Mt. Kinabalu National Park. Borneo. 1995. © Michael Doolittle
News & Announcements
Request for Books to Review and Items for Borneo Bibliography
We are looking for a new Book Review Editor. Please reach out to brc@borneoresearchcouncil.org indicating your interest or with names of people you might recommend. A Bibliography of recent publications will appear in each issue of the Bulletin. Books for review, reprints, or other notices of recent publications would be gratefully received by the editor.
Please send these to brc@borneoresearchcouncil.org.
Books for review, reprints, or other notice of recent publications would be gratefully received by the Borneo Research Council. Please send these to brc@borneoresearchcouncil.org. A Bibliography of recent publications will appear in each issue of the Bulletin.
All Monographs to be Published in Soft Cover
Because of an increase in printing costs, all monographs of the Borneo Research Council from now on will be published in softcover.
Rainforest baskets | rattan basket weaving in Indonesian Borneo
For centuries the Dayaks of Borneo have used the strength of rattan to fashion working baskets made to last in an extreme environment. These rainforest baskets are really tough and the handles do not drop off as they are woven into the structure of the basket.
We use the dark rattan considered waste by the rattan factories and this gives each basket a unique natural colour. We do not use toxic chemicals or dyes and the baskets are shipped to the UK from the jungle. The raw rattan canes are not transported thousands of miles by road and sea to factories in Java or China before they even start the journey to Europe.
The Planet Basket Project is a small but critical part of the larger Katingan Project, an important rainforest ERC (Eco System Restoration Concession) and aims to create vital revenue for people who would otherwise have little or no alternative to illegal logging, clearing forest for palm oil cultivation or poaching endangered species including orangutan, pangolin, cloud leopards and orchids.
