UNESCO biosphere listing raises hope, questions for Malaysia’s Kinabatangan floodplain

Mongabay
Nov 6, 2025, 4:57 pm128 ptsTrending
Malaysia’s Kinabatangan floodplain, home to orangutans, pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys, has officially joined UNESCO’s global network of biosphere reserves, protected areas of high biological and cultural diversity. Covering 413,866 hectares (1.02 million acres) of forests, wetlands, and villages in…

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