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Sungai Berua villagers with two other Orang Asli villages in Terengganu (Kampung
Sungai Sayap and Kampung Pergam). The villagers in Kampung Sungai Berua and
Kampung Sungai Sayap had an average monthly income of RM400 to RM450,
which were categorised as hardcore poor. On the other hand, the villagers of
Kampung Sungai Pergam were slightly better off with an average monthly income
of RM850, which put them in the poor category (JAKOA 2016).
Results and Discussion
Initial interviews with two respondents were used as a gauge to achieve the research
objectives. The focus was to identify the main sources of income of the indigenous
community and to determine approaches used by the villagers in Kampung Sungai
Berua in conserving the sustainability of the forests. Content analysis was used to
examine the correlated study’s questions and objectives. Based on the interview
results, it was found that the indigenous community harvests two main sources of
forest products: plants and animals. Excerpts from the interview with Shidki (not a
real name) stated that:
The types of animals hunted are porcupines, pangolins and fish. There are also other types
of animals, such as deer and sambar deer, but both of these animals are hard tofind. Other
forest products from plants that are often collected are agarwood. Herb trees are taken if
there is a need or the price is worth it.
The following interviews with Fahmi (not their real names) had also reaffirmed that
the forest products harvested by the indigenous community, as stated in Table 2.
Table 1 Average income and poverty category of indigenous villagers in Terengganu
No.
Villages
Average monthly income
Category
1
Sungai Berua
2
Sungai Sayap
RM 450
Hardcore poor
3
Sungai Pergam
RM 850
Poor
Table 2 Types of plants and animals
Local name
Common name
Scientific name
Types of plants
Herba
Herbs
Rotan
Rattan
Calamus spp.
Gaharu
Agarwood
Aquilaria malaccensis
Types of animals
Ikan
Fish
Chordata spp.
Rusa
Barking deer
Rusa unicolor
Kancil
Mousedeer
Tragulus napu
Kijang
Sambar deer
Muntiacus muntjak
Landak
Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura
Tenggiling
Pangolin
Manis javanica
N. Ab Manaf et al.
Sungai Berua villagers with two other Orang Asli villages in Terengganu (Kampung
Sungai Sayap and Kampung Pergam). The villagers in Kampung Sungai Berua and
Kampung Sungai Sayap had an average monthly income of RM400 to RM450,
which were categorised as hardcore poor. On the other hand, the villagers of
Kampung Sungai Pergam were slightly better off with an average monthly income
of RM850, which put them in the poor category (JAKOA 2016).
Results and Discussion
Initial interviews with two respondents were used as a gauge to achieve the research
objectives. The focus was to identify the main sources of income of the indigenous
community and to determine approaches used by the villagers in Kampung Sungai
Berua in conserving the sustainability of the forests. Content analysis was used to
examine the correlated study’s questions and objectives. Based on the interview
results, it was found that the indigenous community harvests two main sources of
forest products: plants and animals. Excerpts from the interview with Shidki (not a
real name) stated that:
The types of animals hunted are porcupines, pangolins and fish. There are also other types
of animals, such as deer and sambar deer, but both of these animals are hard tofind. Other
forest products from plants that are often collected are agarwood. Herb trees are taken if
there is a need or the price is worth it.
The following interviews with Fahmi (not their real names) had also reaffirmed that
the forest products harvested by the indigenous community, as stated in Table 2.
Table 1 Average income and poverty category of indigenous villagers in Terengganu
No.
Villages
Average monthly income
Category
1
Sungai Berua
2
Sungai Sayap
RM 450
Hardcore poor
3
Sungai Pergam
RM 850
Poor
Table 2 Types of plants and animals
Local name
Common name
Scientific name
Types of plants
Herba
Herbs
Rotan
Rattan
Calamus spp.
Gaharu
Agarwood
Aquilaria malaccensis
Types of animals
Ikan
Fish
Chordata spp.
Rusa
Barking deer
Rusa unicolor
Kancil
Mousedeer
Tragulus napu
Kijang
Sambar deer
Muntiacus muntjak
Landak
Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura
Tenggiling
Pangolin
Manis javanica
N. Ab Manaf et al.