SANDAKAN: The Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) at Sepilok, near here – the only sun bear conservation centre in the world – celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday.
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Gland, Switzerland, 31 August 2023 – Over 20% of mapped global species richness are found in World Heritage sites, despite these areas making up just 1% of the Earth’s surface, according to a joint assessment by IUCN, International Union for Conservation Nature, and UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, published today.