SUN BEAR CONSERVATION PROGRAMME The Sun Bear Conservation Programme (SBCP) is FGV’s flagship conservation project. The Sun Bear is the smallest bear species which is indigenous to Southeast Asia and has been categorised as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened species. Launched in 2018 the programme involves the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured or displaced Malayan Sun Bears back to the wild. The SBCP is implemented in partnership with the Malaysian Nature Society, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia and the National University of Malaysia (UKM). Through this project, FGV and its partners have developed three documents, namely ‘Guidelines in Managing Sun Bear in Captivity’, ‘Guidelines on Conflict Management for Sun Bear’ and ‘Malayan Sun Bear Conservation Action Plan’. We envisage these guidelines will be useful reference tools for interested parties such as conservation centres, zoos, research centres, NGOs and wildlife conservationists. Books on Sun Bear Conflict and Habitat Landscape were also published. In addition, a documentary on SBCP achievements in relation to the Sun Bears was produced in 2021. From 2015 to 2020, FGV has possibly the highest number of Sun Bear release record in the world, with the release of 52 Sun Bears into their natural habitat through SBCP. In addition, SBCP is preparing a training module for primary and secondary schools to build awareness on the importance of Sun Bear conservation. FGV contributes to SBCP’s funding and has to date contributed around RM2.3 million. The collaboration has strong support from Citizen Action Groups known as Sahabat Beruang Matahari (Friends of the Sun Bears) that aims to foster community awareness and empathy for environmental issues, especially the conservation of the indigenous sun bear and other threatened wildlife species. While SBCP is ongoing, we have expanded our Protection of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Species Programme to include Pygmy Elephants, Gibbons and Pangolins and we are exploring the possibility of developing similar guidelines in relation to these species. FGV has also embarked on a new 3-year initiative to protect and enhance High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) areas within the vicinity of FGV’s and the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA)’s plantations by planting fast-growing indigenous or native tree species and wild fruit trees. Under this programme, FGV targets to plant a total of 50,000 trees in three years. No. of Sun Bears rescued, rehabilitated and released in 2020 & 2021 Rescued 29 Rehabilitated 28 Released 20 Climate Action & Environment Protection 126 FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS ABOUT THIS REPORT RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS
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