23 November 2010
THE FOREST Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) celebrated the official declaration of its main campus in Kepong as a Natural Heritage Site, and already has plans to attain world heritage recognition in the near future.
Former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who was accompanied by his wife Tun Jeanne Abdullah, officiated at the ceremony on Nov 18 and unveiled the Heritage Plaque that was installed at the entrance of the FRIM Museum and Research Gallery.
FRIM was gazetted as a Natural Heritage Site on Feb 10, 2009, and received the Heritage Plaque from the National Heritage Department this year.With the official declaration, the 485.2ha site is to be conserved and protected for future generations under the National Heritage Act 2005 (Act 645).
In conjunction with the ceremony, FRIM also launched its 194-page pictorial book entitled FRIM Tapak Warisan Semula Jadi Negara (FRIM the Country’s Natural Heritage Site).
The book provides an insight into the institute’s history, its struggle to protect its forest against encroachment of development, its natural uniqueness and biodiversity richness.
Abdullah later presented the “Friends of FRIM” certificates to representatives from various corporate bodies that have worked closely with or supported FRIM’s public awareness, environment education, forest conservation and tree-planting efforts.
To achieve the target of having FRIM listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site within the next few years, FRIM director-general Datuk Dr Abd Latif Mohmod said FRIM would come up with a comprehensive conservation management plan and work towards accomplishing that goal (of being listed).
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