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The new fight for land rights

The new fight for land rights

How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights.

Trending · BBC World Service

February 17, 202418m 20s

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Show Notes

In Malaysian Borneo, indigenous people have struggled for land rights against companies and the state. Using new mapping technology, communities in Borneo’s rainforests are racing to prove their claims. In this episode of Trending we’ll be exploring how technology and social media are being used and misused to shift the balance of power.

Reporter: Jacqui Wakefield Producer: Olivia Lang Editor: Flora Carmichael