Regrow Our Home: Meet the Indigenous People Regrowing a Rainforest in Malaysia

The Tropical Rainforest Collection (TRLC) Banun, an NGO in Malaysia, focuses on restoring the Amanjaya Forest Reserve by employing and training Jahai indigenous communities to propagate endangered rainforest trees using traditional and scientific methods. This short documentary showcases their journey to Kampung Klewang in Royal Belum State Park to purchase tree seedlings from a Jahai-operated nursery, providing income for the community through the sale of these seedlings. As TRLC Banun works to rehabilitate degraded land to combat climate change, Bryan Yong, an aspiring environmental journalist with a background in environmental science and oceanography, emphasizes the importance of connecting researchers with the public through compelling storytelling.