PETRONAS and Yayasan Sabah reached out to the communities around Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) in Tongod in the heart of Sabah, in a briefing session, aimed at creating awareness on the effort to conserve the state’s pristine heritage. Some 140 residents from 10 villages in Mukim Pinangah attended the session on 5 February. The […]

One of the programmes under the Yayasan Sabah-Petronas Imbak Canyon Conservation Partnership is engagement with villagers living in the surrounding area of Imbak Canyon. On February 5, 2014, engagement will be with the people of Mukim Pinangah.  The venue for the event is SMK Pinangah.  In 2012, Yayasan Sabah and Petronas organized similar programme in […]

The year 2009 marked an important milestone in the history of Imbak Canyon Conservation Area! This was the year that Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Malaysia’s National Oil and Gas Company generously approved sponsorship amounting to RM6 million for the development of Imbak Canyon as one of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. The sponsorship by Petronas […]

The Imbak Steering Committee held its 9th Meeting on 18 July, 2013 at Petronas Twin Tower, KLCC. During the meeting, Yayasan Sabah (Conservation & Environmental Management Division) updated the committee members on the progress of implemention of the various programmes, namely environmental education, public awareness, community outreach, research, ethno-forestry study/documentation, capacity building and preliminary works […]

An Imbak Canyon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was established to advise on the preparation of the Imbak Canyon Conservation Area Management Plan and to make policy recommendations to the Imbak Canyon Management Committee (ICMC). Members comprise the following: Mr. Frederick Kugan, Deputy Director, Sabah Forestry Department (Chairman) Dr. Robert Ong, Sabah Forestry Department Dr. Jamili […]