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Kampung Dagat: A Tidung fishing community in Borneo revitalizing adat and protecting rivers, wetlands, and forests

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First published on 04/30/2026, and last updated on 05/06/2026

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Kampung Dagat: A Tidung fishing community in Borneo revitalizing adat and protecting rivers, wetlands, and forests

Authors: Neville Yapp, Hassan Hussin, Hassan Mansah, Marianih Damara, Najib Ramsa, Norita Ramsa, Rajimah Kasran, Rosli Jukrana, Siti Fatimah Abd Hakim, Sulung Bukuruddin, and Mohammad Arju

This case study examines how Kampung Dagat has navigated intersecting pressures and how its experience illuminates both the possibilities and the limits of community-led conservation and self-determined development in Sabah

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Published by: LEAP Spiral and ICCA Consortium, Association Consortium pour les Aires et Territoires du Patrimoine Autochtone et Communautaire (APAC)

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Citation: Yapp, N., Hussin, H., Mansah, H., Damara, M., Ramsa, N., Ramsa, N., Kasran, R., Jukrana, R., Abd Hakim, S. F., Bukuruddin, S., & Arju, M. (2026). Kampung Dagat: A Tidung fishing community in Borneo revitalizing adat and protecting rivers, wetlands, and forests. In Ancestral Waters (No. 26–1). LEAP Spiral and ICCA Consortium. https://doi.org/10.70841/kd264sm

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70841/KD264SM

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