Talk on Reforestation in Sarawak

Dear members and friends,

This time we have a Talk on Reforestation in Sarawak

Date:          Thursday 5 March 2020

Time:          7.30-9.30 PM ( Please be on time)

Venue :     Islamic Information Centre (Lower Baruk)

                  Jalan Ong Tiang Swee (behind Swinburne University)

Entrance:   Free of charge but donations are always welcome.

Speaker:    Tim Hatch

Please register before 5March to secure your place by email mnskuching@gmail.com.

Reforestation in Sarawak - Challenges and Solutions

To date all reforestation in Sarawak and worldwide has been largely confined to the planting of monocultures of usually non-native species. The rarity of planting material of the desirable indigenous species poses a particular challenge but these are now being overcome by novel and cheap methods which will be outlined together with evidence of the suitability and rapidity of growth of many local species.

About the speaker.

Tim Hatch came to Sarawak in 1977 to join the Agriculture Department where he worked on the problems of Shifting Cultivation and Soil Erosion for over five years. He then set up a landscaping and grassing company which evolved into a large biotechnology company of which he is the Research Director. Tim now dedicates himself to the cause of replanting and restoring the great forests of Sarawak and has recently set up a Facebook Page called ‘Rescuing Borneo’.

Regards,

Cynthia Lobato

MNSKB Secretariat