The project’s goal is to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biodiversity within Malaysia’s PSF areas through the pursuit of three objectives, namely demonstration of inter-sectoral planning, application of these plans, and institutional strengthening. The global biodiversity values found in Malaysia’s tropical PSF ecosystems are exemplified by the three sites selected for the present project, each of which represents a distinct PSF ecosystem complex in Malaysia. The three project sites collectively support at least 60 globally significant species of plants and animals. At each project site, a strategy will be adopted to sustainably remove threats on the basis of a two-tiered approach involving activities in the core “focal areas”, supplemented by activities in the surrounding “buffer areas”. This will contribute to implementation of both the Biodiversity Action Plan and the National Wetlands Plan by providing demonstrations of conservation and sustainable management of peat swamp forests.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
642
Country
Malaysia
Implementing Agencies
United Nations Development Programme
Approval FY
2000
Status
Completed
Region
Asia
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Primary Industries
GEF Period
GEF - 2
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
7,680,000
GEF Project Grant
5,985,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
07 May 1999
Project Approved for Implementation
30 Oct 2000
Project Closed
31 Dec 2010