Environment & Sustainability
Meeting Market Challenges in 2018
Date : 9th January 2018Venue : The Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur Reach & Remind, Friends of the Industry Seminar 2018 and Dialogue is an annual seminar organised by Malaysian Palm Oil Council, MPOC with the objective to highlight important issues and opportunities in the Malaysian palm oil in...
Wildlife Rescue Unit Bulletin – November 2017
Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong, the Minister of Plantation, Industries and Commodities, escorted by MPOC’s CEO Dr Kalyana Sundram visited Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and personally meet the entire Wildlife Rescue Unit team.
Wildlife Rescue Unit Bulletin – October 2017
This month WRU assisted SWD in collecting two sun bears that were surrendered by local Sabahan. First case involving a 2 years 7months old female bear from Kg Nambayan Tambunan. Upon collection by WRU team, the bear was immediately transferred to BSBCC in Sepilok. A few days after, we received anoth...
Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) and Mitigation Technique by Genting Plantation Berhad
Genting Plantation Berhad is committed to protect the environment in Sabah. They have become member of RSPO since 2006 with some 86ha of riverine area has been re-forested since 1999, a collaboration effort with WWF Malaysia. This riverine restoration program has been extended for another 15 years b...
Initiative of Human- Elephant Conflict (HEC) by Local Community of Kampung Sukau, Kinabatangan, Sabah
Hilir Kinabatangan area is inhabited by “Orang Sungai” community, which depends mainly on Sungai Kinabatangan for their livelihood by practicing traditional fishing. This community is surrounded by 26,000 ha of Hilir Kinabatangan Wildlife Reserve, Forest Reserve and RAMSAR Wetlands. Living in an are...
Human – Elephant Conflict Research in Sabah
Dr. Benoit Goossens (Danau Girang Field Center) This paper presents an overview of current human-elephant conflict (HEC) research in Sabah. In order to develop more effective mitigation actions and to better inform the stakeholders, particularly decision makers, the science and understanding of HEC ...
