Indigenous leader sues over Borneo natural capital deal

Mongabay
Dec 17, 2021, 5:06 am349 pts
Adrian Lasimbang, an Indigenous leader in Malaysian Borneo, is suing the state of Sabah, contesting a recently signed agreement selling the rights to carbon and other natural capital from 2 million hectares (4.9 million acres) of forest to a foreign company for the next 100 years. The deal allows Hoch Standard…

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