Reports

The Svydovets Case

How oligarchs are planning to destroy one of Ukraine's most pristine natural landscapes

Results of a Fact-Finding mission to Mulu

In early 2019, the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) conducted a fact-finding mission to Sarawak in order to get an in-depth understanding of the situation at the fringes of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site, where indigenous Penan and Berawan/Tering communities are threatened by the aggressive encroachment of a palm oil company on their lands.

Fact sheet on small farmers

The fact sheet shows 10 reasons why smallholders are the big losers in the palm oil business

Penan Community Maps Leaflet

The Bruno Manser Fund has worked with the Penan for 15 years to map their primeval forest. Learn more about the background.

Fact sheet on RSPO

Substantive weaknesses and institutional deficiencies of the Roundtable on sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

Safe Haven Canada

How a corrupt Malaysian official‘s family acquired $200 million in Ontario real estate.

The Adelaide Hilton Case - How a Malaysian politician's family laundered $ 30 million in South Australia

Corruption Management Sarawak

The report "Corruption Management Sarawak – Cahya Mata Sarawak and Malaysia’s Taib family" investigates two crimes: How Governor Taib's family took control of CMS and how, through CMS, the Sarawak government has generated massive profits for the Governor’s closest family members.

No Consent to Proceed: Indigenous Peoples' Rights Violations at the Proposed Baram Dam in Sarawak

The fact-finding report by SAVE Rivers reveals that the Malaysian power supplier Sarawak Energy and the Sarawak government are perpetrating violations of indigenous people's rights to information, participation, self-determination, ancestral lands and free, prior and informed consent as guaranteed under the provisions of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Laundering Dirty Rainforest Dollars? Manulife's dodgy deals with a Malaysian potentate's daughter

Sold Down the River

The report "Sold Down the River: How Sarawak Dam Plans Compromise the Future of Malaysia's Indigenous Peoples" sheds light on the background to a planned series of at least twelve dams in Sarawak. The companies owned by the family of Sarawak’s Chief Minister Taib are profiting from the dams at the same time as the indigenous peoples and nature are finishing up as the losers. (language: English)

The Taib Timber Mafia

The report "The Taib Timber Mafia: Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, Malaysia" shows for the first time that the Taib family clique possesses several billion US dollars in the form of share holdings in more than 400 companies around the world. While Sarawak's Chief Minister Taib and his family are pocketing profits from the trade in tropical timber, the indigenous people's habitat is being destroyed. (language: English)

The Penan Peace Park Proposal

In 2009, 18 Penan villages in the Upper Baram created the "Tana' Pengida Pengurip Penan" (Penan Peace Park). Several meetings resulted in a written manifesto in 2011: the "Penan Peace Park Proposal", in which the aims and visions of the peace park were stated. Their principal goal is to secure the recognition and sustainable use of their traditional territory and to outlaw deforestation by the logging companies. (language: English)

Tana’ Pengida Pengurip Penan

In 2009, 18 Penan villages in the Upper Baram created the "Tana' Pengida Pengurip Penan" (Penan Peace Park). Several meetings resulted in a written manifesto in 2011: the “Penan Peace Park Proposal", in which the aims and visions of the peace park were stated. Their principal goal is to secure the recognition and sustainable use of their traditional territory and to outlaw deforestation by the logging companies. (language: Penan)

Penan Preschool Mission Statement

The "Penan Preschool Mission Statement" highlights the goals and the program of the Penan preschools. (language: English)

Development of Global Timber Tycoons

Over the past 30 years, the controversial development of the timber industry in Sarawak has heavily influenced this Malaysian state on the island of Borneo. The report „Development of Global Timber Tycoons in Sarawak, East Malaysia – History and Company Profiles“ brings greater transparency into the inscrutable timber industry of Sarawak and provides an overview and profile of the most important players. The report focuses on links among companies, local political elites and institutions in order to better understand the dynamics and influence of the timber sector on the economy of Sarawak.