Centre for World Environmental History

Dr Carol Yong

Biography

Carol Yong is a long-standing activist in indigenous and gender issues in South-east Asia. She holds a DPhil. in development studies from the University of Sussex (UK) and MPhil in Gender, Rural Development and Political Economy from Universiti Malaya (Malaysia). Since 2006, an independent consultant-researcher-writer but also in a voluntary/personal capacity to support campaigns and actions on human and gender rights of indigenous peoples in Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Central Sulawesi, Mentawai Islands and West Kalimantan), and other marginalised peoples globally. She has done extensive scientific work on forced resettlement. She has led and participated in many policy dialogues and discussions on Malaysian forestry, hydropower and land development policies among different stakeholders in Malaysia, Asia and Europe. Her recent work has explored gender in forest governance; intersection of gender+disaster+land tenure; and history of resource politics and corruption.

Thematic Expertise

Gender and development; non-government organisations (NGOs); Forests and land rights issues; women and land tenure.

Geographic Expertise

South-east Asia.

Publications

Selected refereed journal articles, reports, book, book chapters (2000-present)

Flowed Over: The Babagon Dam and the Resettlement of the Kadazandusun in Sabah

  1. Invisible again: Gender issues in resettlement with dams in Malaysia by Carol Yong.
    Paper presented to the International Conference on Gender and Displacement: Evidences and Policy Implications, co-organised by World Bank, UNWOMEN and Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Vietnam. April 13-14, 2017 at Ha Long, Vietnam.

  2. Gender and Forest Governance in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges. Power point presentation, 9 July 2015, Gender and Forest Governance module, Improving Forest Governance (IFG) course, Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT), Telford Innovation Campus, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
  3. "Gender Impact of Large-Scale Deforestation and Oil Palm Plantations Among Indigenous Groups in Sarawak, Malaysia". Carol Yong and Wee Aik Pang. In:Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia (2015). In: Kusakabe, Kyoko, Shrestha, Rajendra, N., Veena (Eds.), chapter 2, pages 15-31. To access: Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia,Springer  Briefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace Volume 21, 2015.
  4. " Gender, Land Tenure, and Disasters in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia". Carol Yong, Frans R. Siahaan and Andreas Burghofer. In: Kusakabe, Kyoko, Shrestha, Rajendra, N., Veena (Eds.), chapter 7, pages 89-104. To access: To access: Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia,Springer  Briefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace Volume 21, 2015.
  5. Autonomy Reconstituted: Social and Gendered Impacts of Dam Resettlement on the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia.  Chapter 6 in an edited volume, Resurreccion, B. & Elmhirst, R. (eds.) Gender and Natural Resource Management in Asia: Livelihoods, Mobility and Interventions, Earthscan, London. 2008.
  6. "Indigenous Peoples, Displacement Through ‘Development’ and Rights Violations: the Case of the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia," in Forced Displacement: Why Rights Matter. Grabska, Katarzyna (Co-editor). Chapter 9, pp.178-200. Palgrave Macmillan. 2008.
  7. Gender, Population and Population Dynamics: Its Implications on Malaysian Women (Chapter 6, co-authored with Shanthi Thambiah and Wong Yut Lin). In: Wong Yut Lin and Tey Nay Peng (eds.) Our People, Our Future: Malaysian Population in Perspective, University of Malaya Press. Pp.101-130. 2006.
  8. Autonomy Re-constituted: Social and Gendered Implications of Dam Resettlement on the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia
    Gender, Technology and Development March 2006 10: 77-99, doi:10.1177/097185240501000105
  9. Flowed Over: The Babagon Dam and the Resettlement of the Kadazandusun in Sabah. Center for Orang Asli Concerns, Subang Jaya. 2003.
  10. Gender Impact of Resettlement: The Case of Babagon Dam in Sabah, Malaysia
    Gender, Technology and Development July 2001 5: 223-244, doi:10.1177/09718524010050020
  11. “Resettlement and Changes in Access to Resources, Malaysia – Loss of Resources as a Result of Resettlement: Kampong Tampasak.” In: Vanessa Griffen (ed.) Seeing the Forest for the People: a Handbook on Gender, Forestry and Rural Livelihoods. Gender and Development. Programme (GAD), Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC), Kuala Lumpur. 2001.
  12. “Forest and Changes in Livelihoods – Kampong Tampasak, Malaysia.” In: Vanesa Griffen (ed.) Seeing the Forest for the People: a Handbook on Gender, Forestry and Rural Livelihoods. Gender and Development Programme (GAD), Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC), Kuala Lumpur. 2001.
  13. “Challenging And Engaging With State Powers: Which Way Forward For The Women’s Movement?” (co-authored with Cecilia Ng). In: Francisco, Josefa S. & Marquez-Fong, S.E. (eds.) Political Restructuring and Social Transformation: Feminist Critical Essays in South east Asia, Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), Suva. 2000.
  14. “Gender Issues in International Trade: A Malaysian Case Study” (co-authored with Stephanie Bastian). In: Francisco, Gigi and Durano, Marina (eds.) Information Manual, Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) and Women and Gender Institute-Miriam College, Manila. 2000.

