Purpose of Collaboration
To explore the potential of sustainable development efforts in Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA).
Scope of the Collaboration
To achieve the purpose mentioned above, Yayasan Sabah Group and Yayasan PETRONAS have
determined the following areas that may be mutually beneficial to both parties :
* To explore the safeguarding and conservation of the ICCA’s core zone and its buffer zones as
Protected Area.
* To explore the potential to increase carbon sink through forest rehabilitation.
* To explore the research and development potentials of the ICCA biological diversity and promote
sustainable usage, whilst safeguarding its natural resources.
* To promote the Imbak Canyon Studies Centre (ICSC) as a training and education centre in
conservation, natural history, ecology, forestry and related sciences in support of the ICCA Strategic
Management Plan.
* To explore on the enhancement of the local communities’ capability to achieve sustainable
livelihood and instill sustainable practices based on their surrounding environment; and
* To explore on the potential collaboration with relevant stakeholders to promote sustainable
development programmes.
Yayasan Sabah’s collaborative partner for Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) is PETRONAS, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company.
The collaboration shall see implementation of various programmes in ICCA related to public awareness, environment education, community outreach, research and capacity building.
Also being undertaken are preliminary works towards the construction of the Imbak Canyon Studies Centre, and the Imbak Canyon Strategic Management Plan.
Objectives of the partnership are as follow:
1. To manage ICCA as a protected area and promote sustainable use of natural resources
2. Training of local communities in biodiversity conservation
3. Enhance capacity building among staff of YSG/PETRONAS and other stakeholder agencies
4. Formulation of Imbak Canyon Conservation Area Strategic Management Plan
5. Establishment of relevant field facilities for Education and Research
17 July 2014 Breathing in the fresh air, listening to birds chirping, feeling the cool wind against your cheeks, you thought to yourself, ‘Could it get any better?’. Taking in the lush greenery and embracing the calm serenity make the journey to Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) worthwhile. The road to ICCA may seem familiar […]
Pusat Pembelajaran Kanyon Imbak (PPKI) terletak di pinggir Kawasan Konservasi Kanyon Imbak (KKKI) dan terdiri daripada dua lokasi iaitu; kawasan utama Pusat Pembelajaran di mana semua bangunan dan kemudahan ditempatkan dan kawasan Taman Hutan Hujan Imbak, yang akan dibangunkan untuk tujuan pendidikan alam sekitar, cabaran-eko dan aktiviti rekreasi. PPKI merupakan pintu masuk ke KKKI, yang […]
KOTA KINABALU (TUESDAY) – In conjunction with the World Environment Day 2014, the Yayasan Sabah Group and PETRONAS will be organising the second Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) Open Day on 5 June 2014 at the Dewan Serbaguna Telupid. According to the Director of Yayasan Sabah, Datuk Sapawi Bin Haji Ahmad, the main objective of […]
KOTA KINABALU (WEDNESDAY) – A Strategic Management Plan of the Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) is in the making and the importance of the stakeholders involvement in validating the said plan is vital. This was disclosed by the Director of Yayasan Sabah, Datuk Sapawi Bin Haji Ahmad during the ICCA Management Plan Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop […]
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February 16, 2014
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 […]
