Imperial, Kuching, Sarawak
13 - 15 July 2026

Conference Schedule

Day 1, Monday 13 July 2026

  • 8:00AM Registration & Networking Breakfast
  • 8:15AM Safety & Housekeeping Briefing (Hotel Management)
  • 8:20AM Closed Session (Members only)
  •   Appointment of Conference Chairman
  •   Appointment of Conference Officers
  •   Discussion
  •   Establishment of Standing Orders for MCC 2026
  • 8:45AM Update on Resolution from MCC 2022
  • 09:30AM Tea Break
  •   OPENING CEREMONY
  •   Arrival of Invited guests
  • 10:00AM Arrival of Guest of Honour:
  •   The Right Honourable
  •   Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji
  •   Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
  •   Premier of Sarawak
  •    
  •   National & State Anthem: Negaraku & Ibu Pertiwiku
  •   Cultural Peformances
  •   Bacaan Doa
  •   Welcome Address by:
  •   Abang Arabi Abang Aimran
  •   Chairman of Main Committee MCC 2026
  •   General Manager
  •   Controller of Wild Life
  •   Controller of National Parks & Nature Reserves
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  • 10:30AM Keynote Address & Official Opening by:
  •   The Right Honourable
  •   Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji
  •   Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
  •   Premier of Sarawak
  • 11:00AM Symbolic Launching of the
  •   Malaysian Conservation Conference 2026
  •   Exchange of MoA for Baleh HEP Wildlife Monitoring &
  •   Rescue Operation (WiMoR) for Fauna Component Between
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation and Sarawak Energy Berhad
  •    
  •   Presentation of Memento
  •   Photography Session
  •   Poster Presentation Walkabout
  • 11:10AM Lunch
  •   SESSION 1 - BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND
  •   SUSTAINABLE UTILISATION
  • 1:30PM Plenary Address 1:
  •   Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability intitiative by
  •   PERHILITAN in Peninsular Malaysia.
  •    
  •   YBhg. Dato' Fakhrul Hatta bin Musa
  •   Deputy Director General
  •   Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar
  •   dan Taman Negara (PERHILITAN)
  •    
  • 1:50PM Paper 1 - Sarawak's Coastal Habitats as a Sentinel Site for
  •   Wader Population in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
  •    
  •   Noraisah Binti Majri,
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC)
  •    
  • 2:00PM Paper 2 - Malayan Tiger Conservation in Penisular Malaysia.
  •    
  •   Mohammad Rufino Baipura bin Muhammad,
  •   Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar
  •   dan Taman Negara (PERHILITAN)
  •    
  • 2:10PM Paper 3 - The Critical Role of Veterinary Staff as Surrogate
  •   Mothers at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre,
  •   Sabah, Malaysia.
  •    
  •   Dr Nur Nabila binti Sarkawi,
  •   Sabah Wildlife Department
  •    
  • 2:20PM Paper 4 - Variation in effects of forest degradation on species
  •   diversity among taxa in and around the primary forest at
