He who lives by the frog, dies by the frog

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Do you remember
things that happened in 1985 in Sabah? In 1985, the young(er) Joseph Pairin
Kitingan and his PBS, despite overwhelming odds, won the state elections. He bravely
stood against the tyranny of Haris Salleh who was then heavily backed by the BN Federal
government. People of Sabah, especially the KadazanDusun community
rejoiced. Pairin went on to be the Sabah Chief Minister for 9

Help community researchers protect Sabah’s biocultural heritage

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Folks,
today I bring you the story of a dedicated bunch of community researchers in
Ulu Papar, Sabah. The story is about how local communities are researching and
documenting their cultural and biological heritage and sharing these with the
rest of the world.



This
story started in 2005. A group of mostly young school-leavers from a rural
village (Ulu Papar) in Sabah came together to