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Video: The Struggle To Save Mangroves Forests in Northern Sabah

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Amid threats to Sabah’s mangrove forests, an exploration and assessment of efforts by local...

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Video by Chen Yih Wen/New Naratif. Malaysia, 2023.

Monegalad Nutanpat Sopangang revisits the indigenous Tombonuo villagers in Kampung Sungai Eloi in Pitas, Sabah, in the aftermath of a RM1.23 billion shrimp farm park. The mega project in Malaysia was meant to provide job opportunities and alleviate poverty in the poorest district in Sabah. More than a decade on, after 2,300 acres of pristine mangrove forests have been cleared, the shrimp farms have stopped operations.

Click here to view Wen's complete photo essay.


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