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Strengthening of Protected Areas System of Peninsular Malaysia
Protected areas are crucial for the conservation of natural habitats, species and genetic diversity. In Malaysia, there is much scope for the establishment of more protected areas and the improvement of existing ones.
About 59% of the country is still forested but most are not declared as protected areas.
WWF-Malaysia’s protected areas (PA) programme is divided into two landscapes which is Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Our vision for the Peninsular Malaysia PA programme is:
The establishment and maintenance of a viable, representative network of protected areas encompassing Peninsular Malaysia’s most threatened and biologically significant ecosystems, that contributes to human well-being and species conservation.
WWF-Malaysia has had a long history of involvement in protected area work, starting with Pulau Gaya (in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Sabah) in 1975. One of our most significant protected area projects was the Perlis State Park Project (2000-2002) which led to the establishment of the 5,000-hectare Perlis State Park. Our current focus is to provide technical assistance to the Perak state government in managing Royal Belum State Park (117,500ha) and the Kelantan state government in managing Gunung Stong State Park (21,950ha). In addition, we are also proposing for the Ulu Muda area (about 120,000 ha) in the state of Kedah to be gazetted as a protected area.
For the Borneo Programme our vision is:
To enhance and promote effective management of protected areas within the Sabah and Sarawak landscape, with the emphasis on those situated at the common border, in order to conserve and maintain forest biodiversity and ecological linkages
In the Borneo region, we are currently working with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) to assess the management effectiveness of selected parks in the State using the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) developed by WWF and the World Bank . There is also an on-going assessment to take stock of the existing manpower and the capacity gaps for the parks in Sabah & Sarawak. Following this, the plan is to establish the Maliau Basin Studies Centre as a Protected Areas capacity development training centre. An MoU has been signed between WWF-Malaysia and Yayasan Sabah for this purpose
WWF-Malaysia’s protected areas (PA) programme is divided into two landscapes which is Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Our vision for the Peninsular Malaysia PA programme is:
The establishment and maintenance of a viable, representative network of protected areas encompassing Peninsular Malaysia’s most threatened and biologically significant ecosystems, that contributes to human well-being and species conservation.
WWF-Malaysia has had a long history of involvement in protected area work, starting with Pulau Gaya (in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Sabah) in 1975. One of our most significant protected area projects was the Perlis State Park Project (2000-2002) which led to the establishment of the 5,000-hectare Perlis State Park. Our current focus is to provide technical assistance to the Perak state government in managing Royal Belum State Park (117,500ha) and the Kelantan state government in managing Gunung Stong State Park (21,950ha). In addition, we are also proposing for the Ulu Muda area (about 120,000 ha) in the state of Kedah to be gazetted as a protected area.
For the Borneo Programme our vision is:
To enhance and promote effective management of protected areas within the Sabah and Sarawak landscape, with the emphasis on those situated at the common border, in order to conserve and maintain forest biodiversity and ecological linkages
In the Borneo region, we are currently working with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) to assess the management effectiveness of selected parks in the State using the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) developed by WWF and the World Bank . There is also an on-going assessment to take stock of the existing manpower and the capacity gaps for the parks in Sabah & Sarawak. Following this, the plan is to establish the Maliau Basin Studies Centre as a Protected Areas capacity development training centre. An MoU has been signed between WWF-Malaysia and Yayasan Sabah for this purpose
