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Resources 21 Aug 2011
Dam clogs up river travel for interior folk
KUCHING: River travel for some 30,000 people living in remote areas along Sungai Rajang, between the Bakun hydroelectric dam and Kapit,... more »
15 Aug 2011
Amazon Road Plan Has Native People on the March Again
LA PAZ, Aug 12, 2011 (IPS) - Indigenous people in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia are again preparing to make the long ... more »
26 Nov 2010
Drowned Forests and Damned Lives
Drowned Forests and Damned Lives is a 32-minute video report that explores the Orang Asli's struggle against the Kelau Dam project in Pahang state,... more »
23 Nov 2010
Tijah - A People's Struggle
Nominated as Wild Asia's fourth and final hero for 2010 is Tijah Yok Chopil, an indigenous woman of the Semai tribe. Tijah has devoted her... more »
08 Nov 2010
Govt ignores Penan’s choice of resettlement land
The government’s plan to relocate about 1,000 Penans affected by the Murum Dam project to a 24,000 hectares area has been described as “merely... more »
22 Jun 2010
Penan Violently Attacked As Communities Set Up Road Blockade To Protect Their Rainforests
LONG SEBAYANG, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA, June 21, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A Penan hunter has been violently attacked by a logging company official at a timber road blockade... more »
27 Apr 2010
Penan Score Victory As Logging Road Blockades Halt Timber Giant's Encroachment On Their Rainforests
Defiant forest communities announce they will continue to fight the Samling corporation's activities within the "Penan Peace Park" on Borneo. more »
15 Apr 2010
Tribes of Amazon Find an Ally Out of ‘Avatar’
VOLTA GRANDE DO XINGU, Brazil — They came from the far reaches of the Amazon, traveling in small boats and canoes for up to three... more »
12 Dec 2009
Penan Sue Malaysian Authorities Over Logging, Plantations
Five rainforest communities of Malaysia's Middle Baram region are suing the Sarawak state government and the Malaysian timber giant Samling for non-respect of their native... more »
02 Dec 2009
Borneo Natives Proclaim Tropical Forest Reserve
"Penan Peace Park" is aimed at protecting the last primeval rainforests of Sarawak´s Upper Baram region and is challenging the official logging plans – the... more »
26 Nov 2009
Uphold rights to customary land, says Suhakam
Monday November 9, 2009, KUCHING - The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) wants an urgent review of the Sarawak state laws to guarantee all... more »
26 Nov 2009
Cabinet committee for indigenous people in East Malaysia
November 8th 2009, KOTA KINABALU - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has agreed to the setting up of a special Cabinet committee to... more »
17 Sep 2009
International Probe Uncovers Malaysian Loggers' Legal Offences
Independent review finds Interhill Logging failing to comply with the law and confirms numerous conflicts between loggers and indigenous Penan communities in Borneo. more »
26 Sep 2008
Indigenous Groups Criticize Climate Talks
As international climate negotiations move closer to including forests in the successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol, indigenous and traditional peoples realize they have either a lot... more »
14 Jun 2008
The Borneo Project
The Borneo Project was established in 1991 to assist diverse tribal groups on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo in their struggles for human rights,... more »
11 Apr 2008
Non-Indigenous Plants and Indigenous People
About the author Rasidah Hashim was born in 1973 in a Minangkabau village near the ancient land portage of Penarikan, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia. A... more »
10 Apr 2008
The Kelau Dam and its Impacts on Orang Asli Communities
The Centre for Orang Asli Concerns The Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) was established in 1989 to advance the cause of the Orang Asli -... more »
24 Mar 2008
e-Bario: The Kelabit Gift to Malaysia
Just picture this: rolling hills, fresh crisp air, the tranquil and serene environment greets and welcomes you the Kelabit Highlands of Bario. This indigenous community in... more »