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Baram Peace Park


HOW BARAM COMMUNITIES STOPPED THE CHOP
Communities claim a rare victory: timber giant Samling has withdrawn from Baram’s forests
Mar 74 min read


INDIGENOUS BARAM COMMUNITIES CELEBRATE TIMBER COMPANY'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THEIR LANDS
Indigenous communities in Sarawak win a landmark victory as MTCC visits Sarawak to inspect timber operations
Feb 203 min read


WHY COMMUNITY MAPPING MATTERS IN SARAWAK
A guide to understanding the role of community mapping in strengthening Indigenous land rights
Feb 105 min read

UBFA PROJECT SUNK BY SARAWAK FORESTRY AGENCY
Lack of transparency and breakdown in communication cause cancellation of International Tropical Timber Organization’s (ITTO) showcase opera
Oct 15, 20242 min read


GROWING LOCAL OPPOSITION TO LOGGING IN BARAM FOREST
"Save our forest and stop the logging" - Baram Penan communities send clear message from the forest to Sarawak’s capital (KUCHING & BARAM...
Aug 27, 20242 min read


BARAM SATELLITE IMAGES DEBUNK "NO MASSIVE LOGGING" CLAIM
Satellite analysis reveals logging road expansion nearing core protection zone of government backed project in the Baram River Basin...
Aug 22, 20242 min read


ALARMING NEW LOGGING PROJECT EXPOSED IN INDIGENOUS CONSERVATION ZONE
Malaysian Borneo’s last primary rainforests under threat despite international conservation promises (Ba Data Bila, Sarawak, Malaysia) A...
Jul 8, 20241 min read


BARAM PEACE PARK COMMUNITIES SEE NO FUTURE IN LOGGING
While government and industry leaders meet in Kuching for a Sustainable Forest Management conference, Indigenous communities from...
Mar 27, 20243 min read


LAST NOMADIC PENAN BOYCOTT TIMBER CERTIFICATION
Certification body SIRIM uses Penan rejection of logging as a reason to reinstate certificate - Penan ask Samling representatives and...
Feb 20, 20243 min read


LAST PENAN NOMADS WANT TO LIBERATE THEIR TERRITORIES FROM CERTIFIED LOGGING
Penan communities are dismayed that Samling’s forest certificate was reinstated even though serious problems remain unresolved. They...
Jan 15, 20242 min read


WITH TREE NURSERIES, THE PENAN ARE WORKING TO RESTORE THE RAINFOREST
With less than 10% of the primary rainforest remaining in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, the Indigenous Penan community works to restore...
Nov 29, 20233 min read


LOST IN CERTIFICATION: NEW REPORT EXPOSES GREENWASHING IN MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY
Analysis reveals critical cracks in logging operations managed by timber giant Samling and certified by MTCS, a program endorsed by PEFC...
Nov 15, 20233 min read


LAST NOMADS OF BARAM WANT TO LIVE UNDISTURBED
The Penan of Ba Jawi reject logging and forest certification and want to continue their lives as nomads (BA JAWI / BARAM / SARAWAK) In a...
Jul 19, 20232 min read


UPPER BARAM PENAN VILLAGES REJECT FOREST CERTIFICATION
The Penan villages of Long Lamai and Ba Lai refuse to participate in the ongoing forest certification process and ask timber giant...
Jun 14, 20233 min read


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),...
May 26, 20232 min read

LOGGING ACTIVITIES IN ULU BARAM WILL HAVE DEVASTATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES SAY 47 ORGS
Logging activities in Ulu Baram will have devastating environmental consequences and severely impact the surrounding Indigenous...
Mar 29, 20233 min read


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...
Mar 21, 20232 min read


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...
Nov 27, 20222 min read


PENAN SUCCESSFULLY STOP TIMBER GIANT SAMLING FROM LOGGING IN CONSERVATION AREA
Samling withdraws from the Upper Baram Forest Area as Penan increase pressure with police report and blockade (BARAM / SARAWAK /...
Jul 25, 20222 min read


TIMBER GIANT SAMLING ENTERS FOREST EARMARKED FOR CONSERVATION, SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW
Logging company Samling extracts timber near culturally important site - Penan communities outraged (LONG AJENG / BARAM / SARAWAK)...
Jul 13, 20223 min read
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