NATURE EDUCATION & RESEARCH
CENTRE
Endau Rompin National Park, Malaysia
Images
of Team Building at Endau Rompin
Location
Endau Rompin lies at the headwaters of Sungai Endau astride the
Johor-Pahang border. It covers an area of 870 square km, about one
and a half times the size of Singapore island. It includes parts of
the Labis and Endau-Mas forest reserves in Johor and the Lesong
Forest Reserve in Pahang.
The area contains a unique
assemblage of lowland and hill rain forest with pristine rivers and
varied wildlife. Besides possessing its own plants found nowhere else in
the world, it is also home to the largest population of those highly
endangered animals (e.g. Sumatran rhinoceros). This makes the area an
important part of Malaysia's natural heritage that is badly in need of
conservation.
The Centre
The Nature Education and Research Centre (NERC), Endau Rompin became a
reality with the collaboration and support of the Johor government, the
Danish Corporation Environment and Development (DANCED) and the
Malaysian Nature Society (MNS). Funding for the project is provided by
DANCED while MNS is the consultant for the implementation of the NERC on
behalf of Johor National Park Corporation (PTNJ).
