2. Resource Management Systems of the Dusun
Community in Terian, Ulu Papar
For the Terian community, without productive land and natural resources,
the existence of our culture, practices and traditional knowledge will be
affected. Therefore, the sustainability of our management of resources
available is important. Gompi-Guno is one key practice in the management
of resources based on traditional knowledge. The Gompi-Guno concept
means "use" and "protect", where resources are used systematically and
taken only when needed. Resources that have been used or taken will be
replanted or given time to regenerate, while available resources are
conserved to ensure continuity of the resource for community use.
2.1. Protection of Water Catchment Areas
The Gompi-Guno concept practiced by our community in Terian has also
been incorporated in our water catchment protection and management
system. For example, when an individual violates a rule such as polluting
the river, it is believed that the river spirit will retaliate. This is based on the
belief that springs and rivers in water catchment areas have spirits that act
as guardians of the area and will give retribution to individuals who disturb
or damage the area.
Every main tributary found in the water catchment area cannot be
disturbed. Our community has a holistic community protocol for the
protection and management of the water catchment based on out
traditional knowledge that is in line with conventional water catchment
management systems.
The Tagal system is also integrated into the water catchment management
protocol because the main tributaries alo flow into the main river that has
been placed with Tagal. For example, river Tagal rules prohibits throwing
of waste that can pollute, and also fishing methods that are dangerous
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