Statusrapport
Enabling indigenous peoples in conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of forest resources in Sarawak, Malaysia Mid Term Evaluation Report
Borneo Resources Institute (BRIMAS) was established in Miri, Sarawak, in 1993 in an attempt to resist the current pattern of resource extraction and development activities as propagated by Sarawak State Government, and its adverse impact on the indigenous communities of the state. The organization was formed with the purpose of educating and training indigenous communities about their rights and promote community-based sustainable resource management and conservation to improve the socio-economic, political and environmental conditions of Dayak communities, by securing their rights to land and resources that will guarantee them a sustainable livelihood and right to determine their own future. The overall goal BRIMAS’ project is that the biodiversity of Sarawak’s forests is conserved sustainably by the indigenous Dayak communities especially within their native customary right land. The purpose of the project is to strengthen the indigenous Dayaks especially the forest dependent communities’ rights through capacity building and legal advocacy.