Environmental conservation work in Malaysia


Fingers of a juvenile Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus), illegally caught and trapped in a wooden cage at a saw mill near Sembuluh, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.


Latest news and publications


 
Fiji is famous throughout the world for spectacularly rich and vibrant soft coral reefs, which provide havens and food sources for thousands of species of fish and invertebrates.

06 May 2008
$63 million to protect the Coral Triangle
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are joining together to support the preservation of Asia’s Coral Triangle – the world’s centre of marine life – with the GEF committing $63 million to fund conservation of this area. » Read more

 
The mysterious Borneo pigmy elephant - not native to Borneo, not related to Asia's existing elephant species

17 Apr 2008
Extinct Javan elephants may have been found again - in Borneo
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: The Borneo pygmy elephant may not be native to Borneo after all. Instead, the population could be the last survivors of the Javan elephant race – accidentally saved from extinction by the Sultan of Sulu centuries ago, a new publication suggests.

If the Borneo pygmy elephants are in fact elephants from Java, an island more than 1,200 km (800 miles) south of their current range, it could be the first known elephant translocation in history, providing scientists with critical data from a centuries-long experiment. » Read more

 
Paper buyers are being asked to consider withholding support for industrial-scale assaults on Sumatra's lowland peat forests that are linked to industrial nation levels of carbon emissions

25 Mar 2008
APP irregularities threaten massive climate and tiger impact
Pekanbaru, INDONESIA – One of the world’s biggest carbon stores and a key tiger habitat are threatened by a new logging road in Riau Province, Sumatra, according to an investigative report published today.

An absence of permits and other irregularities suggest that the new road cutting into Kampar peninsula is likely to be illegal, says Riau’s Eyes on the Forest group, a coalition of local NGO network Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, and WWF-Indonesia. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 1999

Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS)

WWF initiated the development of an Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS), following priorities defined in the WWF Asia/Pacific Regional St... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 2004

Heart of Borneo Network Initiative - Core Team

Through the Heart of Borneo (HoB) Network Initiative (NI), WWF seeks to help conserve 220,000km2 of inter-connected Bornean rainforest. The focus of t... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Nov 2005

Conservation of Tun Mustapha Marine Park

The waters surrounding Pulau Banggi, Balambangan, and Malawali, including Teluk Marudu and the northeast coast of Sabah, contain significant global bi... » Read more

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WWF Malaysia,
Peninsular Malaysia
Malaysia

T: +60 3 7803 3772
F: +60 3 7803 5157
 
WWF Malaysia,
Sabah
WWF Malaysia Suite 1-6-W11 & 1-7-W11 6th & 7th Floor CPS Tower Centre Point Complex No 1 Jalan Centre Point 88800 Kota Kinabalu Sabah
Malaysia

T: +60 88 262 420
F: +60 88 242 531

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