PERJODIC REPORTING EXERCISE ON THE APPLICATION OF THE WORLD HEIRITAGE CONVENTION - . SECTION I1 State of Conservation of specific World Heritage properties State Party: Sabah, Malaysia Property Name: Kinabalu Park 11.1. Introduction Country: MALAYSIA; State Party: Sabah Name of World Heritage property: Kinabalu Park Centre point: N6.150228; El 16 640733 North-west comer: N6.495262; El 16.578917 South-east comer: N6.041946, El 16.702604 Date of Inscription: 2 December 2000 Organisation(s) or entity(ies) responsible for the preparation of this i-eport Person responsible: Paul Basintal Address: c/o The Board of Trustees of the Sabah Parks Lot 1-3, B,lock K:, Sinsuran Complex 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MALAYSIA Tel.: 60-88-21 1881 or 60-88-212273 Fax.: 60-88-221 001 E-mail: [email protected] . Date of preparation of the report: 27 December 2002 Signature on behalf of the State Party Signature:- . A-. Name: Datuk Monica Chia Mui Foong Function: Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Science and Technology, State of Sabah, MALAYSlA 11.2. Statement of Significance At the time of inscribing a property on the World Heritagc List, the World Heritage Committee indicates its outstanding universal value(s), or World Heritage values(s), by deciding on the criteria for which the property desenrcd to be included on the World Heritage List. Circle the criteria retained for inscription: Cultural criteria: i - ii - iii - v - vi Natural criteria: i 4& iii -@ Were ncw criteria added by re-nominating and/or extending the property after the original inscription? 'YES@ If YES,please explain: Please quote observat.ions concerning the property made by the Advisory Elody(ies) during the evaluation ofthe nomination: "Kinabalu Park sets a high standardfirprotected area management in South-east 4sia. Although much ofthe lowland andforest of the region has been tran~formedto 7ther uses and the Park is becoming an island in a sea ofagriculture andjbrestry development, it is shN in a good state of conservation. fie onlypotential threats velare to adjacent land tenure and continued agriculturalpressures around the bundary ofthe park. " Quote the decisions and observations /recommendations, ifappropriate, made by the World Heritage Committee at the time ofinscription and extec-ion (ifappl~cable): "The Bureau reconmended to the Committee that Kinabalir National Park be inscribed on the World Heritage List under natural criteria (ii) and (iv). Tile site has diverse biota and high endemism. fie altitudinaland climatic gradient fmm tropical hest to a[pine conditions combine with precipitous topography, diverse geology mdfrequent climatic oscillations to provide conditions idealfor the develooment of vew species. The Park contains high biodiversity with representatives fmm more !ban halfthe families ~faNjloweringplants. The ma~orityofBorneo 's nza~malr, birds, amphibians and invertebrates (manj~threatened and vulnerable) occur in the Park The Bureau encouraged the State Party to minimize impacts on the Park, as described by the IUCATevaluation by carefilly regulating activities in proximity ro its borders. " Identify the actions taken as follow-up to these observations andlor decisions: Regular patrol ofpark boundary, establishment of an Enforcement Unit at Head Oflice, and establish a close communication with the Foreshy Department. 113. continued Please propose a statement of sig~~ificmccby providing a description of the World Heritage valuc(s) for which lhe properly was inscribed on the World Hcritsge List. This description shou~ldreflect the criterion (criteria on the basis of which he Cornmince inscribed the property on the World Heritage List and should also detail what propetty represents, what makes it outstanding, what specific values ,Ire that distinguish the prope~syas well as what its relationship with its setting is, etc.: Kinabalu Park possess excellent example oifloral divcrsily, containing as many as 5,000 - 6,000 species (Bearnen & Beamcn, 1998), and indicates a high degree of endemism. The extent of Kinabalu Park covers elevation from 152 meters uound the upper eastern boundary at Marak Parak to 4,095 meters at the summit of Alount Kinabalu which provides an outstanding scenic beauty. For the extension of a property or the inclusion of additional criteria a re-submission of the property may bc considered. This might be regarded as necessary in order to recognize cultural values of a natural World Heritage property, or vise-versa, become desirable following the substantive revision of the criteria by the World Helitage Committee or due to better identification or knowledge of specific outstanding universal values of the: property. Should a re-nomination of the property be If YES, please explain.: Are the borders of the World Heritage property and its baer zone (still) ad:quate to cnsure the protection and conservation of the property's World heritage vahres: wo . IfNO, please explain why not, and indicate what ch&es should be made to the boundaries of the property and/ or its buffer zone (please