Projects in Malaysia
Mapping the Penan Rainforests on Borneo
For twenty years, the Penan in the Malaysian federal state of Sarawak have been warding off the destruction of their rainforests with peaceful blockades of logging roads. Despite that, the timber industry is penetrating ever deeper into their territories. Now they want to try one last time to stop the loggers, with the help of land-rights litigation. Maps of their territories, which they are producing under the auspices of Bruno Manser Fund’s “community mapping” project, are being used as evidence in this process.
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For twenty years, the Penan in the Malaysian federal state of Sarawak have been warding off the destruction of their rainforests with peaceful blockades of logging roads. Despite that, the timber industry is penetrating ever deeper into their territories. Now they want to try one last time to stop the loggers, with the help of land-rights litigation. Maps of their territories, which they are producing under the auspices of Bruno Manser Fund’s “community mapping” project, are being used as evidence in this process.
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A health-care centre in the primeval forest of Borneo
The people inhabiting the remote rainforest regions of Sarawak have little access to the state system for the provision of medical care. This situation is exacerbated by the increasing occurrence of health problems that result from logging. Seven Penan villages in the Ulu Baram district are now taking the initiative themselves to improve their health. In cooperation with the Bruno Manser Fund, they have set up a health-care centre in the settlement of Long Kerong.
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The people inhabiting the remote rainforest regions of Sarawak have little access to the state system for the provision of medical care. This situation is exacerbated by the increasing occurrence of health problems that result from logging. Seven Penan villages in the Ulu Baram district are now taking the initiative themselves to improve their health. In cooperation with the Bruno Manser Fund, they have set up a health-care centre in the settlement of Long Kerong.
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Schooling for the Penan nomads
The children of the Penan nomads in the district around the Pulong Tau National Park need access to schooling. They do not want to remain cut off from the modern age and want to learn to read, write and do sums in their own language. To cater for this need, the Penan have decided to build a pre-school and to run it themselves.
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The children of the Penan nomads in the district around the Pulong Tau National Park need access to schooling. They do not want to remain cut off from the modern age and want to learn to read, write and do sums in their own language. To cater for this need, the Penan have decided to build a pre-school and to run it themselves.
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The campaign to protect the primeval forest in Sarawak
More than 90% of Sarawak’s primeval forests have already been damaged by logging, yet there is still no sign of an appropriate change in official forest policy. This is a situation in which it is important for the Penan, who are actively trying to protect what is left of the forest, to be heard around the world. The Bruno Manser Fund is transmitting their message to the public worldwide.
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More than 90% of Sarawak’s primeval forests have already been damaged by logging, yet there is still no sign of an appropriate change in official forest policy. This is a situation in which it is important for the Penan, who are actively trying to protect what is left of the forest, to be heard around the world. The Bruno Manser Fund is transmitting their message to the public worldwide.
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