Selected NGO publications, reports, articles (2000-present)

  1. Deforestation drivers and human rights in MalaysiaLebenszeichen 2016 - Energiequellen. Autorin: Carol Yong - Juli 2016, Indonesien: Palmölkrise. (GfbV 2016 Kalender - Theme: Energy. Month of July:  Focus on West Kalimantan, Indonesia: palm oil crisis, contributed by Carol Yong). Gesellschaft fuer bedrohte Voelker-Oesterreich (GfbV-Oe) [(Society for Endangered Peoples-Austria]. Website: http://www.gfbv.at
  2. Deforestation drivers and human rights in Malaysia: A national overview and two sub-regional case studies, Forest Peoples Programme, Moreton-in-Marsh, 2014. http://www.forestpeoples.org/topics/climate-forests/publication/2014/deforestation-drivers-and-human-rights-malaysia.
  3. Destruction at Dawn: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Republic of Nepal. Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP). Joint-authorship with the Study Team. 2012. www.forestpeoples.org
  4. Lebenszeichen 2012, 20.Ausgabe: “Projekte der Hoffnung” 2012-Kalender, Month of November:  Focus on Sulawesi-Indonesia, contributed by Carol Yong and Andreas Burghofer. Gesellschaft fuer bedrohte Voelker-Oesterreich (GfbV-Oe) [(Society for Endangered Peoples-Austria]. www.gfbv.at
  5. Indigene Voelker in Malaysia: Lasst die Gerechtigkeit siegen [Indigenous People in Malaysia: Let Justice Prevail. Translated from English into German by Andreas J. Burghofer].  Published in the World Day of Prayer of Women, Ecumenical National Committee of Austria, WDP 2012 report, Malaysia - Let Justice Prevail (Frauen aus Malaysia laden ein - Lasst gerechtigkeit walten). www.weltgebetstag.at.
  6. NGOs fordern UN-Sanktionen gegen Malaysia [NGOs demand UN sanction against Malaysia]. bedrohte voelker, Nr. 2-3/2012, Im Fokus-Malaysia, pp.14-15. Newsletter of the Gesellschaft fuer bedrohte Voelker-Oesterreich (GfbV-Oe) [Society for Endangered Peoples-Austria]. www.gfbv.at
  7. Offizielle Anerkennung der Tau Ta’a Dorfschulen [Sulawesi/Indonesia:District government legal recognition of the sekolah lipu]. bedrohte voelker, Nr. 3, October-November 2011, p.10. Newsletter of the Gesellschaft fuer bedrohte Voelker-Oesterreich (GfbV-Oe) [Society for Endangered Peoples-Austria]. www.gfbv.at
  8. Blatant lier and their crab culture. Hornbill Unleashed, February 1, 2011. http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/14278/
  9. Mentawai: Von verschiedenen Seiten unter Druck [Mentawai: Pressures from various sides]. bedrohte voelker, Nr. 4/Dez.2010-Jan.2011, Indonesien, p.23. Newsletter of the Gesellschaft fuer bedrohte Voelker-Oesterreich (GfbV-Oe) [Society for Endangered Peoples-Austria]. www.gfbv.at
  10. Revisiting the Bakun dam controversy- Hornbill Unleashed, January 17, 2011.  http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/13703/
  11. Die Tau Ta’a auf Sulawesi: Am Scheideweg zwischen Tradition und Anpassung [The Tau Ta’a of Sulawesi: Pathways between Tradition and Modernity]. Co-written with Andreas Burghofer. bedrohte voelker, Nr.4/Dez.2009-Jan2010, Tau Ta’a-Sulawesi, pp.20-22. Newsletter of the Gesellschaft fuer bedrohte Voelker-Oesterreich (GfbV-Oe) [Society for Endangered Peoples-Austria]. www.gfbv.at
  12. Taib is arbitrarily imposing a travel ban on Malaysian citizens. Hornbill Unleashed, November 27, 2010. http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/12106/
  13. Pameran Buku untuk Tau Taa Wana, ESILO Edisi 34/2009. Fund-raising initiative sponsored by the Linz Town Council in conjunction with Austria Library Week, Children Art Exhibition and Book Fair jointly-organised by GfbV-Austria, the Kurdish Women’s Association (AMARA-Frauen), Kurdish Associations in Upper Austria (FEYKOM-Ooe) and Kurdish Mesopotamia Libraries in Austria (Kurdische Bibliotheken in Oe), 18-25 October 2009. www.gfbv.at
  14. Logging in Sarawak and the Rights of Sarawak’s Indigenous Communities. A JOANGOHutan Report for FERN. 2010. Available online at: FERN website - http://www.fern.org and http://www.pro-regenwald.de/docs/logginginsarawak_joangohutanreport.pdf
  15. Forest governance in Malaysia: An NGO perspective. A report produced for FERN by JOANGOHutan. FERN, Moreton-in-Marsh. 2006. http://www.fern.org
  16. ‘The Impact of Dams and Resettlement on Women’s Lives.’ Women, forests and plantations: The gender dimension, World Rainforest Movement, Montevideo. 2004. [WRM's bulletin Nº 79, February 2004]
  17. “The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme and the FSC”, Case Study 8: Malaysia, in Trading in Credibility: The myth and reality of the Forest Stewardship Council (Published by The Rainforest Foundation, UK and Norway). 2003. www.rainforestfoundationuk.org / www.rainforest.no
  18. Community Consultations In The FSC-NTCC Malaysia Collaboration – Development Of FSC-Compatible Malaysian Criteria, Indicators, Activities And Standards Of Performance (MC&I) For Forest Management Certification. Report based on a series of community and NGO workshops on forest certification issues in Malaysia, conducted in the three regions of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. 2001.

Banner image: Tau Taa Wana - indigenous people of Central Sulawesi highlands, Indonesia