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International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 COMPILATION OF PRESENTATIONS i International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 COMPILATION OF PRESENTATIONS International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 ii International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 Published 2018 © Sabah Forestry Department Locked Bag No. 68, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/ COMPILATION OF PRESENTATIONS - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE HEART OF BORNEO 2017 24th-25th October 2017, The Magellan Sutera Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Sabah Forestry Department. Printed in Malaysia iii International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 FOREWORD The International Conference on the Heart of Borneo (HoB), with the theme ‘A Decade of Heart of Borneo Initiative: Accomplishments and the Way Forward’ is indeed timely and appropriate. It has been 10 years since the Declaration on the Heart of Borneo Initiative among the three countries, namely Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia in 2007. After a decade of implementation, the HoB Initiative is now the epitome of Sabah’s exemplary achievements in the management and conservation of its old world tropical rainforests, with much effort and contribution from the Sabah Forestry Department. As the custodian of Sabah’s rainforests, the Department ensures that the state’s rich biodiversity is duly safeguarded for the benefit of current and generations to come. Under the HoB Initiative, five major programmes are given due attention, namely: (1) creation of a network of protected areas that is ecologically connected; (2) sustainable management of natural resources; (3) transboundary management initiatives; (4) ecotourism development and (5) capacity building. They are the pillars of the HoB Initiative, and hence, they formed the five sessions of presentations in the 2017 HoB Conference. I believe that it is important to have wide stakeholder participation that adopts an open and broad partnership programme at the local and international level as part of the efforts to institutionalize the conservation and management of our natural ecosystems. This is the 9th HoB International Conference, and all the past conferences have been successfully organized to disseminate and showcase the importance of conservation through the HoB Initiative. My sincere appreciation to the Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests (Forest Sector Planning), Mr Frederick Kugan and the Organizing Committee (as listed on page 6 to 9) for the excellent team work in the planning and execution of the conference. I also thank the Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests (Research & Development), Dr Lee Ying Fah and the rapporteuring team, as well as Nurul Aqidah Ibrahim, Noor Azmizah Andaman and Dr Arthur Y.C. Chung, in preparing this compilation. Thank you! Datuk Sam Mannan Chief Conservator of Forests iv International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword iv 1.0 Conference Programme 1 2.0 Organizing Committee 6 3.0 Speeches 3.1 Welcoming Address by YBhg. Datuk Sam Mannan, 10 Chief Conservator of Forests, Sabah Forestry Department Address by the Right Honourable Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj Aman, 13 3.2 Chief Minister of Sabah 4.0 THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF A DECADE - TRANSBOUNDARY MANAGEMENT Keynote Address by Dato’ Dr. Mikaail Kavanagh [Renewables Plus Sdn. Bhd.] 17 Title: HoB: An Idea that Grew Plenary 1 by Mr. Haji Muhammad Safwan bin Abdullah Bibi [HoB Brunei] 26 Title: Heart of Borneo Corridor Project Plenary 2 by Dr. Prabianto Mukti Wibowo [HoB Indonesia] 30 Title: Heart of Borneo: Transboundary Ecotourism and Nature Protection: Promoting Conditions For Long-Term Sustainability and Prosperity in The Heart of Borneo Plenary 3 by by Ms. Wilhelmina Cluny [Forest Department Sarawak] 34 Title: Transboundary Management within the HoB Landscapes Plenary 4 by Mr. Frederick Kugan [Sabah Forestry Department] 39 Title: HoB Sabah - Providing Platform for Innovative Conservation Initiatives Rapporteur’s Notes 55 5.0 Paper Presentations 5.1 PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT Paper 1 by Dr. Roberta Martin [Carnegie Institution for Science, USA] 58 Title: CAO-Sabah Science Paper 2 by Dr. Jedediah Brodie [University of Montana, USA] 63 Title: Landscape Connectivity, Wildlife Persistence, and Mega-dams in Malaysian Borneo Paper 3 by Dr. Benoit Goossens [Danau Girang Field Centre, Sabah] 68 Title: Conservation and Management of the Endangered Bornean Banteng (Bos javanicus lowi) – A Brief Overview of Findings from the State-wide Survey of Sabah Paper 4 by Dr. David Burslem [University of Aberdeen, UK] 72 Title: Changes