UN timber body loses key member state after Malaysia project failure. "ITTO is no longer a credible institution when it comes to forest conservation and sustainable tropical forestry", says BMF director Lukas Straumann. (BERN/YOKOHAMA). The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has initiated consultations for Switzerland to leave the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), … Continue reading Switzerland to quit International Tropical Timber Organization
Explosive logging video questions Sarawak Premier’s green credentials
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 … Continue reading Explosive logging video questions Sarawak Premier’s green credentials
SAVE Rivers Responds to Misleading Claims by the Forest Department Sarawak
This is in response for the recent press release issued by the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) published in the Dayak Daily article on 4th September. FDS’s counsel has falsely accused that SAVE Rivers is “a private limited company with profitable motives, self-proclaiming to be an NGO.” This is an abhorrent misrepresentation for a government agency … Continue reading SAVE Rivers Responds to Misleading Claims by the Forest Department Sarawak