Voices from the rainforest : testimonies of a threatened people / Bruno Manser ; translated by Anthony Dixon and Johanna Veth.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: [Basel, Switzerland] : Bruno Manser Foundation ; Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia : INSAN, 1996Copyright date: ©1996Description: 294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 98396020603
Uniform titles:
  • Stimmen aus dem Regenwald. English
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword -- About this Book -- Letter from Sarawak -- Dwindling Forests -- Borneo and Sarawak -- The Original Dayak Peoples -- The Penan -- Testimonies -- About the Harassment -- Jungle Politics -- Resistance to the Logging, 1986 -- The First Major Blockades -- Disappointments, Hopes, New Struggles -- The Third Wave of Blockades -- Endless Protests? -- Ongoing Problems -- Sarawak in the International Limelight -- The Search for Solutions -- A Suggested Framework for a Solution -- The International Tropical Timber Trade -- Actions Speak Louder than Words -- Banning Tropical Timber from Primary Forests - a Strategy -- Active Protection of Tropical Forests -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography and References.
APPENDICES -- Chronology of Events -- Blockades by Dayaks Against Logging in Sarawak, 1984-91 -- Arrests of Natives in Sarawak Who Opposed Logging, 1987-1994 -- Malaysian Social and Political Hierarchy -- Declaration of the People of the Ulu -- European Parliament Resolution, 1988 -- Al Gore's Senate Resolution, 1990 -- Economy of Malaysia: Between Boom and Environmental Destruction -- Malaysia's Forest Economy -- Tropical Timber Imports into the EC Countries -- Usama Industries Sdn. Bhd. -- Some Non-governmental Organizations Supporting Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and the Protection of Rainforests -- The Bruno Manser Foundation (BMF) -- Declaration of the Society for Threatened Peoples, Switzerland, Greenpeace Switzerland, Helvetas, and WWF Switzerland.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Call number Materials specified Copy number Status Date due Barcode
ARKIB PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG KHAS- KOLEKSI PENGASAS (ARAS 5) DS595.2.P44.M3613 42sha (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00002292862

Foreword -- About this Book -- Letter from Sarawak -- Dwindling Forests -- Borneo and Sarawak -- The Original Dayak Peoples -- The Penan -- Testimonies -- About the Harassment -- Jungle Politics -- Resistance to the Logging, 1986 -- The First Major Blockades -- Disappointments, Hopes, New Struggles -- The Third Wave of Blockades -- Endless Protests? -- Ongoing Problems -- Sarawak in the International Limelight -- The Search for Solutions -- A Suggested Framework for a Solution -- The International Tropical Timber Trade -- Actions Speak Louder than Words -- Banning Tropical Timber from Primary Forests - a Strategy -- Active Protection of Tropical Forests -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography and References.

APPENDICES -- Chronology of Events -- Blockades by Dayaks Against Logging in Sarawak, 1984-91 -- Arrests of Natives in Sarawak Who Opposed Logging, 1987-1994 -- Malaysian Social and Political Hierarchy -- Declaration of the People of the Ulu -- European Parliament Resolution, 1988 -- Al Gore's Senate Resolution, 1990 -- Economy of Malaysia: Between Boom and Environmental Destruction -- Malaysia's Forest Economy -- Tropical Timber Imports into the EC Countries -- Usama Industries Sdn. Bhd. -- Some Non-governmental Organizations Supporting Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and the Protection of Rainforests -- The Bruno Manser Foundation (BMF) -- Declaration of the Society for Threatened Peoples, Switzerland, Greenpeace Switzerland, Helvetas, and WWF Switzerland.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-294).

Koleksi Sumbangan : Dr. Syed Husin Ali.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Contact Us

Perpustakaan Tun Seri Lanang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan,Malaysia
+603-89213446 – Consultation Services
019-2045652 – Telegram/Whatsapp
Email: helpdeskptsl@ukm.edu.my

Copyright ©The National University of Malaysia Library