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A bit naughty? Secret filming exposes murky world of rainforest politics
Global Witness has released footage that exposes the way elites have carved up and sold off the tropical forests of Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo, then siphoned away millions of dollars through illegal tax dodge Continue reading
Kill off the animals and you change the forest — fast
Researchers who tracked the fates of over 470,000 trees of more than 1,100 species for 15 years show just what happens when hunting empties forests of their seed-dispersing wildlife. Continue reading
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Tagged Borneo, Forests, Hunting, Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysia, Sarawak, Seed Dispersal, Wildlife
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Confession: I ate shark fin soup
Late in 1998 a man hauled a shark out of the sea. With a sharp knife he hacked off its fins and put them somewhere safe, then he tossed the mutilated fish back into the ocean. Its blood clouded the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Asia, Biodiversity, Borneo, Consumers, Food, Malaysia, Oceans, Sharks
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Rafts of rubber and a hotel for birds with spit that sells
It is one thing to monetize nature — whether from birds nests or rubber or carbon-capturing trees and the orangutans that climb them. It is something else to spread its benefits in a way that keeps it safe. Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Borneo, Forests, Green Economy, Indonesia, Natural Capital
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The near empty forest that proves conservation is failing
“Boleh makan… Boleh… Boleh.” As I turned the pages of my copy of Mammals of Borneo to reveal more images of wildlife, Siba anak Aji said the same thing each time. “Can eat… Can… Can.” It was 1998 and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Borneo, Conservation, Forests, Hunting, Malaysia, Sarawak, Wildlife
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Borneo’s eco-stranded apes with nowhere to call home
After attending a series of forests schools and an island university, rescued orangutans are ready to return to nature, but only if there is sufficient forest for them to live in. Continue reading
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Tagged Apes, Borneo, Conservation, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Orangutans, Primates
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Millions of long lost logs and a single special tree
If the ground beneath my feet last week could talk, it could tell a long story of land and logging, crime and conservation — the kind of story that defines rainforest politics. Continue reading
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Tagged Apes, Borneo, Deforestation, Indonesia, Orangutans, Trees
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Q: When is a forest not a forest? A: When no-one knows
The fate of forests gets decided in concrete capitals where policymakers pour over green-tinged maps and financial spreadsheets that only show some of the costs and benefits of changing a real forest into anything else. Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Borneo, Deforestation, Forests, Malaysia, Sarawak, Trees
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Malaysia’s million dollar question — where did the logs come from?
The 50-km long log-jam that blocked Malaysia’s biggest river shows the scale of deforestation in the highlands of Borneo and raises fresh concerns about how the state of Sarawak manages its natural resources. Continue reading
Borneo’s Husband-and-Wife Mountain Gods Look Down on Illegal Logging
The news that Norway has sold all of its shares in a Malaysian timber company it accuses of illegal logging has brought back memories of one of the best experiences of my life, and of a pair of sad brown eyes I wish I had not seen. Continue reading
