Highlights

• Millions of people around the world rely on medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) and other non-timber forest products for their health and livelihoods. Sea buckthorn is a popular and well-established MAP in India, where it is cultivated by local and tribal communities living in the Himalaya.
• The Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program (GWP) brings together 38 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean to combat illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade, promote wildlife-based economies, and enable human-wildlife coexistence.
• The GWP India SECURE Himalaya project, which was supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as GEF Agency and executed by India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, worked to strengthen value chains for MAPs like sea buckthorn to benefit local communities and conserve snow leopard habitats.

High up in the Himalaya—a mile or more above sea level—lives a star of the plant world: sea buckthorn. The world’s tallest mountain range offers an ideal habitat for this fast-growing, thorny, shrub-like tree covered in yellow and orange berries. Known locally as chharma, sea buckthorn is used in medicine, food, and beauty products. It also plays an important part in the region’s ecosystem.

This year, World Wildlife Day is shining a light on medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) like sea buckthorn and their roles in conserving health, heritage, and livelihoods. Millions of people rely on MAPs and other non-timber forest products for their health and livelihoods. Approximately 50,000–70,000 MAP species are harvested globally as sources of food, medicine, and income.  At the same time, MAPs promote healthy ecosystems by stabilizing soils, strengthening biodiversity, and supporting pollinators.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program (GWP) brings together 38 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean to combat illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade; promote wildlife-based economies, such as those supported by MAPs; and enable human-wildlife coexistence. In India, the GWP India SECURE Himalaya project strengthened value chains for MAPs like sea buckthorn to benefit local communities and conserve biodiversity.

Other GWP projects in Asia have focused on strengthening opportunities for ecotourism and wildlife-based economies. For example, the GWP Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism project (CSLEP) led by the World Bank formed community groups to help promote non-timber forest product value chains for blue mussels and bamboo. 

“By protecting Cambodia’s forests, the CSLEP is safeguarding more than biodiversity—it is preserving the medicinal and aromatic plants that sustain rural health traditions, cultural heritage, and community livelihoods. Conserving these forests means safeguarding the well-being of people and nature together.” —Navy Nop, Natural Resources Management Specialist, The World Bank

Sea Buckthorn Provides Economic and Environmental Benefits

Sea buckthorn is a well-established commercial product in India. Local and tribal communities across the Himalaya cultivate it for food, medicine, and beauty products for themselves and others, selling the plant parts and products in both informal and formal markets. For example, tribal communities in the state of Himachal Pradesh use traditional methods to produce sea buckthorn berry tea, jam, wine, and pickles.

In addition to its economic benefits, sea buckthorn rehabilitates degraded landscapes and slopes. With its ability to thrive in extreme conditions, it can help mitigate disaster and prevent habitat loss across the Indian Himalayan Region.

Sea Buckthorn Removal Threatens People and Wildlife

Despite their many benefits, 9% of MAP species are threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. Overharvesting, habitat loss, climate change, and unregulated or illegal international trade are the main threats to MAPs globally.

Not everyone recognizes the value of sea buckthorn. As demand for it has increased, so too have threats against it. In many areas of the Indian Himalayan Region, sea buckthorn has been removed in favor of other land uses, often resulting in land degradation—putting communities’ health, heritage, and livelihoods at risk along with the environment. It’s not just people who suffer when sea buckthorn is removed; snow leopards and their prey depend on the healthy ecosystems that the plants support.

GWP India Strengthened MAP Value Chains to Benefit Communities and Snow Leopards

The GWP India SECURE Himalaya project was supported by the United Nations Development Programme as GEF Agency and executed by India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change. It aimed to promote the sustainable management of alpine pastures and forests in high-range Himalayan ecosystems to conserve globally significant wildlife, including the endangered snow leopard and its habitat, ensuring sustainable livelihoods and socioeconomic benefits for communities.

To this end, the project worked to strengthen value chains for sea buckthorn and other MAPs so they are beneficial to mountain communities. In particular, the GWP India SECURE Himalaya project trained local collectors and producer groups in sustainable harvesting, basic processing, and quality control of MAPs, and facilitated market linkages so communities can sell MAP products more directly and responsibly.

