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> Thomas Jalong, ex-president of JOAS – GPS sarawak never provide EIA report and conduct FPIC, which is against international standards
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Logging activities in Ulu Baram will have devastating environmental consequences and severely impact the surrounding indigenous communities, say 47 organisations through a joint statement initiated by Biodiversity, Agroecology, Climate Change and Habitat (B.E.A.CC.H) and the CSO Platform for Reform Sarawak.
Thomas Jalong said that, currently an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is not mandatory for clearing virgin forests in Sarawak and is only necessary for re-entry. The requirement and process for an EIA report should be standardised for all logging activities in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, with mandatory public participation as is the norm in Peninsular Malaysia.
Thomas Jalong said that, Before logging, EIA report is a must. As early as the 1990s, they had asked the Sarawak State government to provide EIA report, especially which projects would be carried out in the interior baram, as well as those catchment areas and water source areas, or areas that would affect the natural environment. We can see with the naked eye that the river is no longer clear, but dirty.
In addition, the NGOs, activists and communities also require logging companies to have FPIC (Free, Prior and Informed Consent) , because the land involved includes the customary land of the indigenous people, or the range that affects the soil quality and rivers, and the range that will affect the nearby communities, all need to have FPIC. But none of them have do it
In the past, there were only two floods in a year, but now there are frequent floods, especially more than five floods last year. These are the problems that come with clearing forests, monocultures, riverside communities, frequent and severe flooding.
Neither the government nor the logging company considered the incident to be a "threat," he asked Is it a threat if it directly threatens human life? He said that people's lives are affected, livelihoods are affected, climate change. . . These are threats.
Thomas Jalong said that social responsibility is what every companies should have. He said that before any activity, there must be peaceful discussions, not an attitude of intimidation or disregard. This is the basic principle of protecting the rights and interests of indigenous peoples. It has been recognized internationally and also recognized by Malaysia.
