00:00 Borneo has one of the last primary forests in Southeast Asia. A treasure that makes the fortune of forestry operations. Loggers and drivers come from all over Indonesia to seek the best wages in the country, slaughtering with all their might. Dangerous work carried out under extreme conditions. Massive deforestation has disfigured the region to the point of endangering the wildlife and indigenous peoples who live there. Borneo, the fourth largest island in the world, has become the symbol of this unequal struggle against the big companies which exploit its wealth to the detriment of its inhabitants, its fauna and its flora. 03:08 The island is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei 04:50 All Borneo inhabitants are armed 10:42 According to tradition, every tree shelters a spirit 13:10 Once a head-chopping tribe, now a peaceful one 13:59 Ali sells birds on the market to earn a living 19:48 Borneo is facing an ecological disaster: the island has lost 85% of its primary forest. 21:05 The wood from this forest is considered the hardest in the world. 24:24 With the rains, he has to drive on a muddy road 28:11 In the Derawan archipelago, the inhabitants hope that the search for oil will not destroy the archipelago. 32:37 The inhabitants of this archipelago are called sea gypsies. 35:30 With his load of wood, the road becomes perilous 41:00 To transport the logs, they float them 44:55 But sometimes the forest reclaims the land, erasing all human traces. Follow us on social media : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/BestDocumentaryTV

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