How the Penan People of Borneo’s Rainforests Stay in Tune with Nature

How the Penan people of Borneo’s rainforests stay in tune with nature

Indigenous to the Sarawak rainforests, the Penan people have moved from a nomadic existence to being internet-connected farmers.

The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is the annual report produced by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). The latest edition, published on April 24, highlights a clear imbalance, an inequality: although indigenous peoples represent only 6% of the world’s population, they are the custodians of 80% of the planet’s remaining biodiversity, but they receive less than 1% of international funding for environmental p…