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Baram Peace Park

INDIGENOUS LEADERS QUESTION ONGOING OIL PALM AND TIMBER ACTIVITIES DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

Oil palm and timber companies received permits to continue work in Sarawak despite national lockdown – indigenous leaders criticise the...

ECOLOGICAL SURVEY KICKS OFF IN BARAM COMMUNITIES

Communities in the Baram Area to collect data on flora, fauna, hunting, fishing and land use under the Baram Heritage Survey On the 2nd...

BORNEO RAINFOREST COMMUNITIES COMPLETE 15-YEAR MAPPING EFFORT

63 Penan communities celebrate the completion of a series of 23 high quality maps representing their land, culture and history (SARAWAK /...

BARAM VILLAGERS LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION EFFORTS AROUND BORNEO

Three delegations from the Baram Conservation Initiative returned from their study tours on Sunday with aspirations for community-based...

DRAFT FOR LAND CONSERVATION GETS FOREST DEPT BACKING

Komeok (fourth right) and Kallang (second right) handing over the draft copy of the pre-proposal for a community initiated land and...

LONG LAWEN: A STORY OF SELF-DETERMINED DEVELOPMENT

Representatives of the Baram Conservation Initiative visit Long Lawen to learn from a community that chose its own kind of development...

LAUNCHING OF BARAM CONSERVATION INITIATIVE

Following the cancellation of the Baram Dam, the communities of Baram are proud to announce the launch of the Baram Conservation...

SARAWAK CHIEF MINISTER SURPRISES LONDON WITH FOREST PLEDGE

Adenan Satem uses first official overseas visit to reach out to NGOs and call for international support to transform the Sarawak timber...

MALAYSIA'S PENAN PRESENT THEIR IDEAS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THEIR TRADITIONAL FORESTS

Malaysia’s Penan present their ideas for the preservation of their traditional forests - Indigenous Penan communities from Upper Baram,...

PENAN GO TO COURT TO DEFEND HEART OF BORNEO RAINFORESTS

Ba Jawi community sues logging group Samling and the Sarawak state government in order to protect 15,000 hectares of...