Quo vadis development: assessing the livelihood of indigenous people’s communities in Malaysia and the potential for community‑based conservation effort
New development activity brings its various impacts for indigenous people often prompting their relocation to a new area. The 1977’s relocation of indigenous people in Royal Belum, Perak State, Malaysia, as part of its rural spatial development, questions on their livelihood in a new resettlement...
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2020
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| Institution: | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia |
| Language: | English English English |
| Summary: | New development activity brings its various impacts for indigenous people often prompting
their relocation to a new area. The 1977’s relocation of indigenous people in Royal
Belum, Perak State, Malaysia, as part of its rural spatial development, questions on their
livelihood in a new resettlement area and their relationship with nature within the current
context of development. Despite the provision of basic facilities and infrastructure and the
introduction of mono-crop cultivation and agriculture for the indigenous people, they are
still practicing the ‘slash and burn’ method and performing their nomadic forest-based lifestyle.
This contributes to their living below the poverty line. This present study explains
the coexistence of indigenous people in the context of physical development vis-à-vis
conservation effort in the Royal Belum. As neglected issue of interactions and conflicts
between indigenous peoples and biodiversity conservation, this study outlined the potential
of indigenous people’s community-based practices based on the factors: (1) self-belonging
of Royal Belum Forest; (2) biodiversity conservation concerns; (3) sustainable development
supporter; and (4) wildlife concerns. The indigenous people close relationship with
the nature offers a unique stewardship function for co-creation and co-management practices
of community-based sustainable ecotourism and agriculture for further enhancement
of their livelihood. This effort will support the socio-economic of national physical spatial
plan as well as the co-development of conservation of Royal Belum world natural heritage. |
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