Sarawak: Penan Go To Court To Defend Heart Of Borneo Rainforests

Sarawak: 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 high-conservation-value tropical rainforest   The Penan community of Ba Jawi in Sarawak's Upper Baram region has today lodged a collective action lawsuit against Malaysian timber giant Samling and the state government of Sarawak over 15,000 hectares of primary rainforest in order to protect their livelihood from...

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