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The Heart of Borneo Corridor Project Implementation
Brown Paper Talk Sarawak Development Institute, 4 March 2015 Henry Chan Head of Conservation Sarawak, WWF-Malaysia
Overview of Presentation
Part One: The Concept
Part Two: The Heart of Borneo Corridor
Part Three: Corridor Project Implementation
Sarawak’s natural vegetation is evergreen
rainforest
“Fabulously rich in both plant and animal species” (Whitmore 1995:5)
The Concept
25,000 species of flowering plants
Etlingera coccinea
Alpinia glabra
7,900 species of seed plants
Dipterocarpus sarawakiensis Cotylelobium melanoxylan
199 known mammal species
Neofelis neulosa clouded leopard Nasalis larvatus Proboscis monkey
800 bird species
Prionochilus xanthopygius,
Yellow-Rumped
Flowerpecker
Buceros rhinoceros hornbill
• Timber Production
• Forest Plantation
• Palm Oil Plantation
• Hydropower Development
• Infrastructure and urban development
• Rural Development
Changing Land Uses
1 Million Ha Totally Protected
Area
State’s Policy Goals
State’s Policy Goals
6 Million Ha Permanent Forest Estates
State’s Policy Goals
7 Million Ha Totally Protected Area and Permanent Forest
Estates
Lack of Coordinated Planning between Forest Management and TPAs
• Wildlife connectivity not incorporated in forest management plan:
Wildlife being marooned in TPA
Lack of access to food leading to population decline
Inbreeding affecting genetic variation in turn reduces genetic decline
• TPA could eventually become Green Deserts
Need to restore landscape connectivity to conserve biodiversity and protect ecosystems
With the goal to connect fragmented land uses into a coherent management plan
The plan encompasses continuous belts of natural forest
linking the different land uses through: • riverine and ecosystem connectivity
• wildlife corridors
• ecotourism corridors
• community movement routes
National park authorities, timber concessions and land use
managers incorporating elements of connectivity into their
individual management plans
Beyond national boundary, the collaboration can extend
into transboundary connected landscapes
Linking Protected
Areas across Borneo
Part Two: The Heart of Borneo Corridor
Extending the connectivity between existing transboundary protected areas through sustainable landuses
Contribution of the HoB Countries to the Corridor
Brunei Darussalam
Sabah
Kinabalu
Ecolinc
Crocker Range Meliau Basin
Imbak Canyon
Danum valley
Complex of
Forest
Reserves, e.g.:
Gunung
Lumaku;
Kungkular;
Maligan;
Septiang; Ulu
Padas; Sungai
Tagul; Sg
Temalasak
Complex of Forest Reserves, e.g.:
Sungai Tagul; Sg Temalasak
Sarawak
Gunong
Mulu
Gunong
Buda
Pulong Tau
FMU (JTN)
FMU
(Ravenscourt)
FMU (Layun)
FMU (Kubaan-
Puak)
FMU (Orient
Plus)
East and North Kalimantan
West, Central and East Kalimantan
Kayan
Mentarang
Betung
Kerihun
Danau
Sentarum
Bukit Baka
/ Bukit
Raya
Labi’an-Leboyan
Corridor connecting
Danau Sentarium and
Betung Kerihun National
Park
Muller-Schwanner
Landscape – linking
Betung Kerihun and
Bukit-Baka/Bukit Raya
Arabela-Schwanner
Landscape
Maliau Basin
Danum Valley
Imbak Canyon
Kayan Mentarang
Betung Kerihun
Kinabalu
Sungei Ingei
Crocker Range
Mulu and Buda
Lanjak Entimau
Batang Ai
Danau Sentarum
Bukit Baka / Bukit Raya
Sebangau
Pulong Tau
“Sarawak provides the missing link connecting Brunei to the rest of Borneo”
Datu Sudarsono
The HoB
Corridor
connecting
protected
areas across
Borneo
Legend
Protected areas
corridor
At more than 2000 kilometres long and spanning million of hectares
The HoB Corridor is
Borneo’s gift to humanity
Riverine and ecosystem connectivity
Pristine forest along the Temburong River, Ulu
Temburong National Park, similar landscapes
can be seen in all the national parks
Clear water stream in pristine forests
Sunset along the mighty rivers
Flora along the wildlife corridor
Myrmeconauclea strigosa
Rhizenthis sp
Dipterocarpus
oblongifolius
Ficus sp
Fauna along the wildlife corridor
Ecotourism corridor
Community Movement Corridor
Sustainable Forest Management along the Corridor
Restoration of Degraded Forest along the Corridor
A step-by-step approach and plan encompassing existing land use across the HoB landscape is
needed
Part Three: Corridor Project Implementation
Transboundary collaboration
Multiple forest and land uses
Different legislations and administrative systems
Diverse interest groups
Support is required at different levels and scales
Technical support, research collaboration, investments and funds, etc.
• The Brunei to Sabah and Kalimantan Corridor, as supported
by the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture • Transboundary Orang-utan landscape, as supported by the
German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,
Building and Nuclear Safety
The Brunei to Sabah and Kalimantan Corridor
Gunung Mulu National Park–UNESCO World Heritage Site Model of Transboundary TPA with Brunei’s Sungai Ingei
Forest Management Units- Certification High Conservation Value Assessment
Pulong Tau – Transboundary TPA with Indonesia’s Kayan-Mentarang
Transboundary Orangutan Landscape
Forest Management areas adopt Orangutan Conservation Plan
Wildlife Corridors connect Orangutan habitats between protected areas and forest management areas
Continuous belts of natural forest linking different land uses through: • riverine and ecosystem connectivity • wildlife corridors • ecotourism corridors and • community movement routes
Outcome
Thank You