This three-year programme, now halfway through its course, aims to encourage good management of the Kinabatangan River in Sabah and its neighbouring floodplains (including the water, forest and wildlife) by working hand-in-hand with partners in government, in the plantation and tourism sectors, and among local communities. The project is identifying the common goals that help more than one sector to achieve objectives that are in line with conservation.
It is hoped that this programme will lead to the development of management plans and perhaps even an integrated catchment plan for the whole river basin, covering nearly a quarter of the State of Sabah. Wildlife studies, in collaboration with the Sabah Wildlife Department, are also intended to be part of the overall effort.