SAM prepared a briefing paper for the March 2014 Parliament sitting for law and policy makers. This paper discussed the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade – Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA). The paper served as a background for law and policy makers on indigenous customary land rights and the issuance of MYTLAS licence prior to the signing of the VPA, among others.

Climate Change
The rush into ‘forest carbon credit’ will not help address climate change
This is a response to the Sarawak government’s most recent amendments to their Land Code and their Forestry Enactment, which mainly concern responses to address climate change.