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Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia

A large area of peatland in Sarawak occurs in Mukah Division. Although, considered unsuitable for the cultivation of certain crops, peatlands have been used by the local communities for subsistence agriculture and sago cultivation for generations. When the Land Custody Development Authority (LCDA...

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Main Authors: Peter, Songan, Gabriel Tonga, Noweg, Wan Sulaiman, W. H., Murtedza, Mohamed
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Published: UUM 2007
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GE Environmental Sciences
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spelling my.unimas.ir.162042017-05-11T02:57:11Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16204/ Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia Peter, Songan Gabriel Tonga, Noweg Wan Sulaiman, W. H. Murtedza, Mohamed GE Environmental Sciences A large area of peatland in Sarawak occurs in Mukah Division. Although, considered unsuitable for the cultivation of certain crops, peatlands have been used by the local communities for subsistence agriculture and sago cultivation for generations. When the Land Custody Development Authority (LCDA) allocated 30,000 hectares of land for sago cultivation in the Mukah watershed, opportunities to improve and sustain the livelihood of the communities were eagerly projected. Has this strategy improved and sustained the livelihood of the communities living in the Mukah watershed? Prior to this, what strategy options have they been adapting to sustain their livelihood? A socioeconomic survey was conducted on a sample of 300 respondents from seven selected villages in the Mukah watershed. The socioeconomic profile and the present socioeconomic activities, as well as the socio-cultural aspects related to these activities were examined. The study also provided some strategies and recommendations on how to further develop and sustain the livelihood of the local communities in order to prevent further deterioration of peatland in the Mukah watershed. UUM 2007 E-Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16204/1/SUSTAINABLE%20LIVELIHOOD%20OF%20PEATLAND%20DWELLERS%20%28abstract%29.pdf Peter, Songan and Gabriel Tonga, Noweg and Wan Sulaiman, W. H. and Murtedza, Mohamed (2007) Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI). ISSN 1675-8110 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242385789
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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topic GE Environmental Sciences
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
Peter, Songan
Gabriel Tonga, Noweg
Wan Sulaiman, W. H.
Murtedza, Mohamed
Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia
description A large area of peatland in Sarawak occurs in Mukah Division. Although, considered unsuitable for the cultivation of certain crops, peatlands have been used by the local communities for subsistence agriculture and sago cultivation for generations. When the Land Custody Development Authority (LCDA) allocated 30,000 hectares of land for sago cultivation in the Mukah watershed, opportunities to improve and sustain the livelihood of the communities were eagerly projected. Has this strategy improved and sustained the livelihood of the communities living in the Mukah watershed? Prior to this, what strategy options have they been adapting to sustain their livelihood? A socioeconomic survey was conducted on a sample of 300 respondents from seven selected villages in the Mukah watershed. The socioeconomic profile and the present socioeconomic activities, as well as the socio-cultural aspects related to these activities were examined. The study also provided some strategies and recommendations on how to further develop and sustain the livelihood of the local communities in order to prevent further deterioration of peatland in the Mukah watershed.
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author Peter, Songan
Gabriel Tonga, Noweg
Wan Sulaiman, W. H.
Murtedza, Mohamed
author_facet Peter, Songan
Gabriel Tonga, Noweg
Wan Sulaiman, W. H.
Murtedza, Mohamed
author_sort Peter, Songan
title Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable Livelihood of Peatland Dwellers in the Mukah Watershed, Sarawak, Malaysia
title_sort sustainable livelihood of peatland dwellers in the mukah watershed, sarawak, malaysia
publisher UUM
publishDate 2007
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16204/1/SUSTAINABLE%20LIVELIHOOD%20OF%20PEATLAND%20DWELLERS%20%28abstract%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16204/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242385789
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