@borneoaction

Supporting community-led efforts to defend forests, sustainable livelihoods, and human rights in Borneo. #BaramPeacePark #StopTheChop

 Oakland, California
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Joined March 2012
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Villagers tame the rising seas with a Restoration Steward’s help thinklandscape.globallandsca…

In Borneo, a local community brings back its mangroves

In Indonesia’s West Kalimantan, farmers and weavers are restoring mangroves and producing sustainable packaging to reduce plastic waste.

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Massive deforestation in Borneo destroying orangutan habitat, via @greenpeace greenpeace.org/international…

Massive deforestation in Borneo destroying orangutan habitat - Greenpeace International

A coalition of leading environmental organisations have released a report that sheds light on the alarming resurgence of deforestation in Indonesia.

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Up to eight million kilograms of timber debris from logjams in central Sarawak rivers have been removed, but there are still massive amounts jamming the waterways. 8 million kgs of timber debris removed, but Sarawak waterways still jammed bit.ly/3wW3Ao4
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8 million kgs of timber debris removed, but Sarawak waterways still jammed thevibes.com/articles/news/1…

8 million kgs of timber debris removed, but Sarawak waterways still jammed

The heavy rain, floods and erosion along the riverbanks are making the situation more difficult.

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Giving Sarawak full autonomy over environment most disconcerting, says NGO freemalaysiatoday.com/catego…

Giving Sarawak full autonomy over environment most disconcerting, says NGO

Sahabat Alam Malaysia says the state's rules on environmental impact assessments are weaker than that in the peninsula.

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"Despite everything forests do for nature, people and the climate, forest loss continues almost unabated." @ConversationEDU @maryhgagen theconversation.com/the-worl…

The world’s business and finance sectors can do much more to reverse deforestation – here’s the...

A recently published report sheds light on how 350 big companies and 150 financial institutions are falling behind with goals to halt and reverse deforestation.

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The Malaysian Timber Certification Council @MTCC_My is at risk of losing the Dutch market — one of the key timber export markets — due to lack of proper control and unprofessional handling of grievances. @both_ends @bmfonds borneoproject.org/dutch-gove…

Dutch government calls for investigation into Malaysian timber

The Dutch government expects PEFC International to conduct an investigation into the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme following growing concerns

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The Borneo Project retweeted
Bruno Manser Fonds@bmfonds27 Feb 2024
🎬 EXPLOSIVE NEW DOCUMENTARY - The Rainforest Tribunal❗ --> WATCH IT NOW AND PLEASE SHARE:
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RimbaWatch@RimbaWatch27 Feb 2024
Last September, Shell began developing the Rosmari-Marjoram field in Sarawak. According to data from the RimbaWatch Future Emissions Tracker, this is estimated to result in 20.1 million tCO2e of annual emissions, and total lifespan emissions of 157.8 million tCO2e.
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@Global_Witness27 Feb 2024
How the fossil fuel industry is gaslighting us Literally... #InternationalEnergyWeek #BlueHydrogen #FossilHydrogen #ClimateCrisis
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Freeze Taib's assets now! bit.ly/48ynfY4
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With Taib gone, will Abang Jo respect native land rights? bit.ly/3wyNfpa
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Sarawak’s former governor Taib Mahmud died at the age of 87 this morning, after weeks of speculation over his health and an acrimonious dispute between his wife and children over his wealth. scmp.com/week-asia/politics/…

Sarawak ex-governor Taib Mahmud dies as family tussles over his wealth

Taib’s death follows a final episode of high drama involving his alleged abduction from a hospital by his wife Raghad Kurdi.

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Bruno Manser Fonds@bmfonds20 Feb 2024
THE PENAN'S BOYCOTT: The last nomadic Penan decided to no longer engage with timber giant Samling nor its auditors, after repeatedly expressing opposition to certified logging without their territories being acknowledged as no-logging zones: buff.ly/48mwpqQ #StopTheChop
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Jacqui Wakefield@Jacqui_wak19 Feb 2024
I investigated how technology and social media is changing the fight for indigenous land rights in Borneo, and some of the tactics being used to counter it ... Listen here!! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5d…

Trending - The new fight for land rights - BBC Sounds

How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.

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A truly bonkers story. Did Taib get kidnapped by his own wife? bit.ly/49ATN4K
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Sarawak Report founder Clare Rewcastle Brown says Malaysia is seeking political revenge for her reporting after a court jailed her in absentia. Clare Rewcastle Brown: UK journalist says Malaysia sentence is 'political revenge' bbc.in/49yn1RR
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Not the greatest news: Palm oil deforestation makes comeback in Indonesia after decade-long slump bit.ly/3wmaxyr
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Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population 😩bit.ly/42KHLUq
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As Nitrogen pollution continues to threaten our planet, scientists have been working to come up with circular solutions ranging from increasing use efficiency to suggesting dietary changes: bit.ly/48Iuqhi
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