Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve is nation’s latest on Unesco conservation list

By RENA LIM

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Thursday, 16 Sep 2021
2:57 PM MYT

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve (PHBR) is the country's latest biodiversity conservation and protection area on Unesco's list, Malaysia's third after Tasik Chini in Pahang and Crocker Range in Sabah.

It was listed as a Unesco biosphere reserve under Unesco’s Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB).

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Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve is nation’s latest on Unesco conservation list