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KOTA KINABALU: The Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT)
with the support from relevant government department (i.e. Sabah
Wildlife Department (SWD)) are in the midst of preparing a five to 10
years programme as a pilot project to manage multiple-use forest
landscape and secure the Sabah Mega Biodiversity in Gunung Rara and
Kalabakan.
Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT) conservation and research head,
Raymond Alfred said in a statement that under the programme, each
plantation would be needed to establish their own wildlife conservation
unit.
Among others, the programme aims to initiative a monitoring programme
to assess the status of elephants population. It also hopes to start
the honorary wildlife warden programme as well as manage and restore
degraded forests corridor, particularly those within the DaMaI (Danum
Valley, Maliau Basin and Imbak Canyon) corridor.
Additionally through the programme, they also hoped to initiative
enforcement using MIST and provide mitigation training and management
measures to reduce human – elephant conflicts, he said.
Aside from that, the sustainable practice in multiple use forest
management landscape would also be initiated. The programme shall also
provide support to the “Kejora” cost of living and medical requirements
in Lok Kawi zoo.
“BCT is now in discussion with our relevant key partners to
materialize the 10 years programme. We hope to get the support from the
State Government and relevant departments in charge of Tourism and
Plantations,” he said.
Source: Borneo Post
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