in the Expression of Plant Functional Traits in Response to Logging in Tropical Forests Paper 5 by Eleanor Slade & Mr. Miklin Ationg [University of Oxford, UK & Department 76 of Irrigation and Drainage, Sabah] Title: Assessing the Benefits of Riparian Reserves: Developing the Science to Inform Environmental Policy Paper 6 by Dr. Luke Evans [Carnegie Institution for Science, USA] 83 Title: LiDAR and its Utilization in the Maintenance of Bornean Elephant Populations v International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 Paper 7 by Mdm. Anne Lasimbang [PACOS Trust, Sabah] 88 Title: Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas in Sabah Paper 8 by Dr. Sarah Scriven [University of York, UK] 92 Title: Forest Connectivity Benefits of High Conservation Value (HCV) Areas in RSPO Member-held Oil Palm Plantations Paper 9 by Dr. Yeong Kok Loong [SEARRP & University of Sheffield, UK] 97 Title: Impacts of Forest Fragmentation on Dipterocarp Recruitment in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo Rapporteur’s Notes 100 5.2 ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT Paper 10 by Mr. Albert Teo [Borneo Eco Tours] 104 Title: Ecotourism Development: Community Based Tourism in the Heart of Borneo Paper 11 by Mdm. Lynette Ramsay Silver [TYK Adventure Tours] Title: Following the Historic Death March Track: Eco Tourism in the Tawai and Taviu 111 Forest Reserves Paper 12 by Mr. Lee Kian Foh [Green Spider] 123 Title: Importance of Ecosystem Conservation in Ecotourism Development Paper 13 by Prof. Dr. Mohd. Shahwahid Haji Othman [Department of Natural 128 Resources Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)] Title: Willingness of Visitors to Pay for Ecosystem Conservation Paper 14 by Dr. Waidi Sinun [Borneo Refugia Sdn. Bhd.] 133 Title: Selling the Forest through Tourism, the Story of the Kawag Danum Rainforest Lodge Paper 15 by Mr. Neville Yap [Forever Sabah/LEAP] 139 Title: Community Based Ecologically Sustainable Tourism (CBEST) Programme in Sabah Paper 16 by Mr. Djuanis Mogirong - Sabah Homestay Association 143 Title: Homestay Programme – Benefits to the Local Community in Sabah Paper 17 by Mr. Mohd Abu Bakar [Sabah Forestry Department] 151 Title: The Potential of Ecotourism Activities within the Telupid Forest Reserve Complex (TFRC) and its Surrounding Areas Paper 18 by Mr. Mark Louis Benedict [APE Malaysia] 158 Title: A Habitat Restoration Model in the Lower Kinabatangan through Volunteer Management Rapporteur’s Notes 164 5.3 SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Paper 19 by Dr. Robert Ong [Sabah Forestry Department] 168 Title: Forest Landscape Ecosystem Restoration in Sabah Paper 20 by Ms. Cynthia Ong [Forever Sabah] 175 Title: Sabah RSPO Jurisdiction Certification: the Smallholder Challenge Paper 21 by Prof. William F. Laurance [James Cook University, Australia] 183 Title: Roads To Ruin? Optimising Human Needs, Infrastructure and Forest Conservation in Sabah Paper 22 by Ms. Kertijah Abdul Kadir [Nestle Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.] 189 Title: RILEAF Project – Supporting K-COL Riparian Reforestation Paper 23 by Dr. Petra Kretzschmar [Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research 194 /Rhino and Forest Fund] Title: Securing, Restoring and Connecting Habitat for Large Mammals in Sabah, M’sia vi International Conference on the Heart of Borneo 2017 Paper 24 by Dr. Jephte Sompud & Mr. Collin Goh [UMS & KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd.] 200 Title: Wildlife as a Natural Resource in Natural Forest Managed FMU: A Case Study in KTSP Sdn. Bhd., Segaliud Lokan, Sabah Paper 25 by Dr. Dzaeman Dzulkifli [Tropical Rainforest Conservation & Research 204 Centre (TRCRC)] Title: Ex-situ Solutions for Conservation and Sustainable Land Use Strategies Paper 26 by Ms. Rosila Anthony & Ms. Norlina Mohd. Din [EU-REDD+ Project] 210 Title: The Status of the Establishment of Community Conserved Areas (CCAs) under the EU Programme – Tackling Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Community Development Paper 27 by Mr. Jaime Gampawi [Sabah Forestry Department] 223 Title: Watershed Management in Ulu Kalumpang-Wullersdorf Sustainable Forest Management Project Paper 28 by Mr. Christopher A. Matunjau [Sabah Forestry Department] 232 Title: Restoration of Peatland in Sabah – Challenges and the Way Forward Paper 29 by Dr. Joseph Tangah [Sabah Forestry Department] 237 Title: A Decade of Restoration and Rehabilitation of Degraded Mangroves in Sabah Rapporteur’s Notes 245 5.4 CAPACITY BUILDING Paper 30 by Mr. Mahali Yusin [Sabah Forestry Department] 250 Title: Forest Laws and Enforcement in Sabah: Progress and Achievements Paper 31 by Mr. Bernard Valentine [Sabah Forestry Department] 255 Title: The Training at the Sabah Forestry Institute: Achievements and the Way Forward Paper 32 by Dr. Sara H. Williams [University of Montana,