What We Do
JUSTIFY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN FORESTRY
* Environment Impact Assessment * High Conservation Value/Outstanding Value * Forest/Conservation Area Management Plan * Scientific Exploration and Expedition * IUCN Red list of Plants
SUPPORT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF FOREST PRODUCTS
* Sustain Timber Yield * Improve Timber Planting Stock * Justify Selection of Timber Species with Site Productivity
FOSTERING THE RICHNESS OF NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY
* Promoting Insect Diversity in Enhancing Nature Tourism
ADVANCED CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
* Soil Analyses * Plant Analyses
CAPITALISING FOREST ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
* Watershed Importance (Gravity Feed System) * Fisheries * Bush Meat * Cultural * Aesthetic
GLOBAL REFERENCE FACILITIES
* Sandakan Herbarium * Insectarium * Xylarium * Freshwater Fish and Frog * Fungi
CHAMPIONING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
* Rainforest Discovery Centre * Environmental Education for Teachers and Students * Environmental Awareness for Communities Living Adjacent to Important Forest Reserves
SMART RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
* Local: UMS, UPM, UiTM * International: Japanese (FFPRI, Kyoto, Ryukyu) British (Aberdeen, Oxford, Cambridge, Sheffield, Exeter, Nottingham, Leeds) Singapore (NUS)
EXCELLENT FORESTRY INTERNSHIP CENTRE
* Universiti Malaysia Sabah * Universiti Putra Malaysia * Oregon State University