Posted on 17 September 2008 - 08:29am

Keep traditional trades alive

IN BUDGET 2009, t e !edera" #o$ernment a""o%ated &'(0 m)"")on !or %onser$at)on *or+s )n 'a"a%%a and Penan#, Pert-b- an .+)te+ 'a"a/s)a 0P.'1 t )n+s )t )s a step )n t e r)# t d)re%t)on to e"p preser$e t e er)ta#e b-)"d)n#s and s)tes )n bot %)t)es, 2a$)n# been 3o)nt"/ ")sted as Unes%o 4or"d 2er)ta#eS)tes, bot states are b-55)n# *)t e6%)tement and p"ans are a"read/ -nder*a/ to !-rt er promote t e t*o %)t)es as er)ta#e to-r)sm dest)nat)ons, P.' *o-"d ")+e to stress on t e )mportan%e o! ma)nta)n)n# t e a-t ent)%)t/ and )nte#r)t/ o! bot %)t)es, so t at 'a"a%%a and Penan# *o-"d %ont)n-e to be on t e Unes%o 4or"d 2er)ta#e S)tes 7)st, Bot %)t)es s o-"d be treated as ")$)n# %omm-n)t)es o! er)ta#e s)tes and b-)"d)n#s, To-r)sts %ome to obser$e and e6per)en%e t e -n)8-eness o! t ese en$)ronments, )n%"-d)n# o"d t)mber o-ses"ead)n# to t e %ore 9mon-ment9 areas, :or 'a"a%%a and Penan# t ere are a"so some trad)t)ona" trades t at are deep"/ )nte#rated )nto t e %omm-n)t/;s er)ta#e and e"p #)$e t em t e)r % ara%ters and so-"s, T ese d/)n# trades s-% as %ar$ers, *ea$ers, trad)t)ona" s)#nboard and *ooden %"o# ma+ers s o-"d be ass)sted to ens-re t e)r s-r$)$a", T e a$a)"ab"e !-nds %o-"d be -sed to %ond-%t %"asses so t at t e s+)""s %o-"d be passed do*n to t e /o-n#er #enerat)on and to re)n$)#orate t e trad)t)ona" trades so t at t e/ be%ome attra%t)$e and )nd)spensab"e )n t )s era * ere to-r)sm )s st)"" one o! t e b)##est )n%ome earners, To-r)st #-)des s o-"d a"so be !-rt er tra)ned to be ab"e to a%%-rate"/ e6p"a)n t e )stor)% de$e"opment and ar% )te%t-ra" er)ta#e o! t ese er)ta#e %)t)es, 'o d <-" em"ee .n

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