The project also helped communities cultivate MAPs like sea buckthorn more sustainably. The more than 250 Biodiversity Management Committees supported by the project ensure communities in Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas avoid overharvesting and land degradation, thus protecting their livelihoods as well as snow leopard habitats. 

Highlights

• To conserve habitats, combat wildlife crime, and protect wildlife and landscapes in ways that engage and benefit local communities, it is essential for teams to work together across transboundary landscapes and international wildlife trafficking chains.
• The Global Wildlife Program (GWP), which is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank, recently concluded a series of “twinning” in-person exchanges—a peer-learning exercise that paired projects from six countries to strengthen collaboration to tackle wildlife conservation challenges.
• GWP projects in Bhutan, Chad, Colombia, Panama, South Africa, and Uganda shared knowledge and discussed areas of collaboration to amplify the GWP’s collective impact in protecting wildlife and their habitats.

Wildlife does not recognize national borders—and neither do the threats they face. To conserve habitats, combat wildlife crime, and protect life and landscapes in ways that engage and benefit local communities, it is essential for teams to work together across transboundary landscapes and international wildlife trafficking chains.

The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) recently concluded the inaugural phase of its twinning initiative. The peer-learning exercise paired projects from six countries in three bilateral in-person exchanges to strengthen international collaboration on wildlife conservation.

Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank, the GWP brings together 38 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the largest global wildlife conservation partnerships.

Read how GWP projects in Bhutan, Chad, Colombia, Panama, South Africa, and Uganda shared knowledge, experiences, and solutions to amplify the GWP’s collective impact in protecting flagship species and strengthening local livelihoods.

Protecting Jaguars: Colombia and Panama

Colombia and Panama are both jaguar range states that need to work together to protect and connect remaining jaguar landscapes. Human activities like deforestation, trafficking of jaguar parts, and human-wildlife conflict threaten these emblematic big cats. The GWP project in Panama hosted GWP Colombia in April 2025 to discuss community engagement in jaguar conservation as a pathway to strengthening cross-border collaboration and mitigating human-jaguar conflict.

Representatives from Colombia’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, community leaders, and UNDP met with members of Panama’s Ministry of Environment and the Yaguará Panama Foundation. They discussed lessons learned, best practices, and strategies for jaguar conservation and monitoring, ecological and biocultural connectivity, and more, with a particular focus on the importance of community governance and involving Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women, and youth.

“Just as the jaguar has no borders, we too should not place barriers on our collaboration.” — William Espinosa, Leader, Jaguar Corridor Initiative – Guaviare (Colombia)

The projects agreed to a proposed binational cooperation agreement in which the two countries will consolidate their efforts to conserve jaguars and create a regional network of Indigenous and rural community members to lead jaguar conservation efforts in their territories. With the recent adoption of the first Regional Action Plan for Jaguar Conservation, Colombia and Panama are well-positioned to contribute to the plan’s implementation.

Combating Rhino Poaching and Other Wildlife Crimes: Chad and South Africa

Chad and South Africa’s wildlife are threatened by illegal wildlife trade, with both countries targeted by organized criminal networks and cross-border poaching incursions. Wildlife trafficking jeopardizes species survival and exacerbates underlying issues, including weak governance. Members of the GWP project in Chad traveled to visit GWP South Africa in February 2025 to discuss both projects’ experiences combating wildlife crime.

Representatives from Chad’s Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development and South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment shared insights into their approaches to managing environmental offenses. Discussions covered institutional structures and mandates for dispute resolution, relevant legal frameworks, and practical strategies for addressing challenges such as poaching and human-wildlife conflict around protected areas.

By learning more about South Africa’s legal and policy framework to prevent and combat wildlife crime, the GWP Chad team identified measures that Chad could adopt to strengthen its own framework. In South Africa, the National Integrated Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking, which recognizes wildlife crime as a serious organized crime, outlines the importance of consolidating investigations, improving intelligence gathering, and enhancing provincial, national, and international cooperation to combat wildlife crime. This strategy is underpinned by the enforcement of several provincial and national laws protecting natural resources, as well as the targeted use of organized crime laws on corruption, fraud, and money laundering to prosecute serious offenses.

