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Miri, Sarawak. If we are to avoid another catastrophic pandemic — and if we are to survive as a human species — the Sarawak government must take serious steps to protect forests and indigenous rights, and disclose real information about the condition of the state’s forests. Our lives literally depend on it.   Deforestation and the destruction … Continue reading Protect Sarawak’s Forests to Protect Our Health

Gabungan NGO menyeru Kerajaan Negeri Sarawak mahupun kerajaan persekutuan untuk melindungi hutan dan tanah adat bagi mencegah wabak pandemik terus berlaku. Sementara seluruh dunia berjuang untuk menangani kesan daripada Virus Novel Corona (Covid19), namun amat penting untuk kita mengetahui bukti yang amat nyata bahawa pandemik moden adalah kesan langsung daripada kemerosotan alam sekitar. Pakar dari … Continue reading Hentikan Kemusnahan Hutan Kita

A coalition of NGOs calls on the Sarawak and Malaysian governments to protect forests and native land to prevent the next pandemic outbreak. While the world struggles to deal with the impacts of the coronavirus, it is critically important to understand the overwhelming evidence that most modern pandemics are the direct result of environmental degradation. … Continue reading Protect forests and NCR to prevent the next pandemic

Timber extraction continues in Sarawak under COVID-19 Oil palm and timber companies received permits to continue work in Sarawak despite national lockdown – indigenous leaders criticise the government’s decision  (MIRI / SARAWAK / MALAYSIA) From last Wednesday, Malaysia has been under a two-week-lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. All non-essential businesses have shut down. … Continue reading Indigenous leaders question ongoing oil palm and timber activities during COVID-19-lockdown

L-R: Print found in the mud, field technicians tried conducted survey on one of the transect, a species of frog was found during the survey On the 2nd of March 2020, villages in the Upper and Middle Baram areas began collecting data on their land, gathering information about flora, fauna, hunting, fishing and land use … Continue reading Ecological survey kicks off in Baram communities

Delegates from Baram & Sungai Asap led by SAVE Rivers at the SAREF. Left to right: James Nyurang from Tanjung Tepalit Baram, Ungan Lisut from Sungai Asap & Edward Ugah from Sungai Asap. SAVE Rivers in Sarawak Energy’s Sustainability & Renewable Energy Forum, SAREF, starting today in Kuching. With its attendance, SAVE Rivers is making … Continue reading SAVE Rivers to raise issues with mega-dams at Sustainability & Renewable Energy Forum, SAREF, in Kuching

SAVE Rivers is participating in Sarawak Energy’s Sustainability & Renewable Energy Forum, SAREF, starting today in Kuching. With its attendance, SAVE Rivers is making sure that the negative impacts of dams on Sarawak’s community and environment are not side-lined in this international event. SAVE Rivers is accompanying community representatives from the Baram and Bakun to … Continue reading SAVE Rivers to raise issues with mega-dams at Sustainability & Renewable Energy Forum, SAREF, in Kuching

Peter Kallang (middle) with Duane Silverstein (L) and Mary Randolph (R) from SEACOLOGY during the award presentation. Miri City, Sarawak on the island of Borneo, Malaysia. Peter Kallang, a member of Sarawak’s indigenous Kenyah community, has been awarded the international Seacology Prize for leading a successful campaign to halt the building of a series of mega-dams … Continue reading Sarawak activist who stopped destructive mega-dams wins 2019 Seacology Prize

Peter Kallang (seated, far left) with SEACOLOGY, friends and families who have supported him throughout the years. MIRI: United States non-profit organisation Seacology has selected SAVE Rivers chairman Peter Kallang as the winner of its annual US$10,000 prize. The prize is awarded to an islander for exceptional achievement in preserving the environment and culture of … Continue reading SAVE Rivers chief wins Seacology prize

*We don’t want you to give a “dam”, Sabah indigenous peoples tells Putrajaya* PUTRAJAYA, 5 September 2019: Representatives from 9 villages which will be affected by the construction of the Papar dam in Sabah, marched to Putrajaya today to appeal to the Prime Minister to help stop the construction of the dam. The group is … Continue reading We don’t want you to give a “dam”