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Feb 15, 2018
3 min

Sabah towards Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RPSO)

Sabah is heavily dependent on palm oil as it plays a decisive role in the state’s economic growth. According to Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), in 2009, Sabah has the largest area under oil palm cultivation than any other state - at 1.36 million hectares out of the national total of 4.69 million hectares. Due to the greater advantage, the State Government mandated that all palm oil produced in Sabah will be 100% RSPO certified palm oil commodity that is environmentally susta

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Sep 5, 2017
2 min

Emerging Citizen Scientists Gain Skills To Further Protect Babagon Watershed

Custodians of a watershed in the outskirts of Kota Kinabalu are learning a new skill that has nothing to do with their daily task of farming and other livelihood activities. Prompted by a community Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) readiness project, villagers from Kolosunan, Babagon Toki and Tampasak have been hard at work training to become citizen scientists. Their first task was to learn the basics of identifying and recording dragonflies and fish species in their surr

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Aug 30, 2017
1 min

Bubu - The Fish Trap

The Freshwater for Future initiative aims to improve the resilience and management of freshwater species, habitat and watershed ecosystem services for Sabah. The Kinabatangan River in Sabah is the second longest river in Malaysia, with a length of 560 kilometres from its headwaters in the mountains of southwest Sabah, to its outlet at the Sulu Sea, east of Sandakan. Do not be surprised if you find the Orang Sungai in Kinabatangan setting up their "bubu" (fish trap) on dry lan

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Jul 30, 2017
2 min

Sharks Are Not Tasty - Stop Killing Them

On 13 April 2017, the Fisheries Department held the last of a series of consultations about which shark and ray species that are listed under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to include as ‘endangered species’ under the Fisheries (Control of Endangered Species of Fish) Regulations (1999). Present at the meeting were governmental officials, individuals from the fishing community and non-governmental organisations, among others. This was t

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Jun 30, 2017
2 min

Water Quality Monitoring Programme in Kinabatangan

The Department of Environment (DOE) in collaboration with Sabah Forestry Department (SFD), held a one day gathering in May at the community hall of Kampung Mumiang to share the preliminary findings on the causes of mass fish death which occurred in 2016. The opening speech was delivered on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAFI) by the Sukau Assemblyman YB Datuk Saddie Abdul Rahman. The gathering was also attended by village leaders from Pitas Laut, Bongun

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Apr 20, 2017
1 min

16th Annual Indigenous People Bazaar

PACOS Trust, a community based organisation in Sabah that has been actively involved in community development since 1987, welcomes the public to their grounds to show support for the 16th Annual Indigenous People Bazaar of Sabah on the 29th of April 2017, 7.00 am to 2.00 pm. Native handicrafts on display and for sale at last year’s bazaar Part of the program includes a three day workshop starting from the 26th to the 28th of April, to build grassroots capacity on community-ba

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Apr 10, 2017
2 min

GAMUT Compost - Pilot Project in Donggongon, Penampang

After weeks of prepping, the GAMUT Compost Fair opened its doors on the 8th of April. About 30 people from around Penampang came by to know more about the green waste composting efforts run by the Jitilon family in Kg Kuai, with the support from Forever Sabah. How it all started in 2014. Managing Donggongon town waste was identified as a problem. In partnership with wet market vendors and municipal officials, GAMUT has successfully piloted a circular alternative in Donggongon

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ARTICLES, STORIES & EVENTS

Media & Resources

Updates

Media Gallery

Publications

Media Releases

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Sabah towards Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RPSO)

Emerging Citizen Scientists Gain Skills To Further Protect Babagon Watershed

Bubu - The Fish Trap

Sharks Are Not Tasty - Stop Killing Them

Water Quality Monitoring Programme in Kinabatangan

16th Annual Indigenous People Bazaar

GAMUT Compost - Pilot Project in Donggongon, Penampang

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