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  Impatiens curtisii Hook. f. (Balsaminaceae)

  Impatiens curtisii is a forest herb with an erect stem. It was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1906 (Hooker, 1906). This species is endemic to Perak, and can only be found on Bukit Larut and Gunung Hijau at altitudes of 900 to 1,200 m above sea level.

  Mrs. Sarah Nabila Binti Rosli   •   20 Oct 2020   •   231 views
• • Troides helena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Firmiana malayana Kosterm. (Malvaceae)
  • Spongispora temasekensis G. Wu, S.M.L. Lee, E. Horak & Zhu L. Yang 2018
  • Attacus atlas – Atlas Moth
  • Dipterocarpus costulatus Slooten
  • Climacodon sanguineus (Beeli) Maas Geest.
  • Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles, 1822) (Moonrat)
  • Garcinia prainiana King. (Clusiaceae)
  • Naja sumatrana (Müller, 1890)
  • Aglaia korthalsii Miq. (Meliaceae)

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• Publications

  FRIM in FOCUS

  Ida Suraini Abd. Shukor   •   Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
• • MyBIS - Malaysia Biodiversity Information System, Malaysia's Clearing House Mechanism (August 20...
  • FRIM in Focus (June 2020)
  • Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes, volume 3 (February 2020)
  • Conservation Malaysia (31), 2020
  • Birds and biodiversity targets: what do birds tell us about progress to the Aichi Targets and requir...
  • Conservation Action Plan for Begonia herveyana. Pelan Tindakan Pemuliharaan Begonia her...
  • Fishes of North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (2020)
  • Flora Mercu Tanda Negeri-negeri Di Malaysia (2020)
  • Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (2020)
  • IUCN EICAT Categories and Criteria. The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa First edi...

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• Introduction To Access To Biological Resources And Benefit Sharing (ABS)

  Access and benefit-sharing (ABS) refers to a set of rules and principles governing the use of biological resources, or in other words, the way in which biological resources may be accessed, and how users and providers of biological resources reach agreement on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits that might arise from their utilisation.

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• Aichi Biodiversity Targets 2011 - 2020

  Strategic Goal E - Target 18

  By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all relevant levels.

IPBES

• Media Release: Biodiversity and Nature's Contribution Dangerous Decline, Scientists Warn (March 2018)
• Media Release: Worsening Worldwide Land Degradation Now 'Critical', undermining Well-Being of 3.2 Billion People (March 2018)
• Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - Assessment Report on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in Asia and the Pacific: A Primer (2017)