Penan

Summary Bruce joins one of the last authentic nomadic hunter-gatherer bands of the Penan people in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in northern Borneo. he's charmed by their kind, clever way to live in harmony with neither and each-other. But most of all he's sadly impressed by the tragic ruin of their ancient way of life by government-authorized logging, which ruins the primary rain-forest forever: even when it grown back, the resulting secondary forest never regains the necessary rich variety to properly support wildlife and the Penan.

S3.E6 ∙ Penan

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Bruce Parry

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Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 24, 2007

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Discovery Channel

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Wales

Summary Bruce joins one of the last authentic nomadic hunter-gatherer bands of the Penan people in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in northern Borneo. he's charmed by their kind, clever way to live in harmony with neither and each-other. But most of all he's sadly impressed by the tragic ruin of their ancient way of life by government-authorized logging, which ruins the primary rain-forest forever: even when it grown back, the resulting secondary forest never regains the necessary rich variety to properly support wildlife and the Penan.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 24, 2007

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Discovery Channel

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Wales

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