Authors:
Shazali Johari, Mohd Ibrani Shahriman, Sulaiman Hj Husaini, Ahmad Shuib, Sridar Ramachandran, Puvaneswaran Kunasekaran and Poh Yee Thoo
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
community-welfare, cuisines, cultural, income, peat-land-eco-system, traditional
Documentfile:
ipc16p572-575a311johari.shahriman.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Peat soil ecosystem serves important ecological, environmental and socio-cultural functions and could provide benefits to the local communities in perpetuity, if proper conservation practices are undertaken. The dependency of the local communities on the peat soil land affects their livelihood either directly or indirectly. The main objective of the study is to determine the socio-cultural-economic benefits derived in the peatland ecosystem in Mukah. A sample survey of the villagers living along the fringes of the peat forest ecosystem was undertaken to determine the…