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Borneo 10A January - April 2010 - Raleigh International

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MESRA ALAM E N V I RONMENTA L<br />

I N F R A ST R U K T U R I N F R A ST R UCTURE<br />

Alpha 5 - Imbak Canyon<br />

Kanyon Imbak merupakan salah satu kawasan hutan yang terakhir<br />

yang belum pernah diterokai manusia di Sabah. Lebih ramai orang telah<br />

mengujungi Kem Pusat Everest daripada yang pernah mengunjungi<br />

hutan hujan ini. Kanyon Imbak merupakan habitat kepada haiwan<br />

liar seperti gajah pigmi <strong>Borneo</strong>, orang-utan dan burung-burung yang<br />

jarang dijumpai. Nilai tinggi ekologi Kanyon ini bermaksud pemeliharaan<br />

kawasan iniadalah sangat penting untuk masa depan.<br />

Sebelum ini <strong>Raleigh</strong> berkerjasama dengan Yayasan Sabah untuk<br />

membina infrastruktur asas yang membolehkan saintis masuk ke<br />

kawasan terpencil itu. Pembinaan infrastruktur itu telah mendapatkan<br />

pengkelasan hutan Kelas 1 untuk Kanyon Imbak pada Disember 2008,<br />

yang melarang sebarang akiviti pembalakan di kawasan itu.<br />

Alfa Lima telah meneruskan kerja-kerja pembinaan infrastruktur dengan<br />

Yayasan Sabah, dengan pembinaan tapak jambatan yang kedua yang<br />

akan memudahkan akses untuk saintis ke kawasan yang lebih terpencil.<br />

Ini akan membenarkan saintis membuat penyelidikan yang lebih lanjut<br />

tentang kehidupan di hutan hujan prima ini.<br />

Kumpulan-kumpulan <strong>Raleigh</strong> telah mengambil peluang keemasan ini<br />

untuk menikmati persekitaran yang segar, mejelajahi hutan pada waktu<br />

malam dan mempelajari lebih tentang hutan hujan tropika. Mereka juga<br />

telah menikmati air terjun Imbak setiap hari.<br />

Imbak Canyon is one of the last remaining untouched and relatively<br />

unexplored areas of rainforest in Sabah. More people have been to<br />

Everest Base Camp than have visited this primary conservation area.<br />

It is home to wildlife including elephants, orangutans and rare birds.<br />

Imbak’s ecological value means that future conservation is vital.<br />

Previously <strong>Raleigh</strong> has worked with Yayasan Sabah (a government<br />

institute) to create vital infrastructure for scientists visiting the area.<br />

The building of this infrastructure helped Imbak Canyon achieve Class<br />

1 protection in December 2008, preventing future logging .<br />

Alpha Five has continued this work with Yasasan Sabah, starting on<br />

the foundations for a second suspension bridge offering year round<br />

access to the whole of the protected area. These areas have yet to be<br />

fully explored and this will give scientists access for further research.<br />

Groups have taken full advantage of being in this area, getting up early<br />

to spot gibbons and hornbills. Groups have also taken part in night<br />

treks where they have learned more about this pristine environment.<br />

For many the highlight has been their daily swim under the magnificent<br />

Imbak Waterfall.<br />

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