Mission

The Borneo Project works to assist Borneo's indigenous peoples in their struggle to regain control of their ancestral lands. The group works with a growing network of communities and non-profits assisting with craft sales, microhydro-electrification, reforestation, mapping, and eco-friendly income generation. The Borneo Project's initiatives are all built on a common foundation of direct personal contact, local control, and long term commitment to the local communities they work with.

Issues

Indigenous Rights, Environmental Degradation, Deforestation, Sustainability, Land Tenure.

Activities

Fund-Raising, Technical Expertise, Training Facilitation, Educational Outreach, International Networking, Information Exchange, Research, Reporting.

Programs/
Projects

With the help of the Borneo Project, indigenous communities in Borneo have: initiated mapping programs to document ancestral land claims; filed and won successful legal suits against encroaching logging and plantation companies; successfully protected tens of thousands of acres of rainforest; undertaken reforestation activities in degraded lands; begun small-scale economic cooperatives and community lending programs; and created local development projects such as communal fish ponds, alternative energy systems, tree farms and cash cropping. Recently the Borneo Project has helped complete a micro-hydro project in Sarawak and is working on similar plans in adjacent areas; in the United States the Project continues education and outreach regarding environmental and human rights issues in Borneo.

Constitutency

Indigenous peoples

Geographical Focus

International

Staff

2

Volunteers

10

Publications

Borneo Wire, quarterly newsletter

Annuual Budget

$100,000-$500,000

Year Founded

1991