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Sarawak Organizations
BRIMAS (Borneo Research Institute)
This activist organization works on indigenous rights and environmental
issues in northern Sarawak. Their website has many news stories, frequently updated.
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM)
One of our main partners in Borneo now has an informative website. SAM and its staff members has won numerous awards for their excellent work, including the Alternative Nobel Prize, Goldman Award, Right Livelihood Award, and most recently, the Conde Nast Traveller Magazine Environmentalist of the Year award in 1998.
Sarawak News
Rengah Sarawak
A great source of news on indigenous land rights and human rights in Sarawak, frequently updated.
Sabah Organizations
Partners of Community Organizations (PACOS Trust)
Building capacity of indigenous communities in 23 regions across Sabah: indigenous preschools, community organizer training, community mapping & land rights documentation, microhydro & watershed management.
Malaysian Organizations
Third World Network
Based in Malaysia, this organization educates about Third World-wide issues.
Magick River
An alliance involving the Orang Asli of West Malaysia.
Kalimantan Organizations
Institut Dayakology
English language website on the Institut's research, publications, forums and networks.
Riak Bumi
A West Kalimantan NGO coordinating community-based environmental stewardship, including marketing of sustainable forest honey.
Indonesian Organizations
Sawit Watch
An Indonesian advocacy network against oil palm plantations
Malaysian News
Malaysiakini
The internet-only news outlet has been growing in popularity as a place to read Malaysian news without a pro-governmental bias. However, because of this, the Malaysian government has started turning the screws on them. Articles in Malaysian and English.
Other Sarawak Sites
Sarawak Alive
A Sarawak based server with many interesting features, including links to many Sarawakian home pages.
International Indigenous Rights Organizations
LifeMosaic
Supporting Indigenous Peoples to Defend Their Rights. Produced "Palmed Off", a documentary on the social impacts of oil palm agribusiness, and the report "Losing Ground: The human rights impacts of oil palm expansion in Indonesia" (2008).
Forest Peoples Programme
Supporting forest peoples' rights. Website includes excellent reports on forest peoples issues in Sarawak.
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
endorse and promote indigenous peoples' right to self-determination, their cultural integrity and their right to development on their own conditions. In order to fulfil this mission, IWGIA works within a wide range of areas: documentation and publication, human rights, lobbying and advocacy, research and projects. This link will take you directly to their Malaysia page, and you can navigate to their homepage from there.
Down to Earth (DTE)
Down to Earth monitors and campaigns on the social and human implications of environmental issues in Indonesia. They have an informative newsletter now available on-line.
Sarawak Peoples Campaign
A Japanese non-profit focusing on indigenous issues in Sarawak. They have a good section on the Penan, but the site hasn't been updated recently.
International Environmental Organizations
Green Empowerment
Supporters and close allies of the Borneo Project demonstrate all their worldwide efforts.
Earth Island Institute
They are our parent organization, and their site links to many other projects like ours. Also, don't miss the excellent Earth Island Journal.
mongabay.com
Mongabay.com seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and finance on conservation and development. Has excellent information and news on Borneo rainforests and conservation.
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