Tabin-Kulamba Wildlife Corridor Project

Within three years, the RFF and other partners have acquired 65 hectares of key areas (forest and plantation areas) with guidance from the Leibniz-IZW. The areas were transferred to the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD), which assigned them to the highest protection status. Since the collaboration of RFF and BOS started, approximately 8,000 new trees were planted and now grow to become valuable wildlife habitat. The conversion from former oil palm plantation into pristine rainforest was conducted by planting various native tree species. An important milestone has now been reached: In 2020, around 8,000 new trees were planted on 50 hectares of former oil palm plantations. In the future, these key areas acquired by the RFF with the support of BOS, Zoo Leipzig and other partners will allow 200,000 hectares of currently disjoined protected areas to grow together, which are of central importance for the survival of Borneo's threatened flora and fauna. This initiative would not have been possible without the substan