JOAS to map out Orang Asal traditional lands and territories

JOAS community mapping trainees downloading and collating the data into maps, with lead-trainer Nousi Giun from Sabah, guiding. /JOAS

PETALING JAYA: Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) has announced plans to map out and consolidate Orang Asal territories in conjunction with a global campaign on indigenous and community land rights.

The worldwide campaign by #LandRightsNow was signed on by over 300 organisations which aim to double the global area of land legally recognised as owned or controlled by indigenous peoples (Orang Asal) and local communities by 2020.