Status of Marine Conservation in Malaysia (Sabah Parks Areas) - NRE

Scope of Topic• Background of the marine parks under Sabah Parks• Management plan document for Sabah marine parks• Management approaches◦ Laws & Enforcement◦ Recreation & Tourism◦ Community base management◦ Park Revenue• Other related Programs (Research, Education &Conservation)• Other Challenges & Directions

Ministry of Tourism, Cultural & Environment (Sabah)ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION DEPARTMENTSabah ParksDEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFESABAH MUSEUMSABAH TOURISM BOARDSABAH CULTURAL BOARD• A statutory body established underthe National Parks Ordinance, 1962• Comes directly under the Ministry ofTourism, Culture and Environment,State of Sabah• Responsible for the management ofthe Parks system in Sabah• “To preserve for all times areas whichcontain significant geographical,geological, biological or historical featuresas a National Heritagefor the benefit, education & enjoyment ofthe people”

The Park SystemName of ParksYearestablishedTotal Areas Sea Land1. Kinabalu Parks 1964 75,370 0 75,3702. Tunku AbdulRahman Park3. Turtle IslandsPark1974 4,929 3,400.89 1,528.111977 1,740 1,721.8 18.24. Pulau Tiga Park 1978 15,864 14,364 15005. Tawau Hills Park 1979 27,972 0 27,9726. Crocker RangePark7. Tun SakaranMarine Park8. Sipadan IslandPark1984 139,919 0 139,9192004 35,000 33,732 1,2682009 13.5 - 13.5Total 300,807.5 53218.69 247588.81

Tunku AbdulRahman Park(1974)Total area of 4,929ha with 5 islandsPropose TunMustapha ParkTotal area of 1 mil.Ha, more than 50islandsPulau Tiga Park(1978)Total area of15,864 ha with 3islandsTurtle Islands Park(1977)Total area of 1,740ha with 3 islandsTun SakaranMarine Park(2004)Total area of35,000Pulau Sipadan Park (2009)Total area of 13.5 ha (landarea).

Areas coverageTotal Areas of Sabah Marine Parks: 57,546.5 haSea: 53,218.69 haLand: 4,327.81 haNumber of Islands: 20 IslandsExcluding:16,860 ha water areas of Sipadan1,092,420.08 ha of TMP areas (land: 63,790 ha)(Sea: 1,028,630.08 ha)more than 50 islands of proposed TMP

Mgmt Plan for Sabah Marine Parks•Management Plan for SempornaIslands Park (2002)•Kajian status alam sekitar dankeupayaan tampungan pulau Sipadan,Lestari, 2005…•Action Plan for Sipadan Islands Park(2010)…Looking forward to develop a propermanagement plan after the water areas to begazzated• Kajian Pelan PengurusanTerintegratif Taman Marin TunMustapha, Institut Alam Sekitar danPembangunan (LESTARI) 2007…. an interim steering committee (involvement from majority of the stakeholder) wasestablished to develop a comprehensive management plan (on going)

Community base management• We are moving towards a paradigm shift to involvethe local community as part of the system in ourmarine park (co-management approach).• E.g. to establish an Advisory Committee (TSMP)and involve the community in monitoring areasinvolved (honorary ranger to be appointed)• Conduct alternative livelihood programs

Alternative livelihood- Seaweedculture in TSMP• 2000 ha within General Use Zoneof TSMP• Pioneer Project,: collaboration withSabah Fisheries Dept. and UMS(250 ha)• To introduce more effective areamanagement, eco-friendly andsustainable with community basedprogram approach• Racently, 3 more local company tobe involved with same concept(part of NKEA program)

Parks Revenue• As a statutory body under the Park Enactment 1984, SP haveright to collect revenue for supporting the conservation effortwithin the parks (section 45(2)(f), Parks Enactment 1984).• SP could generate an income of up to RM15 mil per year (allparks)• Allocation budget from state government around RM25 mil formaintenance, operational and development.• In addition to develop more holistic financial mechanism,business plan study was carried out e.g. for TiP by WWF/UMSin 2008, with a series of meeting with the stakeholder• In 2010, SP managed to increase the Conservation fee (RM10to RM60) thus increase the whole revenue for TiP

Revenue from Turtle Islands Park1000000900000RM892,645.04800000700000600000500000400000300000200000100000RM396,464.60RM88,478.00RM535,326.00conservation feeoverall02008 2009 2010 2011

Revenue from Tunku Abdul Rahman ParkYear 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011(Okt)ConservationFee1,837,980.5 1,929,170 2,028,798.50 2,269,747.50 2,329058.50Others9,069.50 780.50 2,589.50 2,278.00 1,576.00Boat rent200.00 282.00 - - 650.00Camping4,543 11,907 14,704.00 10,769.00 11,555.00Rent building/tax jetty107,995.40 79,787.70 69,139.80 120,524.80 113,092.70Rest House2,100.00 - - - -BBQ Fee476,820 413,720 339,545.00 446,485.00 469.490Diving Fee146,090 194,000 246,770.00 271,210.00 270,150.00Total (RM)2,584,798.4 2,629,655.20 2,701,546.80 3,121,014.30 3,195,967,572.20

Other related programs

Conservation & ResearchPrograms• Turtle Hatchery Program• Re-planting tree• Reef balls & coral frame programs• Shells/Invertebrates cultureprogram

Environment & resources monitoringprograms• Reef Check program at permanent sites• Water quality monitoring program• Collecting of COT

Education & AwarenessProgram• Awareness programs for school children (e.g. CI,MCS, WWF, RARE, GiZ)• Turtle Watch Program &Video shows• Education & Information Centre• Interpretative mobile unit will beestablished & EE activities will becarried out

Other challenges & Future Directions• Development in the Marine Park Section within SabahParks itself (e.g. capacity building and reconstructionorganization as part of the strategic planning).• Development on holistic financial mechanism based on abusiness plan in implementing marine parks management• Proposed gazettement of Tun Mustapha Park (1 millionhectare)• Improvements in the development and review ofmanagement, infrastructure plans and managementeffectiveness in MPAs.• Cooperation and commitment in the internationalmanagement, especially in TIHPA, SSME, CTI, etc…

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