  •   Lambir Hills National Park (Sarawak)
  •    
  •   Prof. Dr Takao Itioka,
  •   Kyoto University, Japan.
  •    
  • 2:30PM Paper 5 - Advancing Biodiversity Conservation Through
  •   Sustainable Energy Development.
  •    
  •   Julaidi Rasidi,
  •   Sarawak Energy Berhad
  •    
  • 2:40PM Q&A for Oral Presentations
  • 02:50PM PANEL DISCUSSION
  •    
  •   Moderator:
  •    
  •   Haidar Khan bin Mokbolhassan,
  •   Director of Biodiversity Institute,
  •   Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara
  •   (PERHILITAN)
  •    
  •   Panelists:
  •    
  •   1. Abang Arabi Bin Abang Aimran,
  •   General Manager, Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  •    
  •   2.Nurain Ampuan Acheh,
  •   Sabah Wildlife Department
  •    
  •   3.Dr Wong Siew Te
  •   Borneo Sunbear Conservation Centre
  •    
  • 3:10PM Q&A
  • 03:25PM Refreshment Break
  •   SESSION 2 - CIRCULAR ECONOMY (GREEN ECONOMY, NET
  •   ZERO, ESG, AND SUSTAINABLITY)
  • 4:00PM Plenary Address 2:
  •   Generating Revenue for Park Conservation and Protection -
  •   The Experience of Sabah Parks.
  •    
  •   YBhg. Datuk Dr Maklarin Bin Lakim,
  •   Director of Sabah Parks
  •    
  • 4:20PM Paper 1: Monitoring The Forest and Its Operations: Ecological
  •   and Operational Sustainability Baselines from Kubah and
  •   Gunong Mulu National Park.
  •    
  •   Ogary Kishen Migas,
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  •    
  • 4:30PM Paper 2: Do ESG Reporting Frameworks Reflect Community-
  •   Defined Outcomes? A GRI-Base Case Study of Conservation
  •   and Green Economy Initiatives in Sabah, Malaysia.
  •    
  •   Dr Robet F. Peters,
  •   Icstitute of Tropical Biology and Conservation,
  •   Universiti Malaysia Sabah
  •    
  • 4:40PM Paper 3: Convening Goverment, Private Sector and
  •   Communities for Sustainability in Sarawak
  •    
  •   Edner Patrick Stephen
  •   Head of Sarawak Programme,
  •   United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Malaysia,
  •   Singaport and Brunei Darussalam
  •    
  • 4:50PM Paper 4: Some trees are more equal then others. Others then
  •   carbon, can conservation technologies highlight biological
  •   diversity as ecosystem services worthy of corporate funding?
  •    
  •   Dr Adrian Loo,
  •   National University of Singapore
  •    
  • 5:00PM Paper 5: Contemporary criteria applied to gunong Mulu
  •   National Park & World Heritage Area - a remote park (and)
  •   community in Northern Sarawak.
  •    
  •   Hein Gerstner,
  •   BORSA Mulu
  •    
  • 5:10PM Q&A for Oral Presentations
  •    
  • 5:30PM PANEL DISCUSSION
  •    
  •   Moderator:
  •    
  •   Patrick Tay,
  •   Price Waterhouse Cooper
  •    
  •   Panellist:
  •    
  •   1. YBhg. Datuk Wee Hong Seng,
  •   Mayor of Kuching (MBKS)
  •    
  •   2.Arina Kok,
  •   Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn. Bhd
  •    
  •   3.Mr. Hein Gerstner,
  •   BORSA Mulu
  •    
  • 6:00PM Q&A
  •    
  •   End of Conference - Day 1
  •    

