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SAVE Rivers and Forest Department Sarawak hold UBFA Community Consultation

Nearly 100 community representatives gathered together in Miri on April 19th for a consultation on the Upper Baram Forest Area (UBFA), held by the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) in collaboration with SAVE Rivers and KERUAN Organisation.  The UBFA project has been in development for over a decade, as a community-led initiative to protect some of … Continue reading SAVE Rivers and Forest Department Sarawak hold UBFA Community Consultation

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Upper Baram Forest Area set to launch

Communities from Upper Baram Forest Area welcome steps taken to realize the project, and hand over declaration to Forest Department Sarawak and International Tropical Timber Organization On March 20th in Kuching, Indigenous representatives participated in the Upper Baram Forest Area meeting with the Forest Department Sarawak and a representative from the International Tropical Timber Organization … Continue reading Upper Baram Forest Area set to launch

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Indigenous Land Rights Defenders Refute Assemblyman’s Claims

Contrary to Dennis Ngau’s claims, local organizations highlights widespread opposition to logging in the Ulu Baram Community members have to travel up to 6-8 hours on uneven and muddy/dusty logging roads just to reach home. (Miri/Sarawak/Malaysia) On 8th March, Free Malaysia Today published a report quoting Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau as saying that logging … Continue reading Indigenous Land Rights Defenders Refute Assemblyman’s Claims

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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

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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

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Indigenous leaders from Sarawak demand an end to timber greenwashing in the UK

Indigenous delegates from Sarawak, Malaysia visit the United Kingdom this week to talk about Britain’s part in the destruction of rainforests in Borneo. The UK is the third largest importer of MTCS certified timber in the world (LONDON, UK/BARAM, MALAYSIA) An Indigenous delegation from Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, is visiting … Continue reading Indigenous leaders from Sarawak demand an end to timber greenwashing in the UK

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Reply to SEB: Large-scale Hydropower is Unsustainable and Unnecessary

Miri — Local civil society organization SAVE Rivers asserts that large-scale hydropower cannot be considered a source of renewable energy for Sarawak because of its destructive impact on the environment and on Indigenous communities. This is in response to the statements of Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) vice president Ting Ching Zung during a panel discussion … Continue reading Reply to SEB: Large-scale Hydropower is Unsustainable and Unnecessary

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Indigenous communities complete Baram Heritage Survey and launch community atlases

Largest ever ecological and social survey of Baram reveals incredible abundance of species in Indigenous-managed forests (Miri/Sarawak/Malaysia) The Borneo Project, SAVE Rivers and Keruan Organisation are thrilled to launch the Baram Heritage Survey Atlases, the culmination of more than two years of work conducted by Penan and Kenyah communities in the Baram River Basin. The … Continue reading Indigenous communities complete Baram Heritage Survey and launch community atlases

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Environmental Organizations Chide Timber Giant Samling Group for Using One of Their Photos on Corporate Social Responsibility Webpage

January 25, 2022  Samling appropriated and claimed ownership over a photo featuring the work of community-based organization SAVE Rivers, which Samling is suing for publicly criticizing Samling’s lack of community engagement  January 25, 2022 (Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia) — On a webpage highlighting its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Samling Timber Malaysia has posted a photo … Continue reading Environmental Organizations Chide Timber Giant Samling Group for Using One of Their Photos on Corporate Social Responsibility Webpage