Doing it the Penan way

Penan community leader Asai Berat from Long Siang showing the newly-launched coffee table book titled The Kubaan-Puak Story: Journey Towards a Green Corridor at its launch in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

IN an area in northern Sarawak known as the Kuba’an-Puak forest management unit (FMU), WWF-Malaysia is conducting a pilot project with state forestry authorities, timber concession holders and the local communities to develop a model for sustainable forest management in the state.

Located between the Kuba’an and Puak rivers, the FMU was used to field test a high conservation value forest toolkit developed for Malaysia, with a view to identify, manage and conserve forest areas with important values such as rare species, wildlife habitats, watershed protection and resources harvested by local communities.