Usaha pemuliharaan hidupan liar memerlukan sokongan penyelidikan saintifik, perkongsian ilmu dan kerjasama strategik pelbagai pihak. Seiring dengan komitmen ini, MPOGCF menyumbang sebanyak RM30,000 bagi menyokong penyelidikan dan pemuliharaan primat menerusi Bukit Merah International Conference on Primatology, Community Engagement and Conservation Futures (BM PRIMAT) 2026, anjuran Yayasan Pulau Orang Utan Bukit Merah dengan kerjasama Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), serta M K Land Holdings Berhad sebagai rakan korporat.
Berlangsung pada 12 hingga 13 Oktober 2026 di Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, persidangan bertemakan “Connecting In-Situ and Ex-Situ Primate Conservation: Learning, Legitimacy and Regional Collaboration” ini menghimpunkan 24 pembentang dan 100 peserta yang terdiri daripada pakar, penyelidik dan ahli akademik untuk berkongsi kepakaran serta membincangkan pendekatan pemuliharaan primat, termasuk perlindungan habitat, kesihatan hidupan liar dan penglibatan komuniti.
Majlis perasmian disempurnakan oleh Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Pendidikan Tinggi (Akademik dan Penyelidikan), YBrs. Prof. Dr. Zainal Amin bin Ayub. Turut hadir ialah Pengerusi Eksekutif M K Land Holdings Berhad, Tan Sri Hajjah Felina binti Tan Sri Datuk (Dr.) Haji Mustapha Kamal; Pengerusi Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation, Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Abdul Latif Mohamad; serta Pengurus Besar MPOGCF, Hairulazim Mahmud.
Sumbangan ini mencerminkan komitmen berterusan MPOGCF dalam memperkukuh penyelidikan saintifik, melindungi habitat semula jadi dan memelihara biodiversiti, termasuk melalui usaha pemuliharaan di landskap berkaitan industri sawit.
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Wildlife conservation efforts require the support of scientific research, knowledge sharing and strategic collaboration among various stakeholders. In line with this commitment, the Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF) contributed RM30,000 to support primate research and conservation through the Bukit Merah International Conference on Primatology, Community Engagement and Conservation Futures (BM PRIMAT) 2026. The conference was organised by the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation in collaboration with the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), with M K Land Holdings Berhad as its corporate partner.
Held on 12 and 13 October 2026 at Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Perak, the conference was themed “Connecting In-Situ and Ex-Situ Primate Conservation: Learning, Legitimacy and Regional Collaboration.” It brought together 24 speakers and 100 participants, comprising experts, researchers and academics, to share their expertise and discuss approaches to primate conservation, including habitat protection, wildlife health and community engagement.
The opening ceremony was officiated by Deputy Director-General of Higher Education (Academic and Research), YBrs. Prof. Dr. Zainal Amin bin Ayub. Also in attendance were Executive Chairman of M K Land Holdings Berhad, Tan Sri Hajjah Felina binti Tan Sri Datuk (Dr.) Haji Mustapha Kamal; Chairman of the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation, Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Abdul Latif Mohamad; and MPOGCF General Manager, Hairulazim Mahmud.
This contribution reflects MPOGCF’s continued commitment to strengthening scientific research, protecting natural habitats and conserving biodiversity, including through conservation initiatives within landscapes associated with the palm oil industry.
