A Sabahan conservationist is studying the carbon sequestration from her project’s tree planting efforts in the severely logged Lower Kinabatangan River, in order to better understand and implement reforestation more effectively.
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Penduduk Pitas Memulih Bakau yang Dimusnah Kolam Udang Gagal
Penduduk Pitas Memulih Bakau yang Dimusnah Kolam Udang Gagal
Penduduk setempat di Pitas, Sabah, menderita akibat kolam udang besar yang memusnahkan hutan bakau mereka dan kemudian gulung tikar.
Foto dan laporan oleh Chen Yih Wen.
Diterbitkan: 28 November 2022
Pitas Villagers Restoring Mangroves Destroyed by Failed Shrimp Farm
Pitas Villagers Restoring Mangroves Destroyed by Failed Shrimp Farm
Locals in Pitas, Sabah, suffer the consequences of a huge shrimp farm that destroyed their mangroves and then went out of business.
Photos and reporting by Chen Yih Wen.
Published: November 28, 2022
Locals protest sand mining in Sabah
The project is part of a RM2 billion Chinese investment favoured by the state government. But locals complain they were not sufficiently consulted and worry about the potential health impact.
Near the northern tip of Sabah is Bangau Beach, the start of a flat sandy coastline that stretches for 21 km. Dramatic sunsets draw visitors from afar, and runners ran the length of Bangau Beach in an international half marathon a few years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the tourist crowds haven’t returned, and they may not for a long time. A RM2 billion operation to mine sand there is threatening to destroy the charms of Bangau Beach.
(Photo: The sandy coast of the scenic Bangau Beach in Kudat, Sabah, will look very different soon. A new sand mining facility will occupy all the space to the right of the river. | Pic by Chen Yih Wen)
Menggunakan Parang untuk Menyambungkan Hutan
Menggunakan Parang untuk Menyambungkan Hutan
Di kawasan Hilir Kinabatangan, Sabah, sekumpulan wanita menggunakan parang, memandu bot dan menjaga anak-anak pokok, untuk menyambungkan kawasan hutan yang telah terkesan akibat aktiviti pembalakan. Inilah suara mereka.
Temuduga dan foto oleh Chen Yih Wen. Penterjemahan oleh Adibah Abdul Ghani.
Diterbit: Disember 4, 2021 [Updated Disember 17, 2021]
Wielding Parangs to Grow a forest
Wielding Parangs to Grow a Forest
In Sabah’s Lower Kinabatangan, a group made up entirely of mothers and housewives is wielding parangs, driving boats and nurturing saplings to link forests. These are their voices.
Text and images by Chen Yih Wen.
Published: November 29, 2021 [Update December 17, 2021]
