Featured video: indigenous community witnesses end of forest for palm oil

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Forests are falling across Borneo. A new videoblog by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telepak have documented the loss of one such forest in Indonesian Borneo, and its impact on the indigenous Dayak Benuaq people.

Tensions hit a high point last year as PT Munte Waniq Jaya Perkasa, a company owned by Malaysia-based TSH Resources, began clearing the forest backed by police and other security personnel. The video highlights the contrast between the Dayak Benuaq’s standing forest and reforestation project and the recently cleared area for plantations.

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Article published by Jeremy Hance

Deforestation, Environment, Forests, Green, Indigenous Groups, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Palm Oil, Rainforest Deforestation, Rainforest Destruction, Rainforest People, Rainforests, Threats To Rainforests, Tribal Groups, Tropical Forests, Videos

Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan

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