KOTA KINABALU (Dec 13): Sabah s greatest economic and cultural wealth lies in its forests, rivers, reefs and wildlife. Because of this, the state must invest in nature if it hopes to secure long-term prosperity, resilience and identity. As pressures from land development, resource extraction and climate change intensify, the logic becomes clearer: if Sabah s growth [...]
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