appeared on The Borneo ...| The Borneo Project
Bruno Manser Fonds launches “Save the Baram forest” campaign at UNESCO headquarters (Paris) Forest activists told Sarawak Premier Abang Johari during his visit to Europe that his first step towards climate protection should be the conservation of old-growth forests in Sarawak. A delegation from the Switzerland-based nature protection agency Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF) awaited the... The post Sarawak Premier challenged by forest activists in Paris first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
BARAM, MIRI: A delegation of community members from Long Kawa, Long Pelutan, Ba’ Taha, and more expressed their concern and resistance to the Tutoh Cascading Dam project during a prayer and blessing ceremony in Long Kevok on 25th August. The ceremony was to launch the start of the feasibility study of the project and the... The post Communities Voice Concerns over Tutoh Cascading Dam Project first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
During the second quarter of the year there were a lot of developments for Indigenous and environmental rights in Sarawak. Join Jettie Word from The Borneo Project and Celine Lim from SAVE Rivers to discuss the latest stories. Read more about these topics: The post The Borneo Brief Q2 2025 first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
Letter to Premier and Ministers alleges contraventions of Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil standards, land rights, and lease conditions The Penan and Kenyah Indigenous communities of Long Urun, Belaga have issued an urgent call to the Sarawak Premier, key state department heads, and the federal Minister of Plantation and Commodities to immediately halt large-scale forest clearing... The post Indigenous Communities Demand Immediate Halt to Deforestation by Urun Plantations first appeared on The ...| The Borneo Project
Sarawak Indigenous communities call on Japanese Government to stop Shin Yang Group’s timber imports over claims of human rights violations and breaches of harvesting agreements (Long Tepen, Sarawak, Malaysia) – 200 Indigenous Penan from Sarawak’s Lower Baram region are calling on the Government of Japan to immediately ban timber imports by the Malaysian Shin Yang... The post Japan Urged to Ban Malaysian Timber Shipments Over Human Rights Concerns first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
An aerial photograph taken during the British colonial period near Ba Main, Sarawak. (Australian War Memorial) Much has changed in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo since 1958. The state has celebrated nearly 70 years of independence from colonial rule, its population has more than doubled, and its cities have evolved from small seaside towns to major trading... The post Through a Colonial Lens: How Sarawak Uses 1950s Aerial Photos to Deny Land Rights first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
What’s happening? Numerous forest and peatland fires are raging across Sumatra and Sarawak, with heavy smoke drifting into Malaysia and Singapore. Many of these fires are linked to land cleared for monoculture plantations such as oil palm and timber, but they are also affecting other vulnerable areas – including natural forests, peatlands, and even abandoned... The post Borneo Fires and Haze: Latest first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
A member of the Penan Indigenous community from Ba Data Bila in Upper Baram has issued urgent protest letters to Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg and the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), demanding an immediate halt to ongoing logging operations by Borneoland Timber Resources. (Ba Data Bila, Sarawak) Today, a member of the... The post Penan Community Member Urgently Calls Sarawak Premier to Halt Destructive Logging in Upper Baram first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
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