Penan from Ba Abang village set up a blockade against logging in their area and demand a community-elected headman. (BA ABANG/SARAWAK/MALAYSIA) Today, members of the Penan community of Ba Abang in Sarawak's Middle Baram once again set up a blockade against logging. The last blockade was stopped a fortnight ago to file a Police Report … Continue reading Penan blockade against Malaysian logging giant KTS
King Charles III called on to stand up for forests in Sarawak
Indigenous communities from Sarawak have made an impassioned plea to King Charles III asking for the head of the Commonwealth to lend his support to their campaign to end rainforest destruction. On a visit to the UK last month, community representatives argued that — as the third largest importer of MTCS-certified timber — the United … Continue reading King Charles III called on to stand up for forests in Sarawak
Indigenous plea to halt rainforest destruction in Borneo brought to London’s Tate Modern in new short film
Indigenous rainforest activists from Borneo bring Cecilia Vicuña’s ‘Brain Forest Quipu’ to life in a moving solidarity ritual at London’s Tate Modern. Woven with interviews from leading environmentalists from the UK and Malaysia, the ceremony forms the centrepiece of a new short film by award-winning, activist-filmmaker, Fergus Dingle. ‘One With the Earth – One With Each … Continue reading Indigenous plea to halt rainforest destruction in Borneo brought to London’s Tate Modern in new short film