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Directory of important bird areas in Malaysia : key sites for conservation / compiled by Yeap Chin Aik, Anthony C. Sebastian, G.W.H. Davison, an initiative by Malaysian Nature Society

Contributor(s): Yeap, Chin Aik | Sebastian, Anthony Conrad | Davison, G. W. H.
Series: MNS Conservation Publication No. 8.Publisher: Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian Nature Society, 2007Description: xi, 330 p. : ill., (chiefly col.) maps. ; 30 cm.ISBN: 9789839681390 (pbk.).Subject(s): Bird refuges -- Malaysia -- Directories | Birding sites -- Malaysia -- Directories | Birds -- Habitat -- Malaysia -- Directories | Birds -- Conservation -- Malaysia -- DirectoriesDDC classification: 333.9581609595
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"The IBA maps were produced by RESGIS".

This document provides a guide on how and where priority for conservation actions in Malaysia can be placed, and why. MNS has identified 55 IBAs for Malaysia, covering an approximate area of 50, 944km2; 18 in Peninsular Malaysia, 14 in Sabah and 22 in Sarawak. This Directory builds, expands on and also supports several key national policies, namely the National Physical Plan (NPP), a statutory document which is Malaysia's first national blueprint for spatial planning, and the National Policy on Biological Diversity.