AUTHOR=Diansyah Mohammad Wahyu , Abas Azlan , Sakawi Zaini TITLE=Exploring the relevance of engaging the Orang Asli in Malaysia’s forest management JOURNAL=Frontiers in Forests and Global Change VOLUME=5 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and-global-change/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.1019994 DOI=10.3389/ffgc.2022.1019994 ISSN=2624-893X ABSTRACT=
The positive social and environmental outcomes of involving local and indigenous people in environmental management have made their inclusion in forest management increasingly considered. However, in Malaysia, where indigenous forest-dependent communities, known as the Orang Asli, are not yet involved in forest management, their significance needs to be empirically recorded. This study aims to investigate the relevance of involving the Orang Asli in Malaysia’s forest management. The study employed a participant observational study at