Description
Without the forests, we are dead.' said a native in the rainforests of Sarawak, Malaysia. He is speaking for the hundreds of thousands of natives who depend on the forests for food, shelter and their very survival. Between 1963 and 1985, 2.8 million hectares or 30% of Sarawak's total forest area were logged. In 1984, another 60% (5.8 million hectares) were licensed out for logging.
Many timber licences issued by the Sarawak Government cover the customary land of the natives. And since early 1987 the natives have been putting up blockades across timber roads in a desperate attempt to stop logging activities.
The book is the first comprehensive collection of documents and articles closely related to the plight of the natives of Sarawak, and their courageous fight to save the forests.
ISBN:9679998711
