Penan villages in Sungai Patah, Baram, facing a double threat from logging and the proposed construction of Baram Dam
SAM (Sahabat Alam Malaysia) has been informed by Penan villagers in Sungai Patah, Baram that their native customary land is now confronted by a double threat simultaneously. The first threat comes from the attempt of a logging company to encroach into their communal forest reserve which has been successfully protected since the people’s last blockade in the area in 2008-2009. The proposed...
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