This video was originally published on New Naratif and produced as part of the SEAFORE ASEAN Masterclass project, with support from IWPR
Chen Yih Wen is a Malaysian documentary filmmaker and journalist.
Biodiversity
The Women Tree Planters of Sukau
Since 2008, women from Sabah’s Sukau Village have planted trees to connect forest fragments and preserve the area’s biodiversity. COVID-19 stopped their work for months, resulting in the deaths of many newly planted trees. Now, they have returned to the forest.
