In this Rapid Response report, we find that Sarawak's coal mining plans could result in a carbon lock-in of 190 million tCO2e and the loss of thousands of hectares of forest.

In a Rapid Response published today, RimbaWatch finds that a production sharing contract for Block SB-403 is located within the Tun Mustapha Park in Sabah, an IUCN Category VI Protected Area, one of the key protected areas in the Coral Triangle.

New from Human Rights Watch RimbaWatch SAVE Rivers Bruno Manser Fonds The Borneo Project : Sarawak, Malaysia's largest state and home to millions of hectares of rainforest more ancient than the Amazon, is a high risk area for deforestation + violations of Indigenous peoples' rights.

Today, RimbaWatch and Greenpeace Malaysia, together with 23 Malaysian NGOs, publish a joint letter of objection to oil and gas developments in Tun Mustapha Park, on the basis that it will damage communities, livelihoods, biodiversity and the climate.

RimbaWatch has developed a draft Green Claims Guide, which aims to define what practices constitute greenwashing in Southeast Asia and will support our work in monitoring corporate greenwashing across the region. Read the public consultation in the link in bio.

RimbaWatch calls for the Department of Environment to make a proposed fossil furl project's EIA public due to its high-risk environmental impacts, including proximity to a protected area, and contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) is estimated to lock in 12.78 million tons of CO2 annually, equivalent to nearly all of Brunei's 2022 emissions, and is built on the degazetted Mengalong Forest Reserve, home to rare peat swamp ecosystems.

Today, RimbaWatch submitted our responses to the proposed climate change act. Read on our website at rimbawatchmy.com/reports

A RimbaWatch analysis has found that, in Malaysia's delegation to COP, representatives of business interests, particularly fossil fuels, outnumbered the official delegation Read more at rimbawatchmy.com/publications

In this op-ed, RimbaWatch details the case for Malaysian banks to phase out fossil fuel financing and prioritise capital flows to renewable energy, including the need to manage litigation risks and align with climate science. Read at: theedgemalaysia.com/node/734022

In this op-ed, RimbaWatch addresses the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability's response to our analysis into business interests present in Malaysia's last COP delegation. Read more at: eco-business.com/opinion/malays…

RimbaWatch finds that a proposed residential development in Gohtong Jaya, Genting, will be located on portions of the Bukit Tinggi Forest Reserve which were degazetted without public consultation. Read more at rimbawatchmy.com

Today, RimbaWatch published an analysis "Environmental Impacts of CCUS Initiatives in Malaysia". This analysis finds that CCUS initiatives in Malaysia could release more than 1.3 billion tCO2e emissions. The analysis is available on our website: rimbawatchmy.com.