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One of the world’s most innovative environmentalists was in the Burren last week, sharing ideas with two groundbreaking local groups. Borneo environmental activist and co-founder of Arus Kualan indigenous schools, Plorentina ‘Dessy’ Elma Thyana, visited Ennistymon and Kinvara recently, where she met with representatives from HomeTree and the Kinvara Ballinderreen Tree Gang. Dessy is a member of the Dayak people, the guardians of the Borneo rainforest, and is the first member of the Dayak people to ever visit Ireland. The Borneo rainforest, known as the Asian Amazon, is the oldest rainforest in the world having been in existence for some 140 million years. Dessy’s first visit to Ireland is a cultural exchange and was aimed to offer a chance for Irish people to learn from an advanced indigenous culture who only knows organic, circular economic and sustainable agricultural practices. During her time in the Burren she gave talks and joined in knowledge sharing workshops locally with HomeTree in Ennistymon and …
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