Contents
Glossary ......................................................................................................... 5
Foreword ........................................................................................................ 6
Background .................................................................................................... 8
1)
Introduction .......................................................................................... 9
a) Identity and History of the Tombonuo Community in Sungai Eloi,
Pitas ........................................................................................................... 9
b)
Relationship Between Culture, Language, Territory and Practices . 10
i)
Community Mangrove Resources ................................................ 10
ii)
Traditional Practices ..................................................................... 11
a.
Resource Collection ..................................................................... 11
b.
Sacred Sites ................................................................................. 11
c.
Momokan Ritual ........................................................................... 12
2) Mangrove Resource Management System of the Tombonuo
Community in Sungai Eloi, Pitas .............................................................. 14
a)
3)
4)
Rules ................................................................................................ 14
Challenges and How to Overcome Them ........................................ 16
a)
Challenges ....................................................................................... 16
b)
Community Initiatives ....................................................................... 18
Community Hopes.............................................................................. 18
Annex ........................................................................................................... 20
Rights of the Sungai Eloi Tombonuo Community .............................. 20
a)
International Laws ........................................................................ 20
b)
Sabah State Laws ........................................................................ 23
c)
Sungai Eloi Tombonuo Community Protocol on Resources ........ 24
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