Today we visited Kampung Sg. Eloi, Pitas, a village located upper north and almost at the tip of Borneo. Our journey to this village took about 3 hours drive from a smooth road to a bumpy gravel road.
We made a stop at Pekan Pitas to have breakfast and some of the participants insisted on buying 'Adidas Kampung' a shoes made from rubber and suitable for jungle tracking.
International participant buying Adidas Kampung.
We arrived to our destination on time. The community greeted us with their traditional gongs. Then, Noridah, our guide for the day, briefed us on the activity for the day. We're schedule to visit the comunity sacred mangroves.
Our journey in the Mangroves
Mangroves River Cruise
We need to ride boats along the Mangroves river to see the destruction on the mangroves tree areas. I was quite nervous to hear this as I don't know how to swim..I only know how to float...LOL. Luckily I was put in group with four gentlemen, so in my heart I told myself if anything happen, these guys can save me.😬.
Our journey in the Mangroves
The Mangrove Trees are Dying
It's so sad to see the mangroves trees are dying due to individual company taking over the land and converted it into big scale prawn farm. The community lost their ancestral land and the source of income from the mangroves river. This Mangrove plays multiple ecological functions essential to its surrounding habitats and an important resource for coastal communities.
Community Efforts to keep the Mangroves trees alive
The community told us that they have planted small mangroves trees to keep the Mangroves alive. However, it will took a long time for it to grow and they hope that the individual company will not destroy the area where they planted the small trees.
After visiting the site, we have our lunch at the community's Balai raya (comunity hall). We're served with deliciois food and coconut juice fresh from the coconut tree.
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