Conserving Habitats While Supporting Nature-based Tourism: Bhutan and Uganda

Bhutan’s tourism sector is heavily based on cultural heritage and the country is seeking to further develop its nature-based tourism products. Nature-based tourism helps finance protected area systems and can support biodiversity conservation, poverty alleviation, and economic growth. The GWP project in Bhutan visited Uganda in April 2025 to learn about the government’s success developing ecotourism while conserving habitats and managing human-wildlife conflict.

The visit showcased how the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities have partnered to advance sustainable tourism initiatives. Through a revenue-sharing mechanism with local communities, national parks have supported the development of community-managed tourism enterprises and delivered economic benefits to local communities. These efforts have helped promote locally led tourism while contributing to the protection of critical habitats for chimpanzees and gorillas. The trip included meetings with tourism and wildlife authorities and trips to Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks.

“Uganda presented an excellent opportunity to learn from another country with a mature ecotourism sector. By spending this focused time with them, our team was able to take back a number of new ideas that we can directly apply to our work.” — Damcho Rinzin, Director, Bhutan Department of Tourism

GWP Bhutan is using what it learned about Uganda’s conservation history, tourism and business development, and partnerships with local communities—including women and elders—to expand the country’s tourism offerings to nature-based tourism activities like fly fishing and bird watching.

Each pair of twins shared their lessons with the broader GWP community, accelerating knowledge transfer. As the twinning initiative moves into round two, more projects will explore how they can foster collaboration and replicate solutions for wildlife conservation globally.

KUCHING – Tahap kesedaran orang awam terhadap pemuliharaan hidupan liar di negara ini masih ditahap cetek walaupun Malaysia menjadi salah satu negara yang menyertai Global Wildlife Program (GWP).

Pengurus Projek Kebangsaan dan Penasihat Teknikal GWP Malaysia, Norizal Khushairi berkata, sehingga kini masih ramai dalam kalangan masyarakat hanya mengenali spesis Orang Utan tetapi kurang memahami peranan penting dalam mengekalkan keseimbangan ekosistem.

“Saya boleh katakan secara umum, masih perlukan penambahbaikan dari segi kefahaman masyarakat berkait impak dan sumbangan hidupan liar kepada alam sekitar. Contoh kalau Orang Utan ini pupus nanti, ada kesan-kesannya, pada alam sekitar dan masing-masing ada peranan.

“Jadi kita maklum bahawa isu berkaitan biodiversiti seperti hidupan liar kurang mendapat perhatian, oleh itu melalui GWP ini kita cuba utamakan kesedaran di peringkat masyarakat tempatan,” katanya kepada pemberita.

Terdahulu, Kerajaan Sarawak melalui Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) melancarkan Sambutan Hari Orang Utan Sedunia di Pusat Hidupan Liar Semenggoh, di sini, bermula 19 hingga 24 Ogos.

Ia dirasmikan oleh Timbalan Menteri Perancangan Bandar, Pentadbiran Tanah dan Alam Sekitar, Datuk Len Talif Salleh mewakili Premier Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

Tambah beliau, jalinan kerjasama antara GWP Malaysia dan SFC adalah julung kali diadakan bagi membantu mengekalkan populasi Orang Utan liar yang stabil di wilayah itu.

“Projek ini juga menekankan peranan media sebagai saluran utama untuk menyampaikan mesej pemuliharaan kepada masyarakat disamping melibatkan komuniti tempatan melalui inisiatif seperti Community Conservation Area.

“Sebagai contoh, mungkin kita boleh ketengahkan lagi kraf tangan serta tidak langsung aktiviti-aktiviti memulihara spesis itu sendiri (Orang Utan), kerana ada tempat tertentu sekitarnya ada komuniti tempatan,” ujarnya.

Norizal berharap lawatan media ke Pusat Hidupan Liar Semenggoh mampu menjadi langkah awal untuk mendekatkan mesej pemuliharaan kepada orang ramai.

