Conservation and Biodiversity

Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad abides by the Environmental and Biodiversity Policy where the company is committed in protecting the environment and enhancing employees- community awareness on this aspect. SOP complies with the rules and regulations provided for adequate buffer zones, river reserves and the maintenance of wildlife reserves adjacent to planted areas. We strictly adhere to national biodiversity conservation by carrying out High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments in our areas of operation.

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Collaborators
Tinbarap Conservation Area (TCA) Floristic Composition Tropical Peat Research Institute (TROPI) of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Diversity And conservation of bird, mammal and fish species in Tinbarap Conservation Area (TCA) Tropical Peat Research Institute (TROPI) of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Institute of Biodiversity and Environment Conservation (IBEC) of UNIMAS
Biodiversity assessment of the peat swamp herpetofauna of Tinbarap Conservation Area (TCA), Sarawak (Borneo) Institute of Biodiversity and Environment Conservation (IBEC) of UNIMAS
Sabaju and Sebungan Estate Comparative oil CO2 efflux on different tropical peat management group Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB); Param Agriculture Survey Sdn. Bhd.
Ecosystem carbon and nitrogen dynamics of tropical peat land Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), University of Aberdeen; University of St Andrews
Fluvial organic carbon losses from oil palm plantations on tropical peat University of Leicester
Monitoring of fine root production using soil scanner method Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Universiti of Hyogo, National Taiwan University
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emission for oil palm planted on palm planted on peat soils in Malaysia Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB); University of Aberdeen
Spatial carbon fluxes in oil palm plantations on peat soil University of Aberdeen; Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
The addition of organic amendments to promote nitrogen use efficiency in tropical peat soil University of Aberdeen; Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Lambir Research Centre, SOPB
Lambir 2 Estate Balancing development of oil palm plantations with conservation of tropical forest ecosystem Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Nagoya University, Japan