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Previous Issues (Since 1994)


Here is a collection of all the back issues of our newsletter. Almost all the articles are written by Borneo Project staff or volunteers, and provide a unique experience into the situation Sarawak is facing. By perusing these back issues, its also easy to see how the Borneo Project has grown from one man's dream to an established organization supporting dozens of villages in Sarawak.


Verdict Secures Native Land Rights
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE SUMMER 2001 ISSUE
Maps aid in landmark decision to protect indigenous

Forest Survey Complete Despite Deadly Snake Bite
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE SUMMER 2001 ISSUE
A scientific survey of one Penan community's relationship to the forest

Borneo News Flash
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE SUMMER 2001 ISSUE
Stories, reports and highlights from Borneo and beyond

Bakun Dam to Go Ahead at Full Size
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE SUMMER 2001 ISSUE
Sarawak natives suffer as the revived mega dam, exposes a wishy-washy energy policy

Micro-hydro Nears Completion
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE SUMMER 2001 ISSUE
The Borneo Project's small scale alternative for rural electricity

Borneo By Numbers
An index of inequity and injustice

Travel to The World's Oldest Rainforest
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE SUMMER 2001 ISSUE
The Borneo Project is offering a cultural and ecological tour of Sarawak in January, 2002. Sign up now and see Borneo!

Penan Blockade Timber Roads
by Harlan ThompsonTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE AUTUMN 2000 ISSUE
As in the late 1980's, the Penan are blockading, but this time a new forest certification scheme may give the blockades more political cover.

Reforestation & Crafts Provide Opportunities
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE AUTUMN 2000 ISSUE
Planting native tree and rattan species help Penan at Long Sayan develop model for success.

Borneo News Flash
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE AUTUMN 2000 ISSUE
Stories, reports and highlights from Borneo and beyond.

A Lifelong Connection to Borneo
by Dan ScollonTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE AUTUMN 2000 ISSUE
Project volunteer Dan Scollon maps his journeys to the rainforest, from childhood to husband.

Changing Land Laws and Oil Palm Plantations Erode Native Land Claims
by Wick PancoastTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE AUTUMN 2000 ISSUE
New laws and misguided development policies in Sarawak threaten to erase native land claims.

Meet The Real Borneo Survivors
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE AUTUMN 2000 ISSUE
The Borneo Project plans to lead a reality tour to Sarawak next summer. Don’t miss the boat.

Uprooted Lives, Unfulfilled Promises
by Excerpts from a Utusan Konsumer articleTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE SPRING 2000 ISSUE
Read direct destimonies from people displaced by the Bakun Dam. The resettlement village has proven to be a disaster.

Celebrating Culture and Resistance
by exerpts from a Utusan Konsumer articleTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE SPRING 2000 ISSUE
Hundreds gather for the Warrior's Day festival in Rejang to share perspectives and build solidarity.

Rainforest Regrowth Stunted
by Wick PancoastTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE SPRING 2000 ISSUE
A disturbing new study suggests that the largest trees in Borneo are losing the ability to reproduce.

Planting Hope for the Future
by Wick PancoastTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE SPRING 2000 ISSUE
To preserve species and ancestral knowledge, villagers create botanical conservation sites.

Violence Over Land Claims
by Harlan ThompsonTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE SPRING 2000 ISSUE
Four oil palm workers are killed in a dispute over customary land rights, raising tough issues.

Orangutans Endangered
by Harlan ThompsonTHE BORNEO WIRE: THE SPRING 2000 ISSUE
Loss of habitat due to logging, plantations and fires severely threaten orangutan populations

A Great Book on Borneo
THE BORNEO WIRE: THE SPRING 2000 ISSUE
Learn about Riska: Memories of a Dayak Girlhood, the acclaimed first novel by Riska Opra Sari, and order yourself a copy.

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