MANAGING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT Some of our plantations are located in areas classified as ‘Wildlife Managed Areas’ where there is the likelihood of human-wildlife conflict that are best avoided. To prevent such incidents, we have developed guidelines to manage potential human-wildlife conflict. The guidelines call for the identification of wildlife threats in and around plantations. Since our goal is conservation of these wildlife species, our action plan consists of monitoring and creating awareness among our workers and nearby communities of the wildlife in the area. This includes prohibition of any illegal hunting of wildlife in the plantations, except where special privileges for local communities are granted by the authorities. The scope of these guidelines is aligned with Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) requirements. In 2021, FGV participated in the Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) in Southern Ecological Landscape in Johor with MEME from University of Nottingham, oil palm plantation companies, DWNP and non-governmental organisations to strategise and mitigate the conflict through multi-stakeholders approach. In 2021, FGV workers found a lost two-week old male baby elephant near FGV’s Ladang Aring 08. It is believed to have been swept away by the strong current of the Antia river, due to a recent heavy downpour. The baby elephant was then transferred to the Sungai Deka Elephant Conservation Center in Hulu Terengganu, and named ‘Antia’ after the name of the river where it was found. Today, Antia is 8 months old and in good health, and is being monitored closely by the veterinary officers of the Terengganu State Wildlife Department. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Extinction Risk Number of species in areas affected by FGV operations Critically Endangered 2020 2021 Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern 2 2 7 8 6 10 2 2 83 94 IUCN Red List: Species of concern in FGV operations. 125 CLIMATE ACTION & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020/2021
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