Conservation & Biodiversity news in Tuaran
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Safoda Eco Forest Park in Kinarut holds tree-planting for clean air
Safoda Eco Forest Park in Kinarut held a tree-planting ceremony on Tuesday for the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. The event, sponsored by the Japanese community through JICA, brought together students, educators and representatives from Japan and Sabah amid ongoing haze in Sabah and Sarawak.
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Kota Kinabalu City Hall and conservation group form task force to protect wetland
Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) and the Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) have formed a Joint Mangrove Clean-Up Task Force to tackle pollution threatening the Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site. SWCS President Datuk Zainie Abdul Aucasa identified eateries, workshops and squatter settlements as the main pollution sources, and clarified that recent demolitions were part of a larger, recurring effort to address the issue.