Native landowners in Sabah have only themselves to blame if they eventually end up landless and are forced to seek refuge in the shanty towns littering urban areas.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse and inaction in the face of encroachments onto their land is the sure path to landlessness.

This is the stark reminder that land rights and green activist, Kong Hong Ming, has for participants at well-attended training workshops and seminars for native landowners conducted by Pacos (Partners of Community Organisations) Trust Sabah.