Our Projects
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Protecting Wildlife And Rainforest
Explore some of Enggang’s key conservation initiatives dedicated to protecting endangered species and restoring natural ecosystems of Pahang.
Pahang Peatland Restoration Project (PPRP)
110,000 ha
Project Area
2.1mil
Carbon Credits/year
17
Tree species
31
Mammals,
141
Birds
38
Fish
Safeguarding the largest tract of undisturbed peat swamp forest left in Peninsular Malaysia.
The South-East Pahang peat swamp forest is one of a kind – and it has been disappearing. PPRP conserves and restores c.97,000 hectares of peatland and alluvial marshland across 11 forest reserves in Pahang, the largest contiguous peat and wetland ecosystem remaining on the Peninsula. Its initial phase covers c.75,000 hectares, built on three commitments that reinforce one another: tackling climate change, sustaining local livelihoods, and protecting biodiversity. PPRP is being developed to Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards – the global benchmark for projects that deliver measurable, independently audited gains for climate, communities and nature alike.
Breathing life back into the landscape
Peatlands are among the planet’s most powerful carbon stores – but only while they stay wet. Over recent decades, some 585 kilometres of drainage canals have been cut across the landscape, draining the peat, dropping the water table, eroding biodiversity, and releasing carbon that took millennia to accumulate. Enggang is turning that tide: blocking canals, rewetting degraded peat, and safeguarding the forest that still stands. Every canal blocked and every hectare rewetted is carbon kept in the ground and habitat given the chance to recover.
A high-impact carbon project
Safeguarding Sundaland's Biodiversity
The landscape lies within the Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspot and shelters at least 29 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — four of them Critically Endangered and 13 Endangered — among them the Raffles’ Banded Langur, Sunda Pangolin, Ramin Melawis, Meranti Paya, Flat-headed Cat, Hairy-nosed Otter and Wrinkled Hornbill. By protecting standing habitat and restoring degraded land, PPRP rebuilds connectivity across an increasingly fragmented wetland, creating the conditions for the long-term recovery of species found nowhere else in comparable density.
Co-creating the project with local and indigenous communities
Local community welfare and long-term well-being are central to our approach, with this commitment held to account under the project’s CCB design, which sets a high bar for genuine, lasting community benefit.
Al Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve
134,000 ha
Project Area
6 out of 7
Wild Cat species
39
Carrying Capacity of Malayan Tigers
Malaysia’s national animal, the Malayan Tigers, are under extreme threat. Without sufficient action, they are destined for extinction.
Our work at Al Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve (ASARTR) aims to enlarge the