SIBU: Thirty people comprising mainly of experts and field staff from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), Forest Department, WWF-Malaysia and Sarawak Energy started their Heart of Borneo (HOB) Scientific Expedition Baleh 2015 yesterday.
According to Forest Department director Sapuan Ahmad, the expedition would be from Nov 19–29.
“This expedition is important as it forms part of a scientific mission to gazette part of an area in Ulu Baleh into a national park,” he said at the soft launching of the expedition at Tanahmas Hotel on Thursday.
His text-of-speech was read out by assistant regional forest officer Sandum Hitam.
Sapuan said all parties contributed their technical expertise and funds to the expedition in view of the expedition’s potential contribution towards the development of a planned catchment management plan for the Upper Baleh catchment.
“The outcome from the expedition will provide much needed data on the flora and fauna of the area, which is within the Heart of Borneo (HOB) Sarawak.”
He said the expedition was aimed at gathering baseline data to document the diversity of the flora and fauna of Upper Baleh and to support the gazetting of the proposed Baleh National Park and the conservation and development of a catchment management plan.
The second objective of the expedition was to explore and generate new scientific information on the biodiversity and gather baseline data to develop an understanding of montane terrestrial, freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems to support and complement identification of other representative priority conservation areas within the wider Baleh watershed.
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.According to Forest Department director Sapuan Ahmad, the expedition would be from Nov 19–29.
“This expedition is important as it forms part of a scientific mission to gazette part of an area in Ulu Baleh into a national park,” he said at the soft launching of the expedition at Tanahmas Hotel on Thursday.
His text-of-speech was read out by assistant regional forest officer Sandum Hitam.
Sapuan said all parties contributed their technical expertise and funds to the expedition in view of the expedition’s potential contribution towards the development of a planned catchment management plan for the Upper Baleh catchment.
“The outcome from the expedition will provide much needed data on the flora and fauna of the area, which is within the Heart of Borneo (HOB) Sarawak.”
He said the expedition was aimed at gathering baseline data to document the diversity of the flora and fauna of Upper Baleh and to support the gazetting of the proposed Baleh National Park and the conservation and development of a catchment management plan.
The second objective of the expedition was to explore and generate new scientific information on the biodiversity and gather baseline data to develop an understanding of montane terrestrial, freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems to support and complement identification of other representative priority conservation areas within the wider Baleh watershed.
Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at: Heart of Borneo Expedition to Upper Baleh
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