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This report outlines initiatives to strengthen wildlife conservation and tiger habitat development in Malaysia, including law enforcement, ecological corridors, and community engagement. Key projects and funding sources are highlighted for implementation.
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REPORT BY MALAYSIA GTRP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2013-14 BANGKOK, THAILAND 10 MARCH 2013
AGENDA 1: STRENGTHEN FRONTLINERS • The new Wildlife Conservation Act enforced in 2011 • Poaching of tiger: max US$166,000 and 5 years imprisonment • MIST based enforcement being implemented at Taman Negara NP and Endau Rompin NP by DWNP with the assistance of WCS, WWF & MYCAT • MIST based patrol and 1NRE interagency patrols to be expanded at 3 priority tiger habitats in 2014-15 • Additional staffing for DWNP in 2014 for law enforcement and Tiger Unit
AGENDA 2: CONSERVE TIGER HABITAT DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS South China Sea Straits of Malacca • Tiger habitats mainstreamed into national spatial plan – Central Forest Spine (CFS) • Protecting priority tiger habitats • Linking the priority tiger habitats • with rest of the tiger landscape • Developing 2 ecological corridors with 4 wildlife viaducts for safe movement of wildlife including tigers in 2014-15
DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS • 2ND ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR • 3 Wildlife Viaducts being built • Linking Taman Negara NP with western forest complex • Cost: US$28 million • Implementation 2012- 2014 2 TITIWANGSA TAMAN NEGARA
DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS • 3RD ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR • 1 Wildlife Viaduct being designed • Linking Belum State Park with southern forest complex • 19 Feb 2013: CFS Perak State Conference – State Government announced the designation of 20,000ha along highway as corridor • Monitoring of tiger and wildlife by DWNP & WWFM • Habitat enrichment by Forestry Department • Integrated Enforcement • Cost: US$18 million by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) Malaysia • Implementation: 2013-15 3
INCORPORATING SGI FEATURES AT BELUM • Minimum specification of wildlife viaducts • Length : 60m and height: 8m • Near existing wildlife crossings • Habitat enrichment needed Minimum Height- 8 meters Viaduct Column Ground level 30 meters 30 meters • Feb 2013: Engineering design presented • Late 2013: Construction starts
AGENDA 3: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT • 2013: about 100 locals will be trained as licensed nature guides for parks • Funding: US$70,000 from the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia AGENDA 4: COLLABORATION AMONG TRCs • Belum State Park in Malaysia and Hala Bala PA in Thailand has been identified as trans-boundary PA • To be strengthened under the GEF funded PA Project in 2013-14 AGENDA 6: ACCELERATE FUNDING • Government: US$45 million for Ecological corridor; US$1.5 million for tiger survey at Taman Negara NP • UNDP GEF Funding for PA US5.6 million 2013-2019; for CFS US$9.6 million and expected to commence in 2014 • WWF-M and WCS-M sourcing funding for national tiger survey in 2014-15