Sustainable conservation efforts, indigenous people’s roles among topics at WWF-Malaysia conference

WWF-Malaysia’s chief executive officer Sophia Lim. - Filepic/The Star

KOTA KINABALU: The critical role of indigenous people and local communities (IPLC) for the conservation of biodiversity and identifying challenges for sustainable conservation efforts in Malaysia will be among the topics heard in a coming conservation conference.

Hosted by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia, this 50th anniversary conference is scheduled to be held at the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Hotel here on Nov 2 and Nov 3.