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#TheAirWeShare #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/03/air-pollution-from-palm-oil-deforestation-is-a-human-rights-issue-affecting-everyone-in-s-e-asia/
Air pollution from palm oil deforestation is a human rights issue affecting everyone in Asia
Forest-fire haze drifting from Indonesia to neighbouring countries every dry season has eluded efforts to curb it. Land clearing by burning is prohibited in Indonesia and Malaysia. However, penalis…Palm Oil Detectives
Banded Surili (Raffles Banded Langur) Presbytis femoralis
A curious and intelligent small monkey species, Raffles’ Banded Langurs are also known by their other common names: Banded Leaf Monkey or Banded Surili. They are endemic to the southern penin…Palm Oil Detectives
This new #palmoil tool does not include a single brand from #India #China #Indonesia or #Malaysia, the four largest consumption markets for palm oil, accounting for the majority of demand, and, likely, an even greater percentage of deforestation due to lax due diligence requirements.
We're not going to solve supply chain deforestation by only focusing on global north demand.
https://palmwatch.inclusivedevelopment.net/
PalmWatch: Tracking the Impact of Big Brands' Palm Oil Use
Discover how major brands' palm oil use drives deforestation and environmental change with PalmWatch, an open-access tool powered by data science and open-source intelligence.palmwatch.inclusivedevelopment.net
Eyewitness Story by Dr Setia Budhi: The Last Village
A lone Dayak village in Borneo surrounded by palm oil plantations has held out for 14 years and resisted corporate infiltration by global palm oil giants. My name is Dr Setia Budhi, I am a Dayak et…Palm Oil Detectives
Bornean Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri
Bornean Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri Endangered Indonesia (Kalimantan); Malaysia (Borneo) The ecological needs of the Bornean Peacock-pheasant are poorly understood. Analyses using…Palm Oil Detectives
Eyewitness Story by Dr Setia Budhi: The Last Village
A lone Dayak village in Borneo surrounded by palm oil plantations has held out for 14 years and resisted corporate infiltration by global palm oil giants. My name is Dr Setia Budhi, I am a Dayak et…Palm Oil Detectives
You don’t often see outward facing seats on transit vehicles, but being able to gaze out the window rather than at an ad across the aisle makes for a pretty enjoyable ride! (This is the Kuala Lumpur Monorail).
#transit #malaysia #kualalumpur #transportation
Dusky Langur Trachypithecus obscurus
Playful, gregarious and social Dusky Langurs prefer to live in closed primary forests, but they can also be found in old-growth secondary and disturbed forests, plantations, urban areas, and parks,…Palm Oil Detectives
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus Endangered Indonesia, Thailand, Sumatra The Siamang lives in primary and secondary semi-deciduous and tropical evergreen forest. All levels of the canopy are used, …Palm Oil Detectives
I may yet post some reflections on my newsletter Movable Worlds in the near future—but for now, you can follow https://instagram.com/emilydingwrites to see the photo journal I am sharing of my reporting trip.
Start here: https://instagram.com/p/CrNlh91pa2t
These two photos were taken at my first stop: the village of Mumiang.
#Kinabatangan #Sabah #Malaysia #Borneo #wetlands #mangroves
In Sandakan: leaving from the jetty next to the pungently aromatic 😆 central fish market to make our way to the Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands (LKSW) in east coast Sabah. Made a reporting trip late last year for a story for @btlmsia, a Malaysian newsl
21 likes, 0 comments - Emily Ding (@emilydingwrites) on Instagram: "In Sandakan: leaving from the jetty next to the pungently aromatic 😆 central fish market to ma..."Emily Ding (Instagram)
I'm drawn to places I don’t know much about and on which there isn't too much online. #Sabah has #Malaysia’s largest expanse of #mangroves and the Lower #Kinabatangan-Segama #Wetlands forms the largest contiguous tract in the southern Sulu Sea, but I had never heard of it before. I was only familiar with the Kinabatangan tourists visit for wildlife-spotting river cruises. So my curiosity started from a very basic place: What does this place look like? How do the people there live?
...This is a reminder not to overlook them. Let's recognise the gifts of nature we have before they're on the brink of disappearing.
Also, do wait for the page to finish loading before scrolling through: https://betweenthelines.my/sabahs-custodians-of-the-mangrove-forests-between-land-and-sea/
& Don't forget to subscribe to BTL if you're interested in Malaysian news. The team publishes curated summaries as well as original reportage "specials" like my story. Sign up here: https://betweenthelines.my
#edwrites #journalism #mangroves #Sabah #Malaysia
Home - Between The Lines
FEATURE Between the Lines co-founder Darshini Kandasamy guests on BFM! Listen now. An email that summarises the main Malaysian news you need to know, with context, bite and wit.Michael Pixl
As we wrote:
"With this project, we’re attempting to explore a few questions: How effective have [conservation] efforts been and what gaps remain? Can Indigenous communities make a greater case for their economic and conservationist roles, so often underestimated and undervalued? How can local communities and conservationists work with the authorities in common cause? What does proactive, not just reactive, stewardship look like?"
https://rainforestjournalismfund.org/projects/sabahs-mangrove-defenders
#Sabah #Malaysia #mangroves #edwrites
Sabah’s Mangrove Defenders
Southeast Asia is home to a third and most of the world’s mangroves; it is also the region that has experienced the most extensive mangrove loss. In Malaysia, which has nearly 5 percent of the world’s...Rainforest Journalism Fund
I meant to post this a while back. Do watch this short film shot by Yih Wen Chen for New Naratif telling the story of how large swathes of #mangroves in Pitas, Kudat were cleared for #Sabah's largest #aquaculture farm, which failed to take off (along with any promises of jobs supposedly to alleviate poverty)—leaving local villagers to pick up the mess and rehabilitate what's left: https://rainforestjournalismfund.org/stories/video-struggle-save-mangroves-forests-northern-sabah
Video: The Struggle To Save Mangroves Forests in Northern Sabah
https://youtu.be/a5h8NZFitbU Monegalad Nutanpat Sopangang revisits the indigenous Tombonuo villagers in Kampung Sungai Eloi in Pitas, Sabah, in the aftermath of a RM1.23 billion shrimp farm park. The...Rainforest Journalism Fund
Travelling in #Sabah, it's struck me how many #conservation initiatives are funded by #palmoil companies, who have been a major source of #deforestation in the state. I had also noticed many conservationists working with palm oil plantations, in part because they need to access them to better study the #wildlife that are increasingly found to be roaming there. This threw up questions that led to my latest published story: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/6/28/can-plantations-value-more-than-profit-some-in-malaysia-think-so
Can plantations value more than profit? Some in Malaysia think so
Plantation owners in the Borneo state of Sabah are setting aside land for conservation but some remain sceptical.Emily Ding (Al Jazeera)
Over in #Malaysia, meanwhile, the #SwampSunday #News has #RimbaWatch, a #Conservation group, raising concerns over plans to clear #Peat #Swamp #Forests in #Pahang state. Why? #PalmOil, naturally...
Banded Surili (Raffles Banded Langur) Presbytis femoralis
A curious and intelligent small monkey species, Raffles’ Banded Langurs are also known by their other common names: Banded Leaf Monkey or Banded Surili. They are endemic to the southern penin…Palm Oil Detectives