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

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

ITTO supports community forest conservation initiative in the Baram, Sarawak

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) officially endorses the Baram Peace Park/Upper Baram Forest Area to protect the forest and support community livelihoods in Sarawak — at the same time, the timber company Samling continues to log the area.(Yokohama, Japan / Baram, Malaysia) The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has endorsed the proposal for the … Continue reading ITTO supports community forest conservation initiative in the Baram, Sarawak