Many of us suspect it as we trudge to work in the morning, but scientists studying some of the last primitive tribes in deepest Borneo say they now have proof – modern life is, indeed, rubbish. A team of experts has spent months comparing the lives of the Punan people, who still live as hunter-gatherers in the forest of Indonesian Borneo, with those of tribe members who have been lured away by civilisation.

MALINAU, Indonesia (AFP) – Many of us suspect it as we trudge to work in the morning, but scientists studying some of the last primitive tribes in deepest Borneo say they now have proof – modern life is, indeed, rubbish.

This undated handout photo shows local Punan people harvesting rice at Long Nyau village in East Kalimantan.

Many of us suspect it as we trudge to work in the morning, but scientists studying some of the last primitive tribes in deepest Borneo say they now have proof – modern life is, indeed, rubbish.

Lebih dari tiga dekade terakhir, luas ka¬wasan yang digunakan untuk perke¬bunan kacang kedelai kelapa sawit,coklat, dan kopi di negara-negara berkembang meningkat dua kali lipat. Yaitu dari 50 juta hektar menjadi 100 juta hektar. Luas ini sama dengan tiga kali luas negara Jerman. Sebagian besar kawasan perkebunan itu dibangun dengan mengkonversi kawasan hutan.

The Borneo village of Setulang was offered 300,000 dollars by loggers who wanted to hack down their trees. The villagers considered the offer, then in a rare stand against the illegal felling that has laid waste to Indonesia’s jungles, they refused.

The Borneo village of Setulang was offered 300,000 dollars by loggers who wanted to hack down their trees.

The villagers considered the offer, then in a rare stand against the illegal felling that has laid waste to Indonesia’s jungles, they refused.

SETULANG, Indonesia (AFP) – The Borneo village of Setulang was offered 300,000 dollars by loggers who wanted to hack down their trees. The villagers considered the offer, then in a rare stand against the illegal felling that has laid waste to Indonesia’s jungles, they refused.