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International Conference on HEART OF BORNEO +5 and Beyond 2012

“Shaping and Nurturing Sabah’s Future Together”
Be part of the dialogue to help shape the 4 million hectares of Sabah state’s forest landscapes designated under the Heart of Borneo (HoB) Initiative. 

Mark your calender:
6-7 November 2012, The Magellan Sutera, Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 

This conference is open to all interested parties i.e. policy and decision makers, planners, managers, relevant Government Agencies and relevant stakeholders such as Non-Governmental Organizations,
 private sector, Forest Management Unit (FMU) Holders, Oil Palm Companies, Financing Institutions and Universities.
 
With the theme of “Shaping and Nurturing Sabah’s Future Together”, the objectives of this conference are:
  • To further instill the objectives of the HoB Initiative into key sectors influencing conservation;
  • To learn from global industry leaders on issues on moving 
sustainability forward in their companies; 
  • To improve and revisit the Sabah Strategic Plan of Action (SPA); 
  • To expand the participation of stakeholders in the HoB; 
  • To enhance the coordination and cohesion of key initiatives such as 
REDD+, Forever Sabah and Green Agenda to support the vision of HoB.
For further enquiries, please contact the following officials:
  1. Frederick Kugan (Tel: +60 89 242 777, Email: frederick.kugan@sabah.gov.my
  2. Siti Zubaidah S. Abdullah (Tel: +60 89 242 750, Email: sitizubaidah.abdullah@sabah.gov.my)
  3. Rita Garcia (Tel: +60 89 242 788, Email: rita.garcia@sabah.gov.my)  
 
 

 

Heart of Borneo facts

    • From 1994-2007, more than 400 new species have been discovered in the Borneo rainforest.
    • Since 2007 124 new species have been discovered. The world’s longest insect, a frog with no lungs, a flame coloured snake, a ‘ninja’ slug firing love darts at its mate and a new bird species are just some of the amazing discoveries documented.
    • The tall-growing dipterocarp tropical hardwood tree holds the greatest insect diversity on Borneo; as many as 1,000 species have been found in just 1 tree.

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