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Emerging challenges for sustainable development and forest conservation in Sarawak, Borneo.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The forests of Borneo-the third largest island on the planet-sustain some of the highest biodiversity and carbon storage in the world. The forests also provide vital ecosystem services and livelihood support for millions of people in the region ...
Mohammed Alamgir, Mason J Campbell, Sean Sloan, Jayden Engert, Jettie Word, William F Laurance   +5 more
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Neglected Intestinal Parasites, Malnutrition and Associated Key Factors: A Population Based Cross-Sectional Study among Indigenous Communities in Sarawak, Malaysia.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) have been recognized as one of the most significant causes of illness among disadvantaged communities. Many studies have been conducted on the prevalence of IPIs in Malaysia. However, these studies mostly focused on
Yamuna Rajoo, Stephen Ambu, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Komalaveni Rajoo, Siew Chang Tey, Chan Woon Lu, Romano Ngui   +6 more
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Ethical challenges in genetic research among Philippine Indigenous Peoples: Insights from fieldwork in Zamboanga and the Sulu Archipelago

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
The Philippines, with the recent discovery of an archaic hominin in Luzon and an extensive ethnolinguistic diversity of more than 100 Indigenous peoples, is crucial to understanding human evolution and population history in Island Southeast Asia ...
Jae Joseph Russell B. Rodriguez, Jae Joseph Russell B. Rodriguez, Jae Joseph Russell B. Rodriguez, John Meldwin D. Cuales, Michael James B. Herrera, Louward Allen M. Zubiri, Richard N. Muallil, Altan I. Ishmael, Edlyn B. Jimenez, Mark Stoneking, Mark Stoneking, Maria Corazon A. De Ungria, Maria Corazon A. De Ungria   +12 more
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Moving in a Hierarchized Landscape Changing Border Regimes in Central Kalimantan [PDF]

, 2011
Transnational mobility is a common feature among borderland communities. Central Borneo has been a relatively fluid and open riverine-based socio-cultural and economic space since the arrival of colonial states, without much interference from the ...
Lumenta, D. (Dave)
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A participatory co-creation model to drive community engagement in rural indigenous schools:A case study in Sarawak [PDF]

, 2019
This paper presents the formulated ‘play-to-engage’ model for indigenous community engagement that incorporates factors in cultural protocols and game design thinking.
Arnab, Sylvester, Beaufoy, J., Clarke, S., Lim, T., Minoi, Jacey Lynn, Mohamad, Fitri, Morini, L., Phoa, John   +7 more
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Indigenous People and Their Traditional Knowledge on Tropical Plant Cultivation and Utilization: A Case Study of Murut Communities of Sabah, Borneo

Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science (JTRSS), 2015
This study was conducted in Murut indigenous people inhibited two villages of Keningau district of Sabah Borneo which is blessed with vast cultural diversities. In this regard, 120 randomly selected households from the Nabaai and Gana tribes of Murut community were investigated with a view to identify their homestead plants, use ...
Nur Muhammed, Theresa Antonia Muthu
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Horizontal and vertical relations: Interrogating "in/dividualism" among Christian Bidayuhs [PDF]

, 2015
This article addresses aspects of the dividual/individualist debate by thinking through an analogous set of ideas and practices among the Bidayuh, an indigenous group of Malaysian Borneo.
Chua, L
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To know or not to know? Practices of knowledge and ignorance among Bidayuhs in an “impurely” Christian world [PDF]

, 2009
© Royal Anthropological Institute 2009. This is the accepted version of the following article: Chua, L. (2009), To know or not to know? Practices of knowledge and ignorance among Bidayuhs in an ‘impurely’ Christian world.
Chua, L
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Assessing Cultural and Ecological Variation in Ethnobiological Research: The Importance of Gender [PDF]

, 2005
Contending that a significant portion of current ethnobiological research continues to overlook cultural variation in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and practice, this paper explores the potential impacts of gender-imbalanced research on data ...
Pfeiffer, Jeanine M.
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Baseline coral disease surveys within three marine parks in Sabah, Borneo [PDF]

, 2015
Two of the most significant threats to coral reefs worldwide are bleaching and disease. However, there has been a scarcity of research on coral disease in South-East Asia, despite the high biodiversity and the strong dependence of local communities on ...
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