Sunday, May 6, 2012

Sabah’s rainforests to be source for seed bank project



SANDAKAN: The Malaysian Landscape Association has chosen Sabah’s rainforests as the source for its seed bank project.
The association’s corporate communications executive Siti Hafizah Mohd Zahrom said this was in view of the state’s rich biodiversity.
She said the association would seek the cooperation of the state government through the state forestry department and Sabah Foundation.
“The project is important for the conservation of the country’s forests and the seeds for research in future,” she said when met during the association’s visit to the forestry department, here yesterday.
The association, led by its president Tun Jeanne Abdullah who was accompanied by her husband and former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, also visited the Mangrove Discovery Centre which is being monitored by the Forestry Department at Sepilok Laut near here.
Siti Hafizah said the seed bank project was an idea they adopted from the millennium seed bank project based in Europe. — Bernama

8 comments:

Anak Sabah said...

Adalah satu kebanggaan kepada rakyat Sabah kerana perhutanan tropika dipilih untuk mendapatkan sampel benih. Memang Sabah kaya dengan biodiversiti yang berbeza.

Anak Sabah said...

Pengajian sampel benih-benih ini adalah penting untuk masa depan kita semua. Semoga mereka yang terlibat dalam program ini akan berusaha membuat pengajian terhadap benih yang dikumpulkan.

Green Sabah said...

Sabah has one of the richest biodiversities in the world with an area of 59 per cent covered by forests, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) chief representative in Malaysia. There is no wonder why Sabah rainforest was chosen to be the source of seed bank project.

Green Sabah said...

Hope that the Malaysian Landscape Association will be able to do a wide research on the various seeds collected in our rainforests.

mantera said...

Sabah mmg kaya dgn alam semulajadinya yang cantik, hutannya mempunyai pelbagai flora dan fauna. projek ini pasti dpt memastikan hutan di Sabah dpt terpelihara.

Green Sabah said...

Sabah does indeed have a wide range of flora and fauna, however some species are becoming threatened due to rapid development. We hoped this study on seeds will help biodiversity conservation.

http://sabah-go-green.blogspot.com/2011/12/sabah-has-one-of-richest-biodiversities.html

Hamdan Hadillah said...

Sangat indah pemandangan di Negeri Sabah. Pelbagai suasana kita dapat rasakan bila berada di Sabah. Jadi jom datang Sabah.

Azroy said...

I'm sure that the Sabah state forestry department and Sabah Foundation have no problem to cooperate with The Malaysian Landscape Association to ensure that this project succeeded in achieving its objectives..

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