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Acknowledgements I thank Mohamed Saufi and my multiple colleagues at DARA (South-East
Pahang Development Authority) for providing the leadership and support for all my work activities. This included financial support; high-level discussions to develop technical strategies; air and
ground transportation; technical support; and, intergovernmental coordination with multiple agencies (1972–1976). I thank the United States Peace Corp Program for their initial enablement and
support of my work at DARA, including cross-cultural and language training (1972–1974). I thank
the Asian Development Bank for their support in continuning my employment as a Development
Ecologist (1974–1976). I thank Freeman Fox Associates International (England) for the volume of
technical documents they provided to DARA characterizing the physical environmental attributes
of Pahang, Malaysia. I thank the wonderful people of Malaysia for their hospitality and heartfelt
kindness. I thank the Social Worker and Bot Bot and his wife, for showing Sheila and I the good
‘heart’ of the Orang Asli at Tasik Chini. I thank my wife Sheila (Holcomb) Abee, for her support
in taking dictation during interviews with Orang Asli and for her tireless support in “cleaning” up
professional work papers submitted.
Albert Abee is an interdisciplinary forest ecologist. His education includes: Henager Business
College, 1965, Salt Lake City, UT; BSc 1970, Forest Management, (having minors in range, wildlife, and soils), Utah State University, Logan, UT; MSc in Forest Ecology (with minor in statistics),
1973, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Work history includes: Developmental Ecologist,
1973−1976, US Action & Asian Development Bank, Malaysia; Research Forester, 1976−1978,
USDA Forest & Range Exp Sta, Corvallis, OR; Agency Range Conservationist, 1978−1979, USDI
BIA, Zuni, NM; Agency Administrative Forester, 1979−1980, USDI BIA, Umatilla, OR; District
Ecologist, 1980−1985, USDI BLM, Medford, OR; Area Manager, 1985−1990, USDI BLM, North
Bend, OR; Area Manager, 1990−1993, USDI BLM, Albuquerque, NM; Natural Resource
Specialist, 1993−1996, USDI BLM, Washington DC; National Coordinator Sustainable
Development, 1996−2007, USDA FS, Washington, DC. From 2000−2007 Mr. Abee was the US
Representative to the International Montreal Technical Advisory Committee responsible for refinement and implementation of national criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management,
boreal and temperate forests. Mr. Abee has given papers throughout the world on social, ecological, and economic criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management.
Fig. 28 Bot Bot cooking fresh fish, Tasik Chini, Pahang, Malaysia, 1975
Orang Asli Anecdotal Reflections
Acknowledgements I thank Mohamed Saufi and my multiple colleagues at DARA (South-East
Pahang Development Authority) for providing the leadership and support for all my work activities. This included financial support; high-level discussions to develop technical strategies; air and
ground transportation; technical support; and, intergovernmental coordination with multiple agencies (1972–1976). I thank the United States Peace Corp Program for their initial enablement and
support of my work at DARA, including cross-cultural and language training (1972–1974). I thank
the Asian Development Bank for their support in continuning my employment as a Development
Ecologist (1974–1976). I thank Freeman Fox Associates International (England) for the volume of
technical documents they provided to DARA characterizing the physical environmental attributes
of Pahang, Malaysia. I thank the wonderful people of Malaysia for their hospitality and heartfelt
kindness. I thank the Social Worker and Bot Bot and his wife, for showing Sheila and I the good
‘heart’ of the Orang Asli at Tasik Chini. I thank my wife Sheila (Holcomb) Abee, for her support
in taking dictation during interviews with Orang Asli and for her tireless support in “cleaning” up
professional work papers submitted.
Albert Abee is an interdisciplinary forest ecologist. His education includes: Henager Business
College, 1965, Salt Lake City, UT; BSc 1970, Forest Management, (having minors in range, wildlife, and soils), Utah State University, Logan, UT; MSc in Forest Ecology (with minor in statistics),
1973, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Work history includes: Developmental Ecologist,
1973−1976, US Action & Asian Development Bank, Malaysia; Research Forester, 1976−1978,
USDA Forest & Range Exp Sta, Corvallis, OR; Agency Range Conservationist, 1978−1979, USDI
BIA, Zuni, NM; Agency Administrative Forester, 1979−1980, USDI BIA, Umatilla, OR; District
Ecologist, 1980−1985, USDI BLM, Medford, OR; Area Manager, 1985−1990, USDI BLM, North
Bend, OR; Area Manager, 1990−1993, USDI BLM, Albuquerque, NM; Natural Resource
Specialist, 1993−1996, USDI BLM, Washington DC; National Coordinator Sustainable
Development, 1996−2007, USDA FS, Washington, DC. From 2000−2007 Mr. Abee was the US
Representative to the International Montreal Technical Advisory Committee responsible for refinement and implementation of national criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management,
boreal and temperate forests. Mr. Abee has given papers throughout the world on social, ecological, and economic criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management.
Fig. 28 Bot Bot cooking fresh fish, Tasik Chini, Pahang, Malaysia, 1975
Orang Asli Anecdotal Reflections