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