Day 2, Tuesday 14 July 2026

  • 7:00AM Registration
  •    
  •   SESSION 3 - IMPLEMENTING CONSERVATION
  •    
  • 8:30AM Plenary Address 3:
  •   Rebuilding with Nature: Biodiversity as the Foundation of Post-
  •   Covid Development Strategy 2030
  •    
  •   Abang Arabi Abang Aimran
  •   General Manager
  •   Controller of Wild Life
  •   Controller of National Parks & Nature Reserves
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC)
  •    
  • 8:50AM Paper 1: From Protected to Totally Protected: Accelerating Legal
  •   Safeguards For Sarawak's Sun Bears.
  •    
  •   Roslina Ragai,
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  •    
  • 9:00AM Paper 2: Strengthening Conservation Through Integrated
  •   Monitoring and Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Malaysia
  •   Through yhe Global Wildlife Program.
  •    
  •   Norizal Khushairi bin Mohamad Zamri,
  •   Global Wildlife Program, Ministry of
  •   Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
  •    
  • 9:10AM Paper 3: A Conceptual Framework for Integrating UAV
  •   Geotagging And Satellite Remote Sensing In Wildlife Habitat
  •   Change Monitoring
  •    
  •   Dr Rhushalshafira Rosle,
  •   University of Technology Sarawak
  •    
  • 9:20AM Paper 4: Data-Driven Defense: Transforming Tactical
  •   Deployments with Standardized GIS Analytics.
  •    
  •   Ts. Gs. Arsir bin Abdul,
  •   Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar
  •   dan Taman Negara (PERLIHATAN)
  •    
  • 9:30AM Paper 5: Bridging Wildlife Health, Genetics and Forensics for
  •   Conservation Impact in Sabah.
  •    
  •   Nur Alwanie Maruji,
  •   Sabah Wildlife Department
  •    
  • 9:40AM Q&A for Oral Presentations
  •    
  • 10:10AM PANEL DISCUSSION
  •    
  •   Moderator:
  •    
  •   YBrs. Tuan Mohd Soffian Bin Abu Bakar,
  •   Director of Sabah Wildlife Department.
  •    
  •   Panelist:
  •    
  •   1.YBhg. Dato' Fakhrul Hatta bin Musa,
  •   Deputy Director General, PERHILITAN
  •    
  •   2.James anak Bali
  •   Head of Biodiversity Conservation and Research Division,
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  •    
  •   3.Nurain Ampuan Acheh,
  •   Sabah Wildlife Department
  •    
  •   4.Lili Tokiman,
  •   Johor National Park Corporation
  •    
  • 10:25AM Q&A
  • 10:40AM Refreshment Break
  •    
  • 11:00AM SESSION 4: CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURE
  •    
  •   Plenary Address 4: Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions: Aligning
  •   Climate Action with Biodiversity Goals
  •    
  •   Siva Kumar a/l Solay Rajah,
  •   Undersecretary, Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division -
  •   Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
  •    
  • 11:20AM Paper 1: Climate, landscape change and zoonotic disease risk:
  •   Linking vector surveillance in Sabah to community-based disease
  •   Surveillance in Sarawak.
  •    
  •   Benny Obrain Manin,
  •   Sarawak Infectious Diease Centre
  •    
  • 11:30AM Paper 2: Securing the resilience and sustainability of Royal Belum
  •   Forest against the impact of climate change.
  •    
  •   Dr. Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran,
  •   Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.
  •    
  • 11:40AM Paper 3: Climate-Adaptive Management of Invasive Alien Plant
  •   Species in Tropical Protected Areas: Lessons from Kinabalu Park
  •   UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  •    
  •   Vanie Terrence Justine,
  •   Sabah Parks.
  •    
  • 11:50AM Paper 4: "Cold-Blooded" on hot tropical mountains and swamps.
  •   Implications of climate change from studies of the thermal
  •   biology of amphibians and reptiles in Sarawak
  •    
  •   Prof. Dr Indraneil Das,
  •   IBEC UNIMAS.
  •    
  • 12:00PM Paper 5: Coral biodiversity and potential effects of climate change
  •   and coral bleaching - preliminary observations.
  •    
  •   Wan Ruzainne bin Wan Arman,
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation.
  •    
  • 12:10PM Q&A for Oral Presentations
  •    
  • 12:40PM PANEL DISCUSSION
  •    
  •   Moderator:
  •    
  •   Siva Kumar a/l Solay Rajah,
  •   Undersecretary,
  •   Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division -
  •   Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
  •    
  •   Panelists:
  •    
  •   1.Mohd. Kasyfullah bin Zaini
