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Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted food security for the people due to the imposition of stringent measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 transmission. This study aimed to measure the community’s perception of the level of COVID-19 impacts on their food security and to identify the co...

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Main Authors: Vilaretti Atin, Walter Lintangah
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Language:English
English
Published: Forest and Society Research Gorup 2023
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RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health
SD131-247.5 History of forestry. Forest conditions
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38078/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38078/
https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v7i1.22618
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spelling my.ums.eprints.380782024-01-31T07:22:04Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38078/ Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah Vilaretti Atin Walter Lintangah RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health SD131-247.5 History of forestry. Forest conditions The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted food security for the people due to the imposition of stringent measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 transmission. This study aimed to measure the community’s perception of the level of COVID-19 impacts on their food security and to identify the community’s participation in forest management around the Forest Management Unit (FMU) in Sook, Keningau District of Sabah, to improve their livelihood. A mixed-method approach was conducted where a total of 122 respondents were sampled using a questionnaire survey, focus group discussion with communities, and expert interviews to gather more valuable data. The result showed that the communities were primarily involved in forest management through employment, empowerment, capacity building, and decision-making, which could indirectly contribute to their food security. Meanwhile, the impacts of the COVID-19 transmission were found to moderately affect the people who live inside or adjacent to the forest. The impacts could be explained based on eight themes as the outcome of Principal Component Analysis (PCA): market access, food storage and safety, resource availability, adequate nutrition, food aid, affordability, continuous food supply, and food adaptation to shock. Communities were mainly involved in agricultural practices and could obtain resources from the forest to supplement their daily need. The communities raise a prominent issue regarding land tenure that needs to be resolved; thus, it is suggested that imperative action be considered to create a balance between conservation, economy, and social responsibilities. Forest and Society Research Gorup 2023-04 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38078/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38078/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Vilaretti Atin and Walter Lintangah (2023) Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah. Forest and Society, 7. pp. 26-42. ISSN 2549-4724 https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v7i1.22618
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topic RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health
SD131-247.5 History of forestry. Forest conditions
spellingShingle RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health
SD131-247.5 History of forestry. Forest conditions
Vilaretti Atin
Walter Lintangah
Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah
description The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted food security for the people due to the imposition of stringent measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 transmission. This study aimed to measure the community’s perception of the level of COVID-19 impacts on their food security and to identify the community’s participation in forest management around the Forest Management Unit (FMU) in Sook, Keningau District of Sabah, to improve their livelihood. A mixed-method approach was conducted where a total of 122 respondents were sampled using a questionnaire survey, focus group discussion with communities, and expert interviews to gather more valuable data. The result showed that the communities were primarily involved in forest management through employment, empowerment, capacity building, and decision-making, which could indirectly contribute to their food security. Meanwhile, the impacts of the COVID-19 transmission were found to moderately affect the people who live inside or adjacent to the forest. The impacts could be explained based on eight themes as the outcome of Principal Component Analysis (PCA): market access, food storage and safety, resource availability, adequate nutrition, food aid, affordability, continuous food supply, and food adaptation to shock. Communities were mainly involved in agricultural practices and could obtain resources from the forest to supplement their daily need. The communities raise a prominent issue regarding land tenure that needs to be resolved; thus, it is suggested that imperative action be considered to create a balance between conservation, economy, and social responsibilities.
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Walter Lintangah
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title Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah
title_short Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah
title_full Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah
title_fullStr Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah
title_full_unstemmed Impact and Mitigation Measures of COVID-19 towards Food Security Through Participation in Forest Management by Community in Sook, Keningau District, Sabah
title_sort impact and mitigation measures of covid-19 towards food security through participation in forest management by community in sook, keningau district, sabah
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38078/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38078/
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