The Penan Tribe Reactions

Penan tribes to blockade against loggers and blowpipes- The standoff when the Penan set up blockades to prevent logging companies from accessing the forest for timber and to clear for acacia, eucalyptus, and palm oil plantations, according to news release from the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) (Ahni, 2008). A Penan spokesman has said the blockade will continue until the Sarawak state government recognizes the Penan's land rights and commits to protecting their forest.  These blockades came in to being "The blockade comes shortly after Penan women launched a cry of alarm to the international community over cases of sexual abuse and violence by logging company workers in their region (Ahni, 2008). The penan Should protest for their right and also for the misuse o f their motherland and their community by the outsiders

Below are some Blockade made by the Penan tribe

penan tribes should make sure the global world is aware of their situation and also show the alternative to deforestation. The Penan are the wanders of the forest which lived through generations. The penan should show the world their way of resource management

1)    The adaptation or growing trees of a degrade area so that more green is there for the survival

2)    Request the government for their own land and make sure that there is a anti poaching policy for the outsider, as the Penan need the forest as their home as they grew up I such a land and know how the forest works well. Thus Formal recognition of land ownership rights needs to be implemented by the Penan. This cannot be premised solely on the provisions of the Sarawak Land Code, but has to take into account the recent  court  decisions  as  well as  currently accepted international practice  as adumbrated in((unknown, 2000)

3)    The Penan also know medicinal plants and methods for survival in the forest, these methods maybe a small break though in the field of medicine or maybe an integral part in helping in making other medicines. The worth of these medicinal valued plants should be shown by the Penan so that the forest can be saved

4)    Practices and survival instincts are the main resources needed to live in a forest, documenting these abilities and portraying them to the world would show the existence of the tribe to the world and also shown the problem that they aare facing, which might get global recognition and help.

the Penan tribe have been struggling through time due to the problems of the dam and loggers. As more time passes by the extinction of this clan in inevitable. The tribe is fighting for t he land but fighting against such a huge opponent such as government, private companies etc is definitely difficult and a difference should be made. thus the best recommendation is for strong NGO to back them up in their dream or struggle to the life of their ancestry heritage