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YB Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Minister of
Resource Planning and Environment II declared open the Forest b) Delegations of Oita Perfecture and Rikko University College
Research Station-cum-Visitors Information Centre at Mount Murud of Tourism Japan participated in the tree planting
on 11 February 2012. programmes at Sampadi Forest Reserve on 24 August 2012
and at Sabal Forest Reserve on 27 August 2012 respectively.


YB Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan officially launched c) Delegations of Mitsubishi Corporation and Unimas students took
the World Wetlands Day 2012 at Kuching Wetlands National Park part in tree planting programme at Gunung Apeng Forest Reserve,
in Sg. Lemidin on 24 February 2012. Serian on 24 November 2012.





The State‟s World Forestry Day was commemorated on 21 The Special Asean Meeting on Forestry and the Second Special
March 2013 with the theme “Forest for Community”. The Technical Meeting on ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation was held
event was officially launched by YB Datuk Amar Haji Awang from 13 to 15 August 2012 at Hilton Hotel, Kuching.
Tengah Ali Hasan at the Sarawak Tree Improvement Centre,
Mile 13, Oya Road, Sibu.


The Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of
YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, the Chief Minister of Sarawak Japan (ERCA) Overseas Training Trip Delegates officially
officially launched the books “Lanjak Entimau Story: Changing visited Forest Department Headquarters on 29 August 2012.
Landscape in Biodiversity Conservation" & "Birds of Bario and the
Kelabit Highlands" at Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak on 16 May
2012.


The launching of the Scientific Expedition to Ulu Mentawai,
The visit of the delegations from China International Limbang with the theme “Exploring the Lush Rainforest of Northern
Engineering Consulting Council, Beijing, China to Forest Sarawak” was held at Mega Hotel, Miri on 5 September 2012. The
Department Headquarters on 13 June 2012 and briefed by Sr event was officially launched by Tuan Haji Wan Shardini Wan
AD (IAD) Encik Hamden Mohamad. Salleh, representing Director of Forests Sarawak.




Official launch of Transparency International – Malaysia‟s
Delegations of 8 members from Sarawak Public Service Forest Watch Initiative and Public Awareness Campaign on
Commission, led by YBhg. Datu Haji Abdul Ghafur Salleh officially Forest Governance at Boulevard Shopping Mall, Kuching on
visited Forest Research, Development and Innovation Office on 5 22 September 2012 by Tuan Haji Wan Shardini Wan Salleh,
July 2012 and was briefed by YBhg. Tuan Haji Ali Yusop, Director Deputy Director of Forests Sarawak.
of Forests.


Tree Planting Programmes:


a) Japan-Malaysia Association Tree Planting Activity at Gunong The CITES Stakeholders Consultation and Capacity Building
Apeng Forest Reserve, Kuching on 9 July 2012. Mr. Hii Tow Seminar 2012 was held on 27 September 2012. YBhg. Datu Haji
Peck, Sr. Assistant Director officiated at the event. Ali Yusop officially launched the event at Riverside Majestic Hotel,
Kuching.

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