27 March 2023
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Randau Khas – pembalakan haram tanpa henti, GPS Sarawak mesti bertanggungjawab sepenuhnya
> Eric, Penduduk Ulu Kakus- Belaga – pembalakan tanpa persetujuan kampung, berlaku lagi di belaga
> Celine Lim, Pengarah Urusan Save Rivers – Sumber Pendapatan Orang Ulu adalah daripada pertanian, perikanan dan perburuan, BUKAN daripada Pembalakan
> Encik Robert dari Bintulu – GPS mesti berhenti membalak sekarang
On Today Show
> Special Randau – illegal logging nonstop, GPS Sarawak must take full responsibility
> Eric, Resident of Ulu Kakus- Belaga – logging without consent community, NOW happened in belaga
> Celine Lim, Managing Director of Save Rivers – the Source of Income is from agriculture, fishing and hunting, NOT from Logging
> Mr Robert from Bintulu – GPS must stop logging now
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Eric, Resident of Long Biak Village Ulu Kakus- Belaga
*logging without consent community, NOW happened in belaga*
Eric explained that illegal logging like what happened in Ba Abang also happened in Ulu Kakus.
He believes that these illegal loggers are protected by certain parties. Eric wonders how loggers can hide bulldozers, trucks and logs that have been felled when the forest department conducts aerial/drone monitoring. Eric explained that – before the work of stealing wood was done.
Agents from these logging companies will meet with tribal leaders/community leaders. Eric believes that the clan leaders are paid a sum of money to not speak out or to cover up the illegal activities. According to Eric- most of the workers are Chinese and they look like gangsters. Eric was very sad when the forest in Ulu Kakus was destroyed and the river was polluted with silt.
Not only that, these illegal loggers will transport these logs at night so that their activities are difficult to detect.
He said that they don't know how to solve this problem. they hope someone listens to their complaints.
Eric is ready if there is anyone who can help him bring the case of illegal logging in Ulu Kakus to the MACC. Last week RFS spoke with Wesly Ancho from Rumah Alip Tubau, regarding a similar case.
Please report to the RFS if there is a case of logging in your area.
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Celine Lim, Managing Director of Save Rivers
*the Source of Income is from agriculture, fishing and hunting, NOT from Logging*
Pertaining to statement by YB Denis Ngau ADUN Telang Usan, that logging in Ulu Baram does not threath the livelihood of Indigenous communities as he come to know the communities welcome the logging despite there is blockade by the Penan in Ba Abang.
Celine said Save Rivers and Keruan diagree with Dénis Ngau statement. There were several blocked erected before in the past years.
In our Baram héritage survey. In this research we did social interview with 111 people from various village on their source of income. Non of them said that their source of income come from logging industry.
For exemple in Long Sungan and Long Siut, they all said depand on agriculture, fishing, hunting, as their main source of income.
And another issue pertaining to UBFA where Save Rivers collaborating with 2 other NGOs developed a project in UBFA where it is actually not someting new. Sometime in 2012 this was first called Baram Peace Park. After out discussioned with Forestry dépt and objet stake holders, later changed to UBFA.
This UBFA is an initiative to protect forest especially areas in upper Baram with many types of zoning, with the area of 283,500 hectares. And atleast 31 villages. Which consist of Kenyah, Penan, Saben and also Kelabit. This UBFA project is collaboration of local communities, NGOs, international NGO, Forestry dépt, Federal govt via ministry of plantations and commodity and International Tropical Timber organisation ITTO
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Mr Robert from Bintulu
*GPS must stop logging now*
The GPS state government is not meeting international common goal to stop logging.
Instead, logging continued, not only for illegal logging, but also for licensed logging companies.
He said his own Samarahan has found that there is illegal logging in his community's customary lands. He said that although the other companies showed the license, but still logged without permission, this is still illegal logging. And the community stop them and chase them out.
He said that the community must know how to resist, and the government must fulfill its responsibility to stop logging activities.