CHM - ORTIn ecological terms, "connectivity" refers to the degree to which species are able to move freely, and key biological processes such as breeding and seed dispersal, are able to occur unimpeded, across landscapes and seascapes. Unfortunately, our landscapes and seascapes are becoming increasingly fragmented due to development, resulting in habitat fragmentation, or the loss of connectivity. This loss of connectivity has serious implications on biodiversity. When a habitat is fragmented into smaller and smaller patches, the remnant populations within each patch would become increasingly unviable. The gene pool become too limited, making the population vulnerable to inbreeding and disease, ultimately causing local extinction. Maintaining landscape and seascape connectivity is especially crucial in the face of climate change, in order to maximise the likelihood that species are able to adequately shift their geographic ranges in response to changes in temperature or other environmental conditions.
We need to design and mitigate future development with biodiversity in mind, to ensure that key conservation landscapes across both the terrestrial and marine realms remain sizeable and connected. We need to maintain and re-establish ecological connectivity between the most important habitats, in particular our protected areas as well as other important sites for biodiversity. Malaysia has made significant progress in landscape and seascape level conservation initiatives such as the CFS, the tri-lateral Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative and the 6-nation Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) which aim to integrate biodiversity protection and management across broad landscapes and seascapes.
| Global Targets | Degree of Alignment |
GBF-T04. Threatened species are recovering, genetic diversity is being maintained and human-wildlife conflict is being managed GBF-T04. Threatened species are recovering, genetic diversity is being maintained and human-wildlife conflict is being managedEnsure urgent management actions to halt human induced extinction of known threatened species and for the recovery and conservation of species, in particular threatened species, to significantly reduce extinction risk, as well as to maintain and restore the genetic diversity within and between populations of native, wild and domesticated species to maintain their adaptive potential, including through in situ and ex situ conservation and sustainable management practices, and effectively manage human-wildlife interactions to minimize human-wildlife conflict for coexistence. | Medium |
GBF-T08. Minimize impacts of climate change and ocean acidification including through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches GBF-T08. Minimize impacts of climate change and ocean acidification including through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approachesMinimize the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on biodiversity and increase its resilience through mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction actions, including through nature-based solution and/or ecosystem-based approaches, while minimizing negative and fostering positive impacts of climate action on biodiversity. | Low |
By implementing the following:
1) Strengthen the implementation of the Central Forest Spine (CFS) Master Plan in Peninsular Malaysia
2) Strengthen terrestrial connectivity in Sabah and Sarawak
3) Strengthen marine ecological connectivity
The actions in the NBSAP are mapped to align with the global targets.
The non-state commitments are detailed in the implementing agencies in Malaysia's NBSAP.