Thank you to everyone who participated in our Biodiversity Forum.
Biodiversity Forum 2026 serves as a strategic platform to enhance understanding, foster dialogue and strengthen collaboration among diverse stakeholders in addressing human-wildlife conflict in Malaysia, particularly within oil palm plantation landscapes. The forum aims to introduce and promote the concept of coexistence as a long-term management approach that supports a harmonious and sustainable balance between plantation operations and biodiversity conservation.
Advancing Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Malaysian Oil Palm Landscapes
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Biodiversity Forum 2026
Speakers – BioD Forum 2024
Dr Marc Ancrenaz, HUTAN
Changing ecology and adaptation of the orangutan to oil palm dominated landscapes: A case study in the Lower Kinabatangan"
Dr Nurzhafarina Othman, UMS and Seratu Aatai
Who Carries the Cost of Coexistence?
Lessons from Developing a Human-Elephant Conflict Risk-Sharing Mechanism in Malaysia
En Salman bin Haji Saaban, PERHILITAN
Understanding the need for Elephant Corridors in Multi-Use Landscapes towards Coexistence
Siti Nur'Ain, JHL Sabah
Bornean Elephant Action Plan in Sabah (2020-2029) Reviewed 2025: Progress lessons Learned & Way Forward
Rashidah Maqbool Rehman, Sawit Kinabalu Group
BIODIVERSITY FORUM (SESSION II) Implementing Co-existence in
Sg Pin Conservation Area Challenges & Limitations for Conservation Initiatives
Tan Chen Zhi, Tradewinds Plantation
Challenges & Limitations in Implementing Coexistence with Wildlife in Oil Palm Plantations: TPB's Experience
Hasliza Abu Hashim, UPM
Establishment of Napier Grass for Elephant Wildlife Corridors: Promoting Food Sustainability and biodiversity conservation
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