  •   Deputy Controller, Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  •    
  •   2.Dr. Kho Lip Khoon,
  •   Head of Corporate Development and Economy Division,
  •   Ministry of Energy and Environmrntal Sustainability (MEESty)
  •    
  •   3.Lau Ching Fong,
  •   Director of Perak State Park Corporation
  •    
  • 1:00PM Q&A
  •    
  • 1:15PM Lunch Break
  •    
  •   SESSION 5: CONSERVATION FINANCE
  • 2:00PM Plenary Address 5: Sarawak's Initiatives for Conservation
  •   Financing
  •    
  •   YBhg. Datu Haji Abdullah bin Julaihi,
  •   Permanent Secretary,
  •   Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development (MUDeNR)
  •    
  • 2:20PM Paper 1: From Funding to Fieldwork: How External Funding
  •   Shapes Conservation Outcomes in Sarawak
  •    
  •   Jacqueline Wong et al.,
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  •    
  • 2:30PM Paper 2: The Ecological Necessity to Protect Sarawak's Vulnerable
  •   Salt Licks: Aligning Policy with Science and Financial
  •   Considerations.
  •    
  •   Prof. Ts. Dr Mohd Azlan Jayasilan bin Abdul Gulam Azad,
  •   IBEC, University Malaysia Sarawak
  •    
  • 2:40PM Paper 3: From Biodiversity Evidence to Conservation Investment:
  •   Linking Research, Management and Sustainable Financing
  •   Pathways in Sabah.
  •    
  •   Dr Noor Haliza Hasan,
  •   Institute of Tropical Biology and Conservation,
  •   University Malaysia Sabah
  •    
  • 2:50PM Paper 4: Shaping the source: Private sector leadership in
  •   conservation for building resilient raw material supply chains.
  •    
  •   Karl Yen Quek,
  •   Regional Director for Asia,
  •   Earthworm Foundation
  •    
  • 3:00PM Paper 5: Mobilising Long-term Private Sector Finance for
  •   Landscape-Scale Conservation in Southeast Asia: The Rimba
  •   Collective Approach.
  •    
  •   Ange Tan,
  •   LESTARI Capital
  •    
  • 3:10PM Q&A for Oral Presentations
  •    
  • 3:40PM PANEL DISCUSSION
  •    
  •   Moderator:
  •    
  •   Dr. Melvin Terry Gumal,
  •   Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development (MUDeNR)
  •    
  •   Panelists:
  •    
  •   1.Magarita Naming,
  •   Ag. CEO, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre
  •    
  •   2.Suhaini Haron,
  •   Ag. CEO, Malaysian Forest Fund (MFF)
  •    
  •   3.Varian Alexander Ignatius,
  •   Head of Corp. Engagement, Mubadala Energy
  •    
  •   4.Muhammad Rizal Azmi,
  •   VP of Business and Product Development,
  •   BURSA Malaysia.
  •    
  • 4:00PM Q&A
  •    
  • 4:15PM Conference Resolution Prepartions
  •    
  •   End of Conference Sessions - Day 2
  •    
  •   WELCOMING DINNER
  • 7:00PM Arrival of Invited Guests
  •    
  • 7:30PM Arrival of Guest of Honour
  •    
  •   Yang Berbahagia Datu Haji Abdullah bin Julaihi
  •   Permanent Secretary
  •   Ministry of Natural Resources & Urban Development (MUDeNR)
  •    
  • 7:40PM Cultural Performance
  •    
  •   Bacaan Doa
  •    
  •   Dinner Commences
  •    
  • 8:00PM Welcoming Remarks
  •    
  •   Abang Arabi Abang Aimran
  •   General Manager
  •   Controller of Wild Life
  •   Controller of National Parks & Nature Reserves
  •   Sarawak Forestry Corporation
  •    
  •   Cultural performance
  •    
  •   Karaoke session
  •    
  • 10:00PM Ends

Day 3, Wednesday 15 July 2026

  • 8:30AM CLOSING & FUTURE COMMITMENTS
  •    
  • 9:00AM Arrival of Invited Guset
  •    
  •   Arrival of Guest of Honour
  •    
  •   Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Len Talif Salleh
  •   Deputy Minister, ministry of Urban Planing,
  •   Land Administration and Environment Sarawak
  •    
  •   national & State Athem: Negaraku & Ibu Pertiwiku
  •    
  •   Bacaan Doa
  •    
  •   Brief Recap of Conference Outcomes (Emcee) &
  •   Presentation of Conference Resolution to GOH
  •    
  •   Closing Remarks by Guest of Honour
  •    
  •   Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Len Talif Salleh
  •   Deputy Minister, ministry of Urban Planing,
  •   Land Administration and Environment Sarawak
  •    
  •   Handover MCC 2026 Conference Resolution Report to GOH
  •    
  • 9:30AM Host Handover Ceremony
  •    
  •   Announcement of Next Host Organisation / State
  •   Acceptance Speech by Representative of Next Host
  •    
  •   Memento Presentation
  •    
  •   Photography Session
  •    
  • 10:30AM Refreshment
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