Sustainable Development and the Conservation of Mammals and bird biodiversity in Tree-Crop Plantations in Borneo

Last week I was very pleased to join a seminar on a nature science entitle Sustainable Development and the Conservation of Mammals and bird biodiversity in Tree-Crop Plantations in Borneo by Datuk Seri Lord Cranbrook (man in the picture).
As an introduction for the seminar, the speaker gives a diverse perspective of the world geographical formation and the relation to the development of mammals and birds diversity in Borneo. In this presentation, the speaker was highlighted that there are about 283 non-marine species of mammals with the largest number of bats species (102 species) followed by 61 rodents species and 55 endemic species in Borneo. The distributions of these mammals’ species are mainly populated in the highlands area of Borneo Island with the diversity reduced form north Borneo (Sabah) to the south part. The similar observations were also applied on the Birds species and this might caused by the migrations of this mammals during the ice age as most of south east asia land are connected during that time.
There are about 740 birds species in Borneo with 445 are breeding species, 51 endemic species and 244 migrant species. The speaker also mention about an interesting fact on the existence of tiger species in Borneo based on the archaeological evidence which this species are no longer can be found in this island, I know may be some of you are really surprise with this statement. These conclude that the biogeography past environment edges perhaps compounded by past human activities.
As for the plantations area, the deforestation activities affect almost 85% of the mammals and birds species in Borneo as most of them cannot survive in this plantations area and this bring the speaker to the other questions on the role of government and private sectors on their responsibilities to minimize damage to environment by environment regulation, licensing, campaigns, and any other actions to minimize the impact. The speakers suggest that it is good way to protect wildlife by reserving high conservation value area of the forest. But before this conservation activity can be applied we need to educate the community on how important to protect this animal’s species from annihilation. In the end of his presentation he suggest that the forest replanting is a good step towards conservation of wildlife and more study must be conduct especially to protect this wildlife and help them to survive in the plantations area.

So what is your opinion on this issue???...