Sabah Parks () is a conservation-based statutory body established in 1964 with the purpose of conserving the scenic, scientific and historic heritage of the state of

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

, on the island of

Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...

. The organisation is also responsible for the management and promotion of the various protected reserves in Sabah, in particular those designated as

national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

s. It is also mandated to develop

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

-friendly facilities to accommodate tourist arrivals to these reserves and ensure that the state of the reserves is not compromised. The first choice for inclusion in a park system was

Mount Kinabalu Mount Kinabalu ( Dusun: ''Gayo Ngaran'' or ''Nulu Nabalu'', ) is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Borneo. With a height of , it is the third-highest peak of an island on Earth, the 28th highest peak in Southeast Asia, and 20th most prom ...

. As a result, Kinabalu Park was gazetted in 1964, and today it is designated as a

World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...

. Sabah Parks is managed by a board of trustees also known as Sabah Parks Trustees, which consists of a chairman, deputy chairman, three ''ex officio'' members, four other members, and a director.

National Parks

* Kinabalu Park * Turtle Islands Park * Tunku Abdul Rahman Park * Pulau Tiga Park * Tawau Hills Park * Crocker Range Park * Tun Sakaran Marine Park * Sipadan Island Park (land has been gazetted)

External links

Sabah Parks homepage

Conservation Areas Information and Monitoring System - Sabah Forestry Department
Sabah Forestry Department
Nature conservation in Malaysia National parks of Malaysia Government of Sabah National park administrators 1964 establishments in Malaysia Government agencies established in 1964 Protected areas of Sabah {{Malaysia-org-stub

National Parks

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