For years, Indigenous communities in Sarawak have fought to protect their ancestral lands from unsustainable logging, challenging industry practices and certification schemes that failed to recognise their rights. Their persistence has led to a victory that saw contested logging concessions lose their certification, marking a turning point in the push for stronger protections. We speak with Celine Lim, Managing Director of Save Rivers, to find out more how the Stop The Chop campaign played a huge part in this, and what this latest update means for community-led conservation. We also discuss the flaws in Malaysia’s timber certification system, and what’s next in the fight for Indigenous land rights.

Image Credit: The Borneo Project

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories:  politics,  government,  international,  environment,  corruption,  Law/Activism,  controversies,  History/Heritage,  culture

Tags:  the bigger picture,  earth matters,  save rivers,  Stop the Chop,  illegal logging,  free prior and informed consent,  FPIC,  om materials sarawak,  deforestation,  indigenous land rights,