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NGOs in the Malaysian state of Sabah want oil palm companies to plant Ficus species to increase habitat for threatened wildlife

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah still needs direct flights to attract visitors to its harder-to-reach natural attractions, Sandakan MP Vivian Wong said today.

In May, 25 members of a growers’ cooperative in the Tawau region of Sabah became the first in Malaysia to receive certification as a group from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. Though a small step, it was an important milestone in realizing Sabah’s ambitions for statewide certification. RSPO certification is widely accepted as the […]

SANDAKAN: Sabah Forestry Department’s Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests (Research and Development), Dr. Robert Ong, said, youth need to play an important role in maintaining or implementing environmental conservation so that related efforts can be carried out in the best possible way.

SINCE the signing of an MoU with the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) in November 2010, the German-based Rhino and Forest Fund (RFF) has been active in Sabah identifying crucial areas for habitat connectivity, purchasing land and restoring forest.