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
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
UNETHICAL PRACTICES BY LOGGING COMPANY REVEALED BY LONG MOH COMMUNITY
The villagers of Long Moh are united to stop Samling from logging their land after the destruction of their ancestral place of worship. MIRI - The community of Long Moh, a village within Ulu Baram, drove Samling off their land on October 20th after it was discovered logging being conducted by the company was never sanctioned by the Forest Department … Continue reading UNETHICAL PRACTICES BY LOGGING COMPANY REVEALED BY LONG MOH COMMUNITY
Certification without compliance: Flawed timber certification process violates indigenous rights
Certification for logging giant Samling’s Gerenai Forest Management Unit in the Baram region issued without meeting the requirements outlined by the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme. Miri, Sarawak—Communities in the Baram region are calling for the 148,000 hectare Gerenai Forest Management Unit certification to be cancelled after it was revealed that the certification authority SIRIM and … Continue reading Certification without compliance: Flawed timber certification process violates indigenous rights
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