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~ Featured Destination: Imbak Canyon

North of Maliau Basin lies Imbak Canyon Conservation Area, an area of 300 sq km area encompassing a sweeping valley of lowland dipterocarp forest enclosed by high sandstone ridges. Imposing waterfalls can be found along the sides and at the mouth of the Canyon.

Imbak is rich in medicinal plants as well as being important as a potential botanical gene bank for forest rehabilitation. As a pristine area of forest it also forms a vital component in the biodiversity corridor linking Maliau Basin to the south and Danum Valley to the east.

Why is Imbak Canyon Conservation Area Important?

• It is one of the last remaining substantial areas of unlogged lowland dipterocarp forest in Sabah.
• It is the origin of the Imbak River, one of the headwaters of the Kinabatangan, Sabah’s most important waterway. Conservation of a unique and rare area like the Imbak Canyon upstream has significant co-relation to programmes such as the World Wide Fund For Nature Malaysia’s 27,000 hectares “Gift to The Earth” Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary downstream, which was pledged by the State Government in September 1999.
• It plays an important role as a wildlife corridor connecting Danum Valley Conservation Area and Maliau Basin Conservation Area for major mammals like Bornean Pygmy Elephant, Sumatran Rhino, Orang-utan, Tembadau, Bearded Pig and Clouded Leopard.
• It plays a crucial role as a seed source or gene bank for facilitating forest rehabilitation and restoration.
• Its geographical position and its pristine state make it an ideal site for research into the non-destructive use of undisturbed forest, including carbon sequestration and bio-prospecting, as well as of non-timber forest products and water catchment management studies.

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