1. Last year from 30th of March to 4th of April, more than 80 scientists yound and old camped in Ayer Keroh Botanical Gardens. We conducted our biodiversity surveys in almost all the remaining forest reserves in the state.
2. From 1-2 April 2009, the same scientists went back to Melaka, but this time we were camped in a better place called Hotel Equatorial to discuss last year's scientific findings. In conjunction with the seminar, a coffee table book entitled, "Melaka - Where Forestry Began" was launched.
3. From a great beginning during the colonial days with more than 37,000 ha of good forests that produced jelutung, cengal, karas etc, what is left to-day is just over 5,000 ha scattered in the state. There is a VJR at Tanjung Tuan sand-witched by lands that belong to Negeri Sembilan; there is remnants of mangroves at Sungai Linggi; disturbed forests at Sungai Udang; a small patch at Bukit Beruang; three fragmented forests at Bukit Senggeh, Batang Melaka and Bukit Sedanang; and of course the bigger Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest.
4. Realising the state has so little natural resources, that's why Melaka has embarked on biotechnology and one of its products was sampled during the dinner. It was Melaka Fruit Juice! One other potential sector that Melaka should capitalise is ecotourism.
5. I will talk about her botanical and zoological biodiversity in my next posts. Thanks
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3 comments:
I went to the expedition last year.But, no one asked me to come along for the seminar.Waaaa....No Fair!!!
Dear Pakteh...can i get a copy of the xpdc book? because i orang melaka...boleh la
Dear Nadia
Dr. Nizam should have been there, then only you could go as one paper is entitled to bring two participants.
Dear Khairil
The proceedings will be published next year. This time only paper presentations were made without the write-up
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