“Ketika ini GWP menfokuskan Orang Utan di Sarawak, Bornean Banteng atau Tembadau Borneo di Sabah manakala Harimau Malaya di Semenanjung dan yang pastinya GWP mempunyai perancangan masa hadapan untuk pemuliharaan hidupan liar lain,” jelasnya.

Kerjasama GWP Malaysia dan SFC pada 2025 memperuntukkan sebanyak AS$479,463 atau kira-kira RM2 juta bagi pelaksanaan pemuliharaan di Sarawak. – MalaysiaGazette

https://malaysiagazette.com/2025/08/20/pemuliharaan-hidupan-liar-kurang-perhatian-gwp-malaysia-gesa-libat-komuniti-tempatan/

Kuala Lumpur: Modus operandi sindiket jenayah hidupan liar di Malaysia semakin canggih dan sukar dikesan apabila mereka mula menggunakan teknologi terkini seperti dron bagi memantau pergerakan penguat kuasa dan menjalankan aktiviti secara senyap.

Selain itu, sindiket terbabit turut dikesan menggunakan senjata moden dan platform digital termasuk laman web gelap (dark web) untuk menyembunyikan transaksi haram bagi mengaburi pihak berkuasa.

Mendedahkan perkara itu, Biro Jenayah Hidupan Liar/Perisikan Siasatan Khas (WCB/PSK) Jabatan Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan Ketenteraman Awam (JKDNKA) Bukit Aman berkata, kegiatan itu dikesan terus berlaku walaupun pelbagai tindakan bersepadu dilaksanakan sejak beberapa tahun lalu.

“Walaupun banyak operasi sudah dilaksanakan, jenayah ini kekal menjadi cabaran besar kerana ia membabitkan sindiket terancang yang beroperasi secara rahsia dan merentasi sempadan,” katanya kepada Harian Metro.

Menurutnya, antara kaedah yang dikesan ialah penjualan spesies hidupan liar dilindungi melalui media sosial seperti Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp dan Telegram, dengan menggunakan istilah terselindung seperti ‘barang rare’ atau ‘special item’ bagi mengelak dikesan.

“Transaksi pula biasanya dibuat menggunakan akaun keldai supaya jejak kewangan tidak dapat dikesan. Ini menyukarkan proses siasatan kerana suspek sebenar sukar dikenal pasti.

“Sindiket juga menyembunyikan hidupan liar seperti telur penyu, sisik tenggiling dan haiwan eksotik lain dalam bungkusan kurier yang diisytihar sebagai barang biasa,” katanya.

Menurutnya, rampasan terbesar yang pernah direkodkan setakat ini membabitkan kulit harimau Malaya lengkap yang dijadikan trofi hiasan dengan nilai dianggarkan kira-kira RM100,000.

“Kulit harimau dan terbitan lain seperti sisik tenggiling, gading gajah serta haiwan eksotik sangat tinggi nilainya di pasaran gelap luar negara.

“Permintaan dari negara tertentu bagi tujuan perubatan tradisional, hiasan mewah dan simbol status menjadikan Malaysia sebagai lokasi sasaran bagi pemburuan dan transit penyeludupan,” katanya.

Menurut biro terbabit, jenayah itu turut didorong oleh faktor kemiskinan dalam kalangan penduduk tempatan yang menjadikan pemburuan haram sebagai sumber pendapatan.

“Kurangnya kesedaran tentang pemuliharaan spesies turut menyumbang kepada pembabitkan mereka dalam kegiatan ini.

“Selain kawasan hutan yang luas dan terpencil menyukarkan kawalan kerana kekurangan anggota, peralatan serta dana untuk melakukan rondaan secara berkesan.

“Situasi ini digunakan sepenuhnya oleh sindiket yang bergerak dalam kumpulan kecil dan mengenal pasti kawasan panas berdasarkan kelemahan kawalan,” katanya.

Menurut biro itu, pindaan undang-undang dilakukan termasuk memperkenalkan hukuman lebih berat, namun pelaksanaannya masih berdepan kekangan dari segi keberkesanan penguatkuasaan.

“Jika tindakan tidak konsisten dan tiada elemen pencegahan menyeluruh, penjenayah tidak akan gentar dengan hukuman sedia ada,” katanya.

