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Malaysia Indigenous communities ‘hopeful’ on logging dispute © Provided by Al Jazeera The Kenyah Jamok community of Long Tungan in Upper Baram say they have not been consulted on matters affecting their land rights [Courtesy of The Borneo Project] Indigenous peoples from the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo are hopeful their objections to logging by Samling Group – covering an area of forest roughly equivalent to the size of Luxembourg – are finally being taken seriously after the country’s timber certification board ordered dispute mediation a year after they...

Indigenous peoples from the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo are hopeful their objections to logging by Samling Group – covering an area of forest roughly equivalent to the size of Luxembourg – are finally being taken seriously after the country’s timber certification board ordered dispute mediation a year after they first complained about the plan. The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) took action following complaints by 36 Indigenous Penan, Kenyah and Jamok communities from Sarawak’s Upper Limbang and Baram regions about alleged flaws in its certificati...

The indigenous people of the Malaysian state of Sarawa on the island of Borneo hope that what the Samling Group has prevented from attempting – covering a forest area the size of Luxembourg – are finally being taken seriously after the country’s wood security commission ordered a mediation of the conflict. one year after the plan was denounced. The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has taken steps to ensure that 36 indigenous communities in the Upper Limbang and Baram regions of Sarawak and Baram regions have secured two registration concessions for their alleged errors. The...

Friday, 11 June 2021, 6:00 am Civil society groups call for a moratorium on logging in affected areas until the dispute can be resolved, and for environmental and social impact assessments to be released immediately. (MIRI, SARAWAK/MALAYSIA) In May 2021, Indigenous Penan, Kenyah and Jamok communities from Sarawak’s Upper Limbang and Baram regions filed complaints with the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) over alleged flaws in the certification of two logging concessions by MTCC, a timber certification scheme endorsed by the global PEFC standard. Last week, the Gerenai Communit...