by Jessica Merriman | Sep 23, 2024 | In the media, Updates
Originally published in Sarawak Report The NGO Human Right Watch has, in collaboration with other international organisations, today issued a devastating report on Sarawak’s timber industry as it urges the European Union to categorise all Sarawak products as...
by Jessica Merriman | Sep 12, 2024 | Blog, In the media, Updates
In an interview with Juliet Jacobs of BFM Radio, Malaysia’s only independent radio station, our friend and partner Celine Lim talks about the ongoing struggle to save the Baram Peace Park. Celine is Managing Director of Sarawak-based Indigenous rights NGO SAVE...
by Fiona McAlpine | Sep 5, 2024 | Blog, In the media, Updates
In this episode of “Forestry and Arboriculture Timber Talks,” host Mindy sits down with Jettie Word, Executive Director of the Borneo Project, and Joe Lamb, the founder of the Borneo Project. Together, they unravel the complexities of forest conservation...
by Fiona McAlpine | May 29, 2023 | Blog, In the media, Updates
As Malaysian timber giant Samling’s SLAPP suit against SAVE Rivers is adjourned for a fourth time, communities continue their fight against the logging company. Last week on the steps of High Court, in Miri, Sarawak, we witnessed a peaceful protest from community...
by Fiona McAlpine | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, In the media, Updates
Joseph Lee This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. Recognizing and demarcating Indigenous lands leads to reduced deforestation and increased reforestation. That’s according to a new study that looked at...
by Jessica Merriman | Oct 17, 2022 | In the media, Updates
FSC called to withdraw Sarawak timber giant Samling’s licence Originally published on TimberBiz A coalition of civil society organizations is calling on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to drop Sarawak timber giant Samling and withdraw its FSC Licence Agreement...
