Kursus High Conservation Value (HCV) melibatkan 57 pegawai TUNAS MPOB bagi Zon Sabah telah diadakan pada 13 Oktober yang lalu di KOPEL, Kinabatangan, Sabah.
Kursus siri kelima ini merupakan anjuran dan pembiayaan penuh oleh MPOGCF dengan kerjasama MPOB, MSPO dan SD Guthrie bertujuan melatih pegawai TUNAS MPOB sebagai penilai HCV di lanskap kebun pekebun kecil sawit dalam pematuhan pensijilan MSPO 2.0.
Antara pengisian utama termasuk ceramah yang disampaikan oleh Maichal Isthyben Sawairnathan daripada MSPO mengenai Status Pematuhan Sijil MSPO dan Keperluan HCV dalam MSPO 2.0 serta perkongsian oleh Nur Aida Abd Ghani daripada SD Guthrie tentang Amalan Terbaik di Ladang Sawit dan dapatan Kursus HCV dan Biodiversiti hasil kerjasama MPOGCF–SD Guthrie–PKPKM (2022–2024).
Sylvia Alsisto dari Jabatan Hidupan Liar Sabah pula menyampaikan topik Pengurusan Hidupan Liar di Ladang Sawit manakala Jibius Dausip menerangkan peranan Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) dalam pemuliharaan hidupan liar di Sabah.
Peserta kursus turut diajar secara praktikal cara menggunakan aplikasi Avenza Maps dan Merlin Bird ID di lokasi Sungai Pin Conservation Area (SPnCA).
Hasil daripada kerja lapangan itu menunjukkan kehadiran tiga HCV utama iaitu HCV 1 (spesies RTE seperti orangutan), HCV 2 (forest patches iaitu Bukit Mensuli) dan HCV 4 (perkhidmatan ekosistem iaitu Zon Riparian).
Program ini merupakan siri terakhir bagi tahun 2025 yang melibatkan lima zon iaitu selatan, utara, timur dan tengah, Sarawak serta Sabah.
Melangkah ke tahun 2026, MPOGCF berhasrat meneruskan penganjuran kursus seumpama ini dengan memberi tumpuan kepada pekebun kecil dan industri sawit Malaysia secara keseluruhan.
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The High Conservation Value (HCV) Course involving 57 TUNAS MPOB officers from the Sabah Zone took place on 13 October at KOPEL, Kinabatangan, Sabah.
This fifth instalment of the series was fully organised and sponsored by MPOGCF in collaboration with MPOB, MSPO and SD Guthrie. The course aimed to equip TUNAS MPOB officers with the skills to serve as HCV assessors within smallholder oil palm landscapes, ensuring compliance with the MSPO 2.0 certification standards.
Among the main highlights was a presentation by Maichal Isthyben Sawairnathan from MSPO on MSPO Certification Compliance Status and HCV Requirements under MSPO 2.0, followed by a session by Nur Aida Abd Ghani from SD Guthrie, who shared insights on Best Practices in Oil Palm Plantations and key findings from the HCV & Biodiversity Course conducted through the MPOGCF–SD Guthrie–PKPKM collaboration (2022–2024).
Sylvia Alsisto from the Sabah Wildlife Department presented on Wildlife Management in Oil Palm Plantations, while Jibius Dausip elaborated on the Role of the Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) in supporting wildlife conservation efforts in Sabah.
Participants also received practical training on the use of Avenza Maps and Merlin Bird ID applications at the Sungai Pin Conservation Area (SPnCA).
Field activities recorded the presence of three major HCV categories; HCV 1 (RTE species such as orangutans), HCV 2 (forest patches including Bukit Mensuli) and HCV 4 (ecosystem services such as riparian zones).
This course marked the final edition for 2025 covering five zones: South, North, East and Central Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah.
Moving forward to 2026, MPOGCF intends to continue organising similar initiatives, with greater emphasis on smallholders and the broader Malaysian palm oil industry.
