MALIAU BASIN CONSERVATION AREA SABAH, MALAYSIA STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN 2014 – 2023 MALIAU BASIN CONSERVATION AREA SABAH, MALAYSIA STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN 2014 - 2023 May 2014 Copyright © 2014 Yayasan Sabah Group All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. All photographs are of Yayasan Sabah Group except where those due credits are given. Citation : Yayasan Sabah (2014). Maliau Basin Conservation Area: Strategic Management Plan 2014-2023. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: Yayasan Sabah Group. ISBN 978-983-3987-49-8 Published by : Conservation and Environmental Management Division (CEMD), Yayasan Sabah Group, 12th Floor, Menara Tun Mustapha, P.O.Box 11622, Likas Bay, 88817 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Tel : (6)088 - 326 321 Fax : (6)088 - 432 192 Email : [email protected] Webpage : http://www.maliaubasin.org LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................. v LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF BOXES ................................................................................................................................ vii LIST OF PICTURES ........................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................... ix LIST OF APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................... xi Acknowledgement ....................................................................................................................... xii Foreword by YAB Chief Minister of Sabah ................................................................................. xiii Preface by Chairman, MBMC ..................................................................................................... xiv Message by Director, Yayasan Sabah ....................................................................................... xv Message from Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation ................................................................. xvi Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... xvii Ringkasan Eksekutif ..................................................................................................................... xxi CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1 1.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Background ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1. Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 2 1.3. Historical Development of Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA) .................... 3 1.4. Forestry in Sabah ........................................................................................................... 6 1.5. Purpose of Review ......................................................................................................... 7 1.6. Objectives of the Strategic Management Plan 2014-2023 .................................... 10 1.7. Methodology ............................................................................................................... 10 1.7.1. Processes ............................................................................................................... 11 1.7.2. Scope of Work ...................................................................................................... 13 1.7.3. MBCA Study Area ................................................................................................ 14 1.7.4. Outputs .................................................................................................................. 14 1.8. Organisation of the Plan ............................................................................................. 14 1.8.1. Part A – Current Scenario .................................................................................... 14 1.8.2. Part B – The Way Forward .................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 2 THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN 2003-2012 ................................ 16 2.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 16 2.2. The Document ............................................................................................................. 16 2.3. Programme .................................................................................................................. 16 2.4. Activities ....................................................................................................................... 17 2.4.1. Development and Infrastructure ....................................................................... 17 2.4.2. Human Resource Development and Training .................................................. 21 2.4.3. Public Awareness and Environmental Education ............................................ 21 2.4.4. Research and Environmental Monitoring ......................................................... 22 2.4.5. Buffer Zone Management Planning .................................................................. 23 2.4.6. Tourism within Conservation Area ...................................................................... 24 2.4.7. Sustainable Financing ......................................................................................... 25 2.4.8. Planning and Reporting ...................................................................................... 27 2.4.9. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................... 27 i 2.5. Gaps and Current Activities ....................................................................................... 27 2.5.1. Overall Performance ........................................................................................... 27 2.5.2. Gaps that need to be addressed ...................................................................... 28 2.6. Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 29 CHAPTER 3 MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................... 30 3.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 30 3.2. International ................................................................................................................. 30 3.2.1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ......................................................... 30 3.2.2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ..... 31 3.2.3. World Heritage ..................................................................................................... 32 3.2.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ................................... 33 3.3. National ........................................................................................................................ 34 3.3.1. National Biodiversity Policy (1998) ...................................................................... 35 3.3.2. National Environmental Policy (2002) ................................................................ 36 3.3.3. National Biotechnology Policy (2005) ............................................................... 36 3.3.4. National Green Technology Policy (2009) ........................................................ 37 3.3.5. National Policy on Climate Change (2009) ...................................................... 38 3.3.6. National Water Resources Policy (2012) ........................................................... 41 3.4. State .............................................................................................................................. 42 3.4.1. Halatuju ................................................................................................................. 42 3.4.2. Sabah Land Utilisation Policy (SLUP) .................................................................. 42 3.5. Others ........................................................................................................................... 43 3.5.1. Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) ................................................................. 43 3.5.2. Heart of Borneo (HoB) Initiative .......................................................................... 45 CHAPTER 4 LEGISLATIVE, POLICY AND PLANNING FRAMEWORK ......................... 48 4.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 48 4.2. Legislation – Protective Designation ......................................................................... 48