Environment & Sustainability
Action Plan for Tigers and Elephants
This plan was developed in 2013 due to the need to integrate the Central Forest Spine (CFS) Master plan. NECAP aims to have elephants roaming freely in this habitat. The action plan has described 72 actions under 7 categories. Most of the actions are focused on effective habitat protection for elep...
Human – Wildlife Conflicts and Research Conducted in Malaysia
Malaysia is one of the countries with Asian elephants. Elephants are endangered due to habitat loss and human- wildlife conflict. Human-elephant conflict cannot be solved as both beings share the same landscape and needs to be mitigated within tolerable levels. Elephant distribution assessment co...
12th Aug is World Elephants Day 2016
The World Elephant day is celebrated on 12th August annually. This year has been an important year for elephant conservation as the UN World Wildlife Day celebrated on 3rd of March 2016, also observed a theme “The future of wildlife is in our hands”, with a global focus on the conservation of Africa...
Human Wildlife Conflict and Evolving Mitigation Methods : Sabah Softwoods Berhad’s Experience
Mr. Ram Nathan shared with the audience his company’s experience in mitigating human wildlife conflicts, and how they collaborated with stakeholders in achieving this. SSB was incorporated in 1974 and is 70% owned by Yayasan Sabah. Its primary activities are oil palm and tree plantations on its 60,0...
Human – Wildlife Conflicts and Mitigation Method Practices by a Plantation Company : Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad.
Kulim (M) Berhad is a member of RSPO and produces Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). Adhering to Principle no. 5 of the RSPO certification, they have implemented good practices and sustainable management throughout their plantations and supply chains. They have made efforts and initiatives to an...
Human Elephant Conflict in Peninsular Malaysia
Human Elephant Conflicts (HECs) have been reported in Peninsular Malaysia as early as 1960, when their culling was the norm. The Elephant Capture Unit was then established in 1974, followed by the National Elephant Conservation Centre in 1990. The elephant mitigation method used was elephant drive /...
