Voices from the rainforest : testimonies of a threatened people / Bruno Manser ; translated by Anthony Dixon and Johanna Veth.
Publisher: [Basel, Switzerland] : Bruno Manser Foundation ; Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia : INSAN, 1996Copyright date: ©1996Description: 294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 98396020603
- Stimmen aus dem Regenwald. English
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| 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.
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