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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.

Chen Yih Wen
January 20, 2022
The Women Tree Planters of Sukau
Spotlight on the women tree planters of Sukau. Video: Chen Yih Wen

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.



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