Menurutnya, sehingga kini tiada ancaman secara langsung diterima oleh anggota biro berkenaan ketika operasi namun risiko tetap ada kerana pemburu haram dipercayai memiliki senjata api.

“Setiap operasi dirancang dengan teliti dan keselamatan anggota menjadi keutamaan.

“Antara usaha yang dijalankan termasuklah Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah bersama Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (Perhilitan), Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM), Sabah Wildlife dan Sarawak Forestry yang memfokuskan pembanterasan pemburuan serta perdagangan hidupan liar dilindungi,” katanya.

Menurut biro itu, KDNKA turut menguatkuasakan Akta Pemuliharaan Hidupan Liar 2010 (Akta 716) serta Akta Perdagangan Antarabangsa Spesies Terancam (CITES) terhadap mana-mana pihak yang memiliki produk hidupan liar tanpa permit.

“Premis makanan eksotik, pasar gelap dan restoran disyaki menjadi lokasi simpanan serta penjualan haiwan dilindungi turut diberi tumpuan.

“Agensi penguat kuasa juga bekerjasama dengan Polis Antarabangsa (Interpol) dan agensi luar negara untuk menjejak sindiket antarabangsa berdasarkan maklumat risikan,” katanya.

Kata biro berkenaan, kempen kesedaran awam dilaksanakan menerusi media sosial, termasuk akaun TikTok rasmi WCB/PSK bagi mendidik orang ramai dan menggalakkan laporan terhadap aktiviti mencurigakan.

“Masyarakat boleh menyalurkan maklumat kepada hotline PDRM atau Perhilitan untuk tindakan lanjut.

“Tiada kompromi terhadap penjenayah atau sindiket penyeludupan tidak akan diberi toleransi dan mereka membabitkan boleh disiasat mengikut Akta Pemuliharaan Hidupan Liar 2010, Amla dan Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia jika mempromosikan penjualan secara terbuka di media sosial,” katanya.

Menurut biro terbabit, kerajaan sudah memperketat hukuman termasuk penjara hingga 15 tahun dan denda maksimum RM1 juta bagi kesalahan serius berkaitan hidupan liar.

“Terkini, WCB/PSK mencadangkan penubuhan Operasi Bersepadu Intra/Inter Agensi di bawah satu kepimpinan bersama bagi menyelaras penguatkuasaan secara menyeluruh.

“Dengan pendekatan ini, semua agensi akan bergerak serentak dan tiada ruang untuk manipulasi atau salah guna kuasa kerana setiap tindakan dipantau secara ‘semak dan imbang’,” katanya.

https://www.hmetro.com.my/utama/2025/07/1235856/intip-penguat-kuasa-guna-dron?source=widget

KOTA KINABALU: More efforts must be taken to protect Sabah’s critically endangered banteng (wild buffalo) with illegal hunting and snare traps continuing to be major threats.

The state Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Seri Christina Liew said though collaborative efforts were being made to protect the estimated 325 remaining bantengs, the threat remains.

“We must continue to work harder together to protect the bantengs,” she said at Sabah’s first Banteng Day Celebration in Tungku Lahad Datu.

The ministry’s Deputy Permanent Secretary Mary Malangking delivered her speech in the Aug 9 event.

During her speech, Liew announced Sabah’s participation in the Global Wildlife Program Malaysia and reaffirmed the state government’s commitment through initiatives such as habitat restoration, population monitoring, and enforcement operations.

Led by the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with USD$1.5mil (RM6.34mil) from 2025 to 2028, the project focuses on conserving the banteng and its habitat in the Greater Maliau Basin.

It will include regular population monitoring, enhanced patrol and remote sensing capabilities, and community-based conservation and sustainable livelihood programmes in the Greater Maliau Basin–Sapulut area.

A new vision for urban living

The Ministry also expressed its intention to nominate Banteng Day to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for international recognition, with this year’s celebration laying the groundwork for that effort.

Sabah Wildlife Department Director Mohd Soffian Abu Bakar said the banteng is a lesser known but ecologically vital species, and raising public awareness about its conservation was crucial.

