WCC 2020 Res 040 - Activity Report

A joint conservation exercise in protected-areas, with the Silviculture and Forest Biodiversity Conservation Division of the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM). We conducted relevant knowledge development and training for FDPM staffs on the diversity, ecological and conservation aspects related to the highly threatened orchids species in Peninsular Malaysia.

To further our conservation ambitions and fulfil our role as a member of the IUCN SSC, we formed a partnership with the Silviculture and Forest Biodiversity Conservation Division of the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia. This body is a national representative on the CITES Plant Committee, which works to highlight threatened species and ensure they are legally protected under the National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313) or the International and Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 (Act 686), and also duly included in CITES Appendix 1 or 2. Our partnership seeks to raise awareness and prevent extinction of near-threatened and threatened species.