The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) in collaboration with the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) is organizing a Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) Workshop 2016. The details of the workshop are as follows:

                              Dates :  21-23 November 2016

                              Venue :  Four Points by Sheraton, Sandakan, Sabah  

The theme of the workshop is ‘Enhancing Conservation and MitigatingHuman-wildlife Conflicts’. Its objective is to create a platform for the sharing of experiences by concerned plantation and NGO stakeholders in dealing with human-wildlife conflicts.

Potential mitigation techniques and practices with the least environmental and social impacts will be discussed, as well as how the industry can contribute towards enhancing the current conservation efforts in Sabah. The workshop will also include a site visit to the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre to allow participants to better understand current challenges in Sabah’s wildlife conservation.

We are pleased to extend an invitation to all stakeholders of the Malaysian palm oil industry based in Sabah to attend this workshop. The registration fee for the workshop is available at a significantly subsidized cost of RM300/participant.

As places are limited for this workshop, registration will be on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Therefore, we would highly appreciate if you could return the “Reply Form” to us at anna@mpoc.org.my / hassan@mpoc.org.my before 18 November 2016. For any queries regarding this forum, please do not hesitate to contact MPOC – attention Ms. Anna Norliza at anna@mpoc.org.my or Mr. Hassan Ismail at hassan@mpoc.org.my.

We appreciate your interest in joining this workshop and are looking forward to seeing you in Sandakan.