IUCN Red List Species Conservation
Why It Matters
Gamuda is fully committed to identify where our operations will pose a threat to endangered plants and animals, and take appropriate steps to safeguard those species from further harm. Our commitment is underscored by an understanding that when a species becomes endangered, it is a sign that the ecosystem is slowly falling apart. Each species that is lost will then trigger a domino effect and lead to further loss of other species within its ecosystem.
Gamuda realises that monitoring and protecting endangered species is a material sustainability issue to us after the occurrence of human-wildlife conflict and coexistence at our construction sites and within our completed developments. For instance, there were concerns among residents at Jade Hills when they encountered wildlife such as bats in the neighbourhood. Since bats play an important role as pollinators, the proposed solution to kill the bats was dismissed, but we had taken pains to keep fruit trees that attract bats further away from the residential units in future developments to maintain a harmonious co-living environment while encouraging pollination.
Apart from the annual biodiversity audit, we have put up nature interpretative signages in Valencia and Gamuda Gardens to help educate our residents about the biodiversity around them to respect the surrounding nature. On top of that, emergency response posters and signages have been added in many of the developments developed by Gamuda Land to inform the residents of the most appropriate measures when encountering wildlife, so as to minimise the risk of danger to both man and wildlife.
We also plan to procure Hopea Subalata (Merawan Kanching), a critically endangered species for Gamuda Gardens that is found only within the Kanching Forest Reserves.
We monitor our progress and achievement by comparing results in the baseline biodiversity audit with a subsequent biodiversity audit. This effort is complemented with internal and external audits.
A summary of the audit results for FY2019/FY2020 shows that we have achieved five percent of endangered tree species listed under IUCN for every project during the period.
We recorded 26 flora and 36 fauna species with conservation importance from biodiversity audits, respectively, within the vicinities of Jade Hills, Gamuda Gardens, Gamuda Cove, and Paya Indah Discovery Wetlands, Celadon City and Valencia.
Gamuda Parks planted 6,000 native species of trees in our Advanced Tree Planting nursery, including Shorea roxburghii (White Meranti), which is classified as endangered in Malaysia. Gamuda Parks also practices “Legacy Planting” by reintroducing more than 14 endemic tree species of conservation importance for Advanced Tree Planting in Gamuda Gardens, Kundang Estates and Gamuda Cove.
The total species with conservation importance under IUCN Red List were recorded from biodiversity audits were 26 flora and 36 fauna species, as listed below.
