The Moyog River flows steadily and constantly through Kampung Notoruss in Penampang on Sabah’s west coast. As you dip your feet into the water, fish gently drift towards you and you can’t help but observe how the river’s rocky path from the other side of the bridge transforms into a calm, clear green stretch – the protected red zone of the village’s Tagal system. This village was the first to revive the traditional river conservation system in the 1990s, said Tagal committee secretary Florina Glorius. Since 2013, it has become an ecotourism spot. The Moyog River along the Tagal Tinopikon of Ka…