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Kaiduan dam in Borneo meets fierce opposition
2015-04-06 16:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Activists are calling on the government of Sabah, Malaysia, to reconsider the proposed Kaiduan dam, saying the Infrastructure Development Ministry (IDM) has not considered other solutions to Sabah's looming water crisis and has failed to consult with the indigenous people who will be displaced if the project proceeds. The government first proposed building the Kaiduan dam in 2008. The IDM insists the project is necessary to ensure an adequate water supply for the west coast of Sabah, one of the...
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Huge swath of forest in Indonesian Borneo slated for clearing by 'sustainable' company
2014-12-10 19:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Enormous wood fiber concession appears in West Kalimantan, threatening critical habitat. Environmental groups cry foul, claiming impact assessments were not properly done before plantation company set up shop. A major wood fiber concession has moved ahead on developing a sizable chunk of forest in one of Indonesias most vulnerable provinces before a formal conservation assessment of the land could be completed, Greenomics Indonesia reports. The organization recently published a report detailing...
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Coal mine has heavy impact in Indonesian Borneo
2014-09-26 11:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Baharuddin should be happy. The rambutan and durian trees flanking his home are heavy with fruit. Two hectares of chilies stretch before his house. The price of chili -- a staple commodity in Indonesia -- has been stable for six months. From his 2,000 plants he hopes to earn 40 million rupiah ($3,400), much of which he wants to invest in expanding his crop. That is, if his farm can survive the threats that have destroyed so many of his neighbor's. "I would like to grow 10,000 chili plants," he...
30% Borneo rainforests destroyed since 1973
2014-07-16 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: More than 30 percent of Borneo's rainforests have been destroyed over the past forty years due to fires, industrial logging, and the spread of plantations, finds a new study that provides the most comprehensive analysis of the island's forest cover to date. The research, published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, shows that just over a quarter of Borneo's lowland forests remain intact. The study, which involved an international team of scientists led by David Gaveau and Erik Meijaard, is based...
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In Imperiled Forests of Borneo, Rich Tropical Eden Endures
2013-12-19 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: After three decades of studying the worlds great rainforests, including the Amazon and Congo Basin, I thought Id seen the best nature has to offer. But that was before I visited a small pocket of forest in northern Borneo known as the Danum Valley. There, I found a dedicated band of international and Malaysian scientists fighting to save a true biological Eden. In just three days at Danum, I saw a stunning assortment of creatures. Dense rainforests are notoriously difficult places to spot wildlife,...
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