indicate these changes also on a map to be attached to this report): Is the State Party actively consideriu~ga revision of thc property boundarics or the buffcr zone? YES I@ If YES, indicate what is being done to that end: 11.3. Statement of authenticity 1 integrity Have the World Heritage values identified above been maintained s nce the property's inscription? @NO If NO, please describe thc changes and name the causes: What was the evaluation of the authenticity I integrity of the property at the time of inscription? (Please quote from the ICOMOS 1 IUCN evaluation): 4. Integrity 4.1 Boundaries: Tne boundaries of Kinabalu Park enconpass the main biilk of the mountain including the naturai'[yfore.rtedslopes. The site thus incorporates the nc.tura1 diversify and habitats that constitute Kinabalu's key natural heritage values. Settlement and logging occurs right up to tlie boundary in manyplaces but the park's limits are 1:learb marked and regularly patrolled. There is no provision for buffer zonei and it would he beneficial for the Sabah State Government to carefilly regulate development in key strategic locations oulside the park where it still has control. Two modijications to boundaries have resulied in losses to miegriw of Kinabalu Park In 1970, 3,555ha were excised to allow a copper deposit m be mined. This mine is now work out but evidence rrmoins. In 1984, a large area offorest was excised to tuild a goIfcourse, housing development and dairy firm in Pinosuk area. SEveral importantp!ant localities were destroyed and much ,brest lost. Although compensation for 1hi.r loss ofporkland was made, the losses at Pinosuk were signijcanl. While these pats reductions in size were rinfirtunate, the nmajority of the kej, nntural values remain. 4.2 Legislation (Please refer to addendum) 11.3. continued -- --- Have there been changes in he au!heoticity /integrity since insxiption? -a If YES, plcase describe the changes to thc authenticity 1 integrity and namc: the main causes? Arc there (Curihcr) changcs foreseeable to the authenticih' / inteeritv of the uroocrtv in the near future? If YES, please explain and indicate how these changes might affect thc World Heritage values of the property: 11.4. Management How could the arrangements for the protect~onand the management of the properiy best be dcfmcd (more than one indication possible)? Legal ( x ) Contractual ( ) Traditional ( ) 11.4. continired Please describe and assess the inlplementation and effectivcncss of these arrangements for the preservation of the valucs described under iten1 I1 2 at the nationzl, provincial andlor municipal level: At municipal level, regular patrol by rangers at the easily accessible boundary ofthe park is being carried out. Rangers' out-post had been established on two loc~tionson the north- western and north-eastern side of the park. In terms of effectiveness, thir; arrangement could be considcred as partial effcclive. Lack of tnanpowcr to patrol the entirc: park area hampcrs this arrangement. In general terms, can this legislative, contractual andh traditional protection b@;;~d sufficient? Please explain: Presently, the cnforcicment of the Parks Enactment, 1984 is sufieient in controlling activities detrimental to the Park. Provide a list and summaries of laws and regulations concerning cultural and natural properties protection and management (including extracts of relevant articles from the Constitution, Crimin,sl Law. LawRegulations on Land-use, Environmenl Law and Forestry Law, amongst others). Please also attach any documentation availabl~:conceming these points: 1. Parks Enactment, 1984: An Enactment to repeal and reenact the law relating to the provision and control of National Parks and National Reserves in Sabah and to provide for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith so as 16 hake better pr'svisions respecting the constitution, administration, procedure, functions and fmances of Parlc;. 11.4. continued Describe the administrative and management arrangmcnts that are in plm for the property concemcd, ma!+ special mention of the institutions and organmtions that have management authority over the property as well as of ihe arrangements that are in place for the coordination of their actions: Thc Board of Trustees of the Sabah Parks had allocated a total of 99 staff of various ategorics to manage the Park. Twenty (20) of the staff, i.e , Park Vl'ardcn, Asst. Park Wardens and Park Rangcrs have the power to enforce the Parks Eractmcnt, 1984. In addition, Sabah Parks had also allocated 29 research staff to cany out various research programs in the Park. Please indicate under which level of authority the property is managed: Property ( x) Regional ( ) National ( ) Other (please dcscibe): Please provide the Full name, address and phonelfade-mail of the i:ntity(ies) directly responsible for the management (conservation, preservation, visitor management) of the property: Abdul Wahab Siman, Park Warden, Kinabalu Park. Ranau c/o The Board of Trustees of the Sabah Parks P.O.Box 10626,88806 Kota Kiabalu, Sabah, MALAYSIA Tel.