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  • 1991: Pristine Primary Rainforest overlooking canopy with rain clouds after a storm, in Belaga district, Sarawak, Borneo.<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING DAYAK BLOCKADE, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Night-time, sitting around oil burner. Kenyah and Penan blockading logging road, 1991 <br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PRIMARY TROPICAL RAINFOREST, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Interior, trees, roots, undergrowth, forest floor. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PRIMARY TROPICAL RAINFOREST, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Interior, trees, roots, undergrowth, forest floor. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Penan with blowpipe, hunting animals in forest canopy, 1991<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • DAYAK CHILDREN, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Dayak, 'Kelabit', children playing in the forest. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • MEDICINAL HERBS AND PLANTS, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • 1989: Penan natives. Baru (LHS), Banai Tebai (2nd LHS) and Rasa (RHS) and extended family. Living a semi-nomadic lifestyle.Their 'sulap' temporary settlement, made from wood, bamboo and rattan is behind. Long Tedang, Sarawak, Borneo.<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN SULAP, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Penan family in sulap settlement. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • Twenty three years ago: Seventeen year old Den Along (LHS) daughter of Along Sega the renowned resistance fighter, with her daughter Senorita, 1yr old (child in the middle). They are indigenous Penan native people, living as semi-nomadic hunter gatherers. Long Tegang, Limbang district, Sarawak, Borneo 1989<br />
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PENAN SULAP, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Penan family in sulap settlement. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN MOTHER AND CHILD, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Penan with blowpipe, hunting animals in forest.Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • Baru, a semi-nomadic Penan, indigenous hunter-gatherer, searching for sago and wild boar. Dressed in traditional 'chawats' loincloth, searching for sago from the forest. In the rainforest near Long Tegang, Limbang district, Sarawak, Borneo 1989<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN SAGO, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Baru, a semi-nomadic Penan retrieving flour from the sago root, 1989<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Penan with blowpipe and hunting dogs.Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Penan hunter with wild boar.Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • DAYAK, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Dayak, 'Kenyah', women and boy washing in the river. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN SAGO, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia. Baru's family, nomadic Penan retrieving flour from the sago root, 1989<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN SAGO, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Nomadic Penan retrieving flour from the sago root. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • Logging huge tropical hardwood trees in a Daiya Malaysia concession, a Japanese multinational working in Sarawak during the early nineties. Rejang, Belaga district, Sarawak, Borneo 1991<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, NOMADIC PENAN, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation, 1991<br />
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Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned
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  • LOGGING ROAD, MALAYSIA. Kenyah walking to logging blockade. Sarawak, Borneo 1991 <br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING CARGO  SHIP, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • LOGGING, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Timberyard. Sawn timber for construction and  furniture. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PENAN, MALAYSIA. Sarawak, Borneo, South East Asia.  Forcibly settled Penan, who have lost their nomadic lifestyle because  their lands have been  deforested. Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • Kenyah native people blockading a logging road, which they manned for two years continuously against logging companies. Several groups of people rotated every few weeks. They were also supported by people from Long Geng. Near Long Lewan, Sarawak, Borneo 1991<br />
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Tropical rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Dayak native tribal peoples, farming by slash and burn cultivation, fishing and hunting wild boar. Home to the Penan, traditional nomadic hunter-gatherers, of whom only one thousand survive, eating roots, and hunting wild animals with blowpipes. Animists, Christians, they still practice traditional medicine from herbs and plants. Native people have mounted protests and blockades against logging concessions, many have been arrested and imprisoned.
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  • PLANTATIONS, CASH CROPS,  MALAYSIA, South East Asia.  Tropical primary rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, cash crops and plantations, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous Orang-Asli native tribal peoples.  World Bank project.
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  • Beginnings of oil-palm cash crops, plantations in Sarawak, MALAYSIA 1989<br />
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Tropical primary rainforest and one of the world's richest, oldest eco-systems, flora and fauna, under threat from development, cash crops and plantations, logging and deforestation. Home to indigenous native tribal peoples.  World Bank project.
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  • VOLCANO AFTERMATH, Single tree, deforestation.  Philippines. Central Luzon, Mount Pinatubo volcano erupted in 1991  and caused massive destruction of urban and rural landscape. Many indigenous  Aeta and Igorot people were displaced. White volcanic  ashes settled and disfigured the landscape.   Many  live in ramshackle shelters, in  refugee camps and settlements, living on humanitarian aid.
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  • Asia, Philippines, Central Luzon, After the Pinatubo volcano eruption. Many indigenous people last their land and which was covered with ash. Communities were made homeless. Photograph © Nigel Dickinson
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  • FLOODS & DEFORESTATION, Philippines. Demonstrations and protests against illegal looging. Thousands of people died during flash floods in Leyte, the Philippines. Heavy rains brought floodwaters into river deltas where the poorest communities live, with  access to water; shanty towns, squatter camps were rapidly washed away.  The rapidity of flooding was blamed as much on logging and deforestation as the rain storms themselves. The Philippines, as the in rest of South East Asia, is rife with corruption amongst state, government and military officials who make a profit from illegal logging concessions.
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  • FLOODS & DEFORESTATION, Philippines. Ariel views of logging and deforestation causing massive landslides. Thousands of people died during flash floods in Leyte, the Philippines. Heavy rains brought floodwaters into river deltas where the poorest communities live, with  access to water; shanty towns, squatter camps were rapidly washed away.  The rapidity of flooding was blamed as much on logging and deforestation as the rain storms themselves. The Philippines, as the in rest of South East Asia, is rife with corruption amongst state, government and military officials who make a profit from illegal logging concessions.
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  • FLOODS & DEFORESTATION, Philippines. Rivers flooded and bridges  broken. Thousands of people died during flash floods in Leyte, the Philippines. Heavy rains brought floodwaters into river deltas where the poorest communities live, with  access to water; shanty towns, squatter camps were rapidly washed away.  The rapidity of flooding was blamed as much on logging and deforestation as the rain storms themselves. The Philippines, as the in rest of South East Asia, is rife with corruption amongst state, government and military officials who make a profit from illegal logging concessions.
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  • FLOODS & DEFORESTATION, Philippines. Thousands of people died during flash floods in Leyte, the Philippines. Heavy rains brought floodwaters into river deltas where the poorest communities live, with  access to water; shanty towns, squatter camps were rapidly washed away.  The rapidity of flooding was blamed as much on logging and deforestation as the rain storms themselves. The Philippines, as the in rest of South East Asia, is rife with corruption amongst state, government and military officials who make a profit from illegal logging concessions.
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  • Asia, Philippines, Leyte. Flash floods caused by excessive deforestaion. hevay rains caused flooding which was unchecked destroying squatter camp communities near river deltas. Thousands were killed. Photograph © Nigel Dickinson
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