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The main objective of the proposal is to enhance conservation activities for Aquilaria malaccensis through establishment of institutional network and arboreta at selected areas. Guidance for this ex situ conservation effort is obtained from the ‘Conservation Action Plan for the Threatened Agarwood Species Aquilaria malaccensis (Thymelaeaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia’.

Projects

Country: Malaysia
Project Type: Capacity Building and Governance
Taxonomy: Aquilaria malaccensis
Project Title:

Establishment of Arboreta and Strengthening Institutional Network for the Conservation of Aquilaria malaccensis in Peninsular Malaysia
Duration:

24 months
Project Document:

Link
Outputs:
CITES Working Language:

English

KEY STATISTICS

HUMAN POPULATION

31.62 million

LAND AREA* (km2)

328,550

FOREST COVER (km2)

222,092

FOREST COVER (%)

67.6

*Source: www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data//RL (Land Area in Year 2016)

Videos

GALLERY

Photo by Mr. Kah Hoo Lau
Aquilaria malaccensis (Flowers)

Photo by Mr. Kah Hoo Lau
Aquilaria malaccensis (Fruits)

Photo by Mr. Kah Hoo Lau
Aquilaria malaccensis (Seedlings)

Reducing harvesting pressure on the Aquilaria malaccensis (Thymelaeaceae) natural populations in Peninsular Malaysia through ex-situ programmes

Photo by Mr. Kah Hoo Lau
Aquilaria malaccensis (Adult tree)

Photo by Lau Kah Hoo
A matured Aquilaria malaccensis tree in Kedah

Photo by Muhammad Alif Asyraf Azmi
A seed and seedling’s collection team in Terengganu

Photo by Muhammad Alif Asyraf Azmi
Collecting Aquilaria malaccensis seedlings in Kedah

Photo by Lau Kah Hoo
Germinated seedlings from collected seeds in the FRIM’s nursery

Photo by Lau Kah Hoo
Potting seedlings of Aquilaria malaccensis in the FRIM’s nursery

Photo by Lau Kah Hoo
Raised and labelled seedlings according to collection localities in the FRIM’s nursery

Photo by Lau Kah Hoo
Field visit to assess a potential arboretum site in Selangor
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