Indraneil Das and Ghazally Ismail Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. Email: [email protected] This presentation covers all crocodiles and turtles known from the island of the island of Borneo. For each species is the current valid scientific name, the English name, maximum size...
Orang Utan – Man and Jungle
The name 'orang-utan' is derived from two separate Malay words: 'orang' meaning 'man' and 'utan' meaning 'jungle'. They are members of the family Pongidae, large anthropoid apes related to the chimpanzees from the equatorial Africa; gorillas also from equatorial Africa but restricted to the lowlands in the west and the...
Earth Negotiations Bulletin – A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations
On Thursday, the COP-10 high-level segment continued, with three panel discussions taking place, on: “Impacts of climate change, adaptation measures and sustainable development,” “Technology and climate change,” and “Mitigation of climate change: policies and their impacts.” A contact group on the exchange of views on UNFCCC activities relevant to other...
World Bank Launches New Report Responding To East Asia’s Biodiversity Challenges
The rich biodiversity of the East Asia and Pacific Region needs to be effectively protected and nurtured, as the region continues to grow in economic strength, and in wealth and living standards, according to the new World Bank publication “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Langur,” released at the World Conservation Congress (WCC),...