Sabah's Crocker Range approved as biosphere reserve under Unesco

Encouraging sustainability: The Crocker Range Biosphere Reserve is not only crucial for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, but also in providing water resources. -filepic

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s 350,854ha Crocker Range has been approved as a Biosphere Reserve by the International Coordinating Council for Biosphere Reserve (CRBR), a programme under Unesco.

“The 26th meeting of the coordinating council at Jonkoping University in Sweden gave its unanimous approval for Crocker Range,” said state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun in a statement.