Across Borneo, the Dayak people’s swidden agriculture depends on fire to replenish nitrogen in the soil, reduce acidity and kill pests that eat away at their crop yields.

PIKIRAN RAKYAT - The Dayak people, an umbrella term encompassing over 200 distinct ethnic groups, are the indigenous inhabitants of the vast island of Borneo. Their deep-rooted connection to the ...

As Borneo faces the challenges of the 21st century, finding a balance between economic development and respect for the Dayak people's way of life will be crucial for ensuring a sustainable future for ...

Borneo is home to nearly 18 million people, nearly doubling since ... WWF's "Treasure Island At Risk" report reviews the main groups in Borneo, including the seven main Dayak groups: the Iban ...

Descendants of Borneo’s Dayak people attend a cultural festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 2016. The Dayak were once known as headhunters. (Pradita Utama/NurPhoto/Sipa USA) Review by Dennis ...

Dressed in colourful costumes, some sporting feathered headgear and traditional swords, several thousand of Malaysia's ethnic Dayak people paraded in the streets of Sarawak state on Borneo island ...

Watch: The Dayak sisters illuminated for the 2022 Herstory Light Show in Trinity College and The GPO, Dublin . Mary Reynolds explains that ‘the Irish are a forest people without a forest and ...

Refugees fleeing an ethnic slaughter on Borneo island boarded an Indonesian navy ship Saturday as two bodies floated by the dock — reminders of continuing violence that has left at least 182 dead.

Dayak people typically learn about plants from their parents, and the forest is so important to them that an Indigenous idiom likens it to breast milk, said Seting Beraan, a member of the Dayak ...