Our work

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

LEAP is engaged with numerous indigenous and local community-based organizations in Sabah in an effort to transform communities by building capacity and creating mutually empowering processes to secure their livelihoods by developing alternative economies and by promoting the role of communities in sustainable use and protection of natural resources.

A multilevel collaborative process led by LEAP and its partners have over the last 10 years helped indigenous and local communities in Sabah to create opportunities for themselves to continue to thrive in the face of globalization, climate change, mass exploitation of natural resources, extinction of wildlife and increasing social inequalities.

ADVOCACY

LEAP engages in efforts to facilitate communication between stakeholders and bring greater transparency to discussions and planning for projects and future infrastructure development.

SPECIES CONSERVATION

LEAP facilitates work that helps to protect Borneo’s extraordinary biodiversity, including supporting innovative projects on Sunda Pangolins, Sun Bears, Sumatran Rhinos, Sharks and Rays, as well as habitat protection.

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From Inception to Partnership:

Forever Sabah Berhad

Forever Sabah began as a LEAP Spiral initiative in 2012 and was incubated within its structure until it was formally established as an independent entity on 13 January 2016, governed by its own Board of Directors. As part of its broader commitment to institutional capacity building particularly for emerging conservation and environmental organisations such as BSBCC. LEAP Spiral also supported the early development of Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), which today operates as a fully independent and self-sufficient entity. LEAP Spiral continues to provide Forever Sabah with specific, agreed-upon administrative, financial, and management services through a formal Memorandum of Understanding. This partnership reflects a shared vision of supporting Sabah’s transition to a diversified, equitable, and circular economy, and strengthening community-driven environmental action.

PROJECTS WE ARE PROUD

TO HAVE BEEN PART OF