He expressed appreciation to all parties involved, especially WWF-Malaysia, the Lahad Datu and Tungku District Offices, and the many contributors who ensured the success of the celebration.

Head of Conservation for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia (Sabah) Dr Robecca Jumin said the Bornean banteng is a symbol of Sabah’s rich biodiversity, and its protection requires strong collaboration between government, communities, and conservation partners.

During the event, a wide range of stakeholders including government agencies, local communities, conservation partners, and sponsors, were brought together in a united effort to protect the critically endangered Bornean banteng (Bos javanicus lowi).

A key moment of the event was the launch of two important conservation documents – the Mid-Term Review of the Sabah Banteng Conservation Action Plan and a research and monitoring manual titled ‘Identification, Age Classification and Profiling Methods’.

The mid-term review offers updated guidance to enhance conservation strategies and address emerging threats to the species while the manual provides essential tools for field monitoring and species profiling, supporting more effective data collection and analysis in the wild.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/08/12/amp-up-efforts-to-protect-sabah039s-critically-endangered-banteng-says-liew

KUCHING  – Kerajaan Sarawak melalui Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) menerima peruntukan sebanyak AS$479,463 atau kira-kira RM2 juta daripada Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Malaysia bersempena Hari Orang Utan Sedunia 2025.

Timbalan Menteri Perancangan Bandar, Pentadbiran Tanah dan Alam Sekitar Sarawak, Datuk Len Talif Salleh berkata, ia bagi menyokong usaha SFC dalam kawalan sempadan, perlindungan habitat serta strategi pemuliharaan yang inklusif bersama komuniti.

Tambahnya, langkah itu membuktikan komitmen jangka panjang SFC dalam melindungi orang utan Borneo (Pongo pygmaeus) serta memelihara biodiversiti negeri.

“Dengan peruntukan yang diperoleh ini pelbagai inisiatif penambaikan telah dirancang bersama Kerajaan Negeri dan Kerajaan Pusat seperti memperluaskan fasiliti serta keselamatan pengunjung ke sini.

“Kita juga menyasarkan lebih sejuta hektar kawasan untuk Kawasan Perlindungan Sepenuhnya (TPA), dan ketika ini sebanyak 234,335 hektar telah dikhaskan bagi pemuliharaan orang utan, iaitu hampir suku daripada keseluruhan sasaran.

“Kawasan utama termasuk Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary & Extension, Taman Negara Batang Ai, Taman Negara Sedilu, Taman Negara Ulu Sebuyau, dan Taman Negara Gunung Lesong.

“Kawasan ini juga menyediakan habitat penting kepada hampir 2,000 ekor orang utan liar, dengan 95 peratus daripadanya berada di Lanjak Entimau dan Batang Ai,” katanya dalam sidang media di sini pada Selasa.

Terdahulu, beliau mewakili Premier Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, merasmikan pelancaran Sambutan Hari Orang Utan Sedunia di Pusat Hidupan Liar Semenggoh, di sini, yang bermula 19 hingga 24 Ogos.

Mengulas lanjut katanya, selain perlindungan habitat, SFC turut mengurus Pusat Hidupan Liar Semenggoh dan Pusat Hidupan Liar Matang, yang kini menempatkan 48 ekor orang utan di bawah jagaan.

“Sejak 2007, sebanyak lima ekor anak orang utan kita telah berjaya melepaskan semula ke habitat liar.

“Orang utan ialah simbol warisan semula jadi Sarawak. Kelangsungan hidupnya bergantung kepada usaha kolektif daripada dasar kerajaan, penyelidikan saintifik hingga kepada dedikasi komuniti tempatan,” ujarnya.

GWP adalah kerjasama antarabangsa besar yang menyokong usaha negara menangani perdagangan hidupan liar haram, konflik manusia dengan hidupan liar, serta risiko penularan zoonotik yang dibiayai oleh Kemudahan Alam Sekitar Global dan diterajui Bank Dunia. – MalaysiaGazette

https://malaysiagazette.com/2025/08/20/sfc-terima-peruntukkan-rm2-juta-perkukuh-usaha-pemuliharaan-orang-utan/