Guided by the principles of equity, integrity, inclusiveness, custodianship and shared responsibility, Forever Sabah will be delivered through a ground-up, project-based approach organised around four focal areas:

• Food, Agriculture & Fisheries
• Energy, Infrastructure & Waste
• Livelihood, Tourism & Enterprise
• Forest, Water & Soil

Recognising the need to address the pressing issues of:

• Habitat protection and restoration
• The development of local communities
• Critical knowledge and skills

Forever Sabah will maintain an over-arching focus on rainforests and marine & coastal habitats.

Forever Sabah will build a fair, prosperous and sustainable Sabah by pioneering the State’s transition to a diversified circular economy. It will change the development and economic trajectory of the State by rebalancing the economy from its historical over-reliance on and exploitation of natural habitats, particularly Sabah’s forests, rivers and seas.

The Malaysian state of Sabah has numerous advantages that together form a strong foundation for change:

• Sabah is still endowed with a mega-rich diversity of intact terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
• Sabah has a government that is openly looking for innovative approaches to enhance sustainability while developing a robust and competitive economy.
• Sabah has an increasingly vocal civil society and active network of indigenous communities that is poised to engage in shaping the direction of the state’s future.