- Ulu Baram
Ulu Baram is a remote area of
Sarawak inMalaysia . It is one of the last majorrain forest areas.The Ulu Baram is an encased alluvial plain, created in part by the Baram River.
The forest is certified for logging. Most of Ulu Baram belongs to the traditional area of the Orang Ulu (Upriver People), a collective name that includes the
Penan people (about 10,000 overall),Kayan ,Kenyah ,Saban ,Punan andKelabit . There has been large-scale logging and subsequent creation ofoil palm or moncultureacacia (used for paper) estates within the surrounding area, which continues despite the protracted protests of the indigenous inhabitants who claim these commercial activities are encroaching into their ancestral land and destroying their livelihood ['Our Land is Our Livelihood: The undermining of indigenous land rights and the victimisation of indigenous people in Sarawak. Report by IDEAL. http://www.rengah.c2o.org/news/article.php?identifer=de0132t&subject=10 ] .References
External links
* [http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/41/Malaysia.html Information about Penan people living in Ulu Baram]
* [http://www.rengah.c2o.org/ News Archive for Indigenous Concerns in Sarawak, including Ulu Baram]
* [http://www.bario.info/ Website on Bario, Kelabit Highlands, Ulu Baram]
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