Sights and Sounds: An Illustrated Guide to Forest Plants

An exploration of ethnobotany in Gombak, a secondary forest located in Selangor on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Syarifah’s project addresses human ecology and in her own words: “The inability of external parties to see traditional resources as a necessity to the wellbeing of Orang Asli [Malay for “Original People”] often leads to destructive approaches in land management, leaving them out of the equation.”