Abstract
An account of the Society's 2009 Tour to Sarawak and Sabahk, focussing on biodiversity and the role of tropical forests in combating climate change. Mulu's famous Deer Cave was tone highlight of the visit to Sarawak. In Sabah, the party visited the Mount Kinabalu National Park and the Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre, as well as the Dunum valley. The deforestation of Borneo is of serious concern and the party were much encouraged by the prospects for the “Heart of Borneo” project.
Notes
N. Stern, A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity. London: Bodley Head, 2009.
R. Hanbury-Tenison, Mulu: The Rain Forest. Readers' Union, 1981.