The Malinau survey provided significant insight into "what is
important to communities living in tropical forest landscapes”.
The MLA team wanted to give back this information to the Malinau
communities and help them communicate their needs to other local
stakeholders. prepared four posters and a set of playing cards
for that purpose and later produced a film. Our information also
contributed to the new environmental education curriculum for
the district. The playing cards present the 40 most important
plant and animal species for local people in Malinau. Each card
shows a picture of a plant or animal, with its names in
different local languages. Little drawings show the uses and
places where the species can be found, as well as people's views
on possible threats and ideas how to conserve On the other hand,
court cards have facts about the forests in Malinau written on
them. thousand packs of these cards have been distributed and
were received