Jason Hon

Our panel session at BRC (Borneo Research Council) Conference

Posted on 2012/07/03 by nakane

June 26, 2012 The members of this project participated in BRC (Borneo Research Council) Conference at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) in Borneo and held a special panel session. At the session we could have many positive feedback from the participants. Among others, we were pleased to get acquainted with the researchers from universities overseas. A member of the Australian National University gave us a frank observation to our presentation which encouraged us a lot. We were fortunate to have an opportunity to share our opinions with a research group who had a presentation called “Political Ecology of the Kapuas River” comprising a group of researchers of Universität Bonn and Universität […]

An overview of Anap-Muput Forest Management Unit [Hiromitsu Samejima]

Posted on 2012/05/07 by nakane

An Overview of Anap-Muput Forest Management Unit Hiromitsu Samejima（CSEAS, Kyoto University) 　 East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) can be divided into following land categories in general¹ 1. Government land 1.1 Natural reserves such as national parks 1.2 Concessions (the lease of commercial exploitation rights) managed by private companies 1.2.1 Logging management in natural forests (selective logging) 1.2.2 Industrial tree plantation (Plantations of fast-grow- ing trees species (ex. Acacia mangium) 1.2.3 Oil palm plantations 2. Private property mainly employing the shifting cultiva- tion system of hill padi ¹There is some land that is earmarked for other use, but the area is small. 　In sparsely populated East Malaysia, the major part of […]

Our member’s research work was introduced in local newspaper

Posted on 2011/10/17 by nakane

Jason Hon, one of our project member has been working in Sarawak. His latest research outcome, the sighting of a rare animal made a big headline in a local newspaper. Please click here to jump to the page.

Bay Cat Captured on Video by Camera Traps

Posted on 2011/10/17 by nakane

Our member succeeded to capture Bay Cat on Video The Borneo Post, Friday, August 26, 2011 （The article says:） Kuching: 　Less than a month after receiving a flying lemur from the public, Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has again received great news from one of the state’s Forest Management Units – Anap Sustainable Development Unit (ASDU) in central Sarawak on the sighting of the elusive Bay cat (Catopuma badia) within the timber concession area. 　The Bay cat, which is considered as the least known cat species in the world, was sighted and captured on video by camera traps at two locations in ASDU by a research student from Sarawak at Kyoto […]