Global Precedents in Transboundary Conservation Lessons for the Mekong region? Presented by Stuart Chapman- WWF Greater Mekong Programme 1900 1985 Borneo forest cover 1950 2000 2005 HEART OF BORNEO Main Protected Areas 17 16 1. Batang Ai National Park 2. Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary 15 3. Betung Kerihun National Park Kota Kinabalu 18 4. Apan Entulu (Proposed) 14 5. Balleh (Proposed) SABAH 6. Danum Linau (Proposed) 12 13 7. Apad Runan(Proposed) (MALAYSIA) 8. Pulong Tau National Park 11 9. Ulu Belait Protection Forest Reserve Bandar Seri Begawan 10. Gunung Mulu National Park 10 BRUNEI 11. Gunung Buda National Park DARUSSALAM 12. Ulu Temburong National Park 9 19 13. Maligan Virgin Jungle Reserve 14. Crocker Range Park 15. Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (Proposed) 16. Kinabalu Park 8 Proposed Scope of 17. Maliau Basin Conservation Area Heart of Borneo 18. Danum Valley Conservation Area 7 International Boundary 19. Sebuku Sembakung (Proposed) SARAWAK Elevation (Meter) 20. Kayan Mentarang National Park (MALAYSIA) 0 - 50 6 51 - 100 21. Gunung Muller National Park (Proposed) 6 101 - 500 22. Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park 501 - 1000 1001 - 1500 23. Danau Sentarum National Park 1501 - 2000 3 2001 - 2500 5 2501 - 3000 2 3001 - 3500 4 3501 - 4000 4001 - 4500 1 20 4501 - 5000 Kuching Pontianak 21 KALIMANTAN 23 (INDONESIA) 22 AA globalglobal precedent:precedent: TheThe YaoundYaoundéé SummitSummit--19991999 Heads of State meeting resulted in the Yaoundé Declaration: 5 governments created trans-border protected areas covering 28,000 sq km COMIFAC Treaty was signed five years later Create a platform One of only two places on earth where rhinos, elephants and orangutans co-exist Knowledge Exchange 14 out of 20 of Borneo’s major rivers originate in the Heart of Borneo Challenges Proposed Plantation Heart of Borneo Current Protected Areas Proposed Protected Areas Kalimantan, Indonesia • What regulatory framework is under process to establish BCI site? River of Giants TonleTonle SapSap MekongMekong SouthSouth ChinaChina SeaSea Crossroads: Conservation and Development in the Mekong Region • A Transboundary Agreement for conservation and sustainable development in the Mekong Region ?.