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151.5 hectares of mangroves rehabilitated in <b>Sabah</b> – BorneoPost <b>...</b>

Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:37 AM PST

SANDAKAN: A total of 151.5 hectares of mangroves have been rehabilitated through a mangrove planting project with appropriate tree species in Sandakan, Beluran, Beaufort and Kunak districts since SFD signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ISME in November, 2010.

The MoU was for Mangrove Rehabilitation Phase I (2011-2014) and will continue into Phase II (2014-2019).

These degraded areas were affected by erosion and excessive intrusion of illegal shrimp and fish ponds as well as oil palm cultivation in mangrove forest reserves.

The rehabilitation programme is funded by Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. while the planting was carried by SFD with technical advice from ISME in terms of site selection, preparation and monitoring of survival and growth performance.

Some Japanese volunteer high school students and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. staff also participated in the planting activities.

Thus far, the project has benefited both parties mutually from the experiences and lessons learnt on mangrove rehabilitation, including both international and national recognition and publicity, better mangrove management and conservation, identification of suitable planting techniques, close cooperation between ISME and SFD, and incentives for local communities to collect planting materials.

A project steering committee (PSC) has been formed to monitor the progress of the project. The committee has met seven times, with the latest held on March 3, 2014 at the forestry headquarters in Sandakan.

The previous meeting was held in Okinawa, Japan. Such collaboration will strengthen SFD in its capacity in mangrove rehabilitation. Sabah is privileged to be the first state in Malaysia to embark on such collaboration with ISME.

The close working relationship between ISME and SFD has led to the initiation of the International Exchange Programme on Coastal Resources with Tropical Biosphere Research Center (TBRC), University of Ryukyus, Okinawa.

The department has also signed a MoU with TBRC on capacity building, especially in the field of forestry, biodiversity management and marine biology among officials and staff of the department. With support from ISME and TBRC, the department is confident to be on the right track towards successful rehabilitation of degraded mangrove forests in Sabah.

Mangroves are rich in biodiversity and provide a wide range of goods and services to human communities living in coastal areas, including wood and non-wood forest products, fisheries, medicines, recreation, ecotourism, bio-filtration, nursery grounds, coastal protection and carbon sequestration.

Sabah has about 60% of the mangroves in Malaysia, encompassing some 340,000 hectares. Over 90% are still largely intact and most of these areas are under the stewardship of the Sabah Forestry Department.

Realizing the importance of mangroves, the SFD has been proactive in managing the mangrove forests in accordance with the principles of conservation and sustainable use.

Efforts have been taken to rehabilitate the degraded mangroves, and this is being actively carried out in collaboration with the International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME), which is a non-profit and non-governmental scientific society established in 1990, with its headquarters based in Okinawa, Japan.

With its membership of 40 institutions from 93 countries, ISME is world renowned for mangrove rehabilitation and promotes research and training on mangrove ecosystems.

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Semina empat ari lima G5 diterima: Adenan - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 06 Mar 2014 08:05 AM PST

by Rengenyan Labang. Posted on March 7, 2014, Friday

KUCHING: Datuk Tikie Lafe enda disengkaum dalam lis diterima baru ny­adi kaban Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak (SPDP), berindik ari ti kala ngela­ban parti Barisan Nasional (BN) ngena tiket Bebas maya Pengawa Bepilih Besai (PRU) Ke-13 dulu hari tu.

Taja pia, Kepala Menteri Sarawak Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem madahka SPDP nerima baru kaban G5 ke bukai nyadi kaban parti.

Iya madahka pemutus ke digaga SPDP berita ti chukup manah sereta ulih mantu ngenegapka agi Ba­risana Nasional.

"Aku enggau gaga ati ma­dahka SPDP besetuju nerima baru Yang Berhormat (YB) Datuk Peter Nansian Ngu­sie, Datuk Sylvester Entrie Muran, Rosey Yunus enggau Paulus Palu Gumbang nyadi kaban parti nya.

"Pemutus nya digaga parti lalu nya jalai tauka chara ti positif sereta berita manah ke BN. Sida deka dipadahka pasal pemutus nya (diterima baru) sereta deka diambi enggau naka pengelengkas.

"Pemutus nya digaga parti maya aum Majlis Tertinggi parti seminggu ti udah," ku iya seraya arap bendar empat kaban G5 ke diterima baru nyadi kaban deka meri timbal.

Adenan mansutka pekara nya dalam aum pengerang berita, pengudah ke nerima penemuai basa raban SPDP ti diketuaika Presiden iya Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom ba opis di Wisma Bapa Malaysia ditu, kemari.

Bejaku baru iya madahka sida empat nya deka nyadi kaban aja baka orang bukai sebedau ke ulih minta pilih maya Aum Besai Tiga Taun Sekali (TGA) parti nya.

Kelimpah ari nya, Mawan dalam aum pengarang ber­ita ke sama lebuh dipinta ngenang Tikie ke enda dis­engkaum dalam lis diambi baru nyadi kaban parti nya madahka;

"Iya enda disengkaum laban iya udah kala nge­laban BN. Iya ulih minta baru nyadi kaban (SPDP) kediri-kediri.

"Lalu ngagai sida ke diam­bi baru nyadi kaban SPDP, aku udah ngasuh Sekretari Besai parti nganjung surat madahka diterima baru nyadi kaban parti," ku iya.

Berebak enggau tu Mawan ti nyadi Menteri Pemansang Rama madahka maya ti nemuai basa ngagai Kepala Menteri parti iya tebal agi ngenang pekara ti dikaumka maya aum Majlis Tertinggi parti.

Kelimpah ari nya Adenan lebuh dipinta ngenang pen­gawa nyerakupka Parti Sa'ati Rayat Sarawak (SUPP), iya madahka diatu benung dalam proses mutarka penanggul ke ditapi parti nya.

"Kami diatu benung mu­tarka penanggul dalam parti nya (SUPP), mesti ulih diputarka sebedau Pengawa Bepilih Nengeri (PRN) ti deka datai.

"Kami ngatur semua nya ngena langkar ke engke­man," ku iya seraya madahka diri enggai bekunsi langkar nya.

Bisi datai dalam aum pen­garang berita nya kemari, Sapit Kepala Menteri ti mega Sapit Presiden PBB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Al­fred Jabu Numpang enggau Menteri Dagang Temuai ti mega Sapit Presiden PBB Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg.

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<b>Sabah</b> dengue cases up 46.8% - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:33 AM PST

KOTA KINABALU: Dengue awareness campaigns have been largely effective due the failure of the public to change their attitude to ensure their surroundings are clean.

And it is their ignorance that contributed to the increasing number of dengue cases in the state, said Sabah Health Department director Dr Christina Rundi.

"It only takes you just 10 minutes per week to do some cleaning up around your house and lawn to get rid of the mosquitoes breeding ground. Just make sure that there is no still water as it is the best place for mosquitoes to breed," she said.

Rundi disclosed that this year alone, as of Feb 27, a total of 251 dengue cases were reported in Sabah, recording an increase of 46.8 per cent compared to 171 cases in the same period of last year.

During the same period, the state capital tops the list with the highest number of 55 cases, followed by Tawau (51) and Tuaran (29).

Meanwhile, during the same period, 12 out of 25 districts in Sabah showed a significant increase in dengue cases including Tenom with 350 per cent, Tuaran (314.3 per cent) and Tawau (131.8 per cent).

Rundi added that the department, with the collaboration of other relevant authorities, would continue to work closely to eradicate dengue through awareness campaigns.

"I hope that it would bring positive changes to the people's way of thinking." she told reporters this after the 'Jom Hapus' programme to clean up aedes mosquitoes breeding areas at Taman Sempelang in Sembulan, yesterday.

The event was jointly organised by the department and Kota Kinabalu City Hall.

Earlier in her speech, Rundi said at least 20 to 30 dengue cases were reported weekly in Sabah, while the whole nation reported a total of 500 cases daily, and between 2,000 and 2,500 cases recorded weekly.

She added that at least 43 compounds amounting to RM20,700 were issued to premises owners under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 after aedes larvaes were found within their compound.

Between January and Feb 27, a total of 338 notices were issued for similar cases.

She said that the Health Ministry's operations room nationwide is open round-the-clock to monitor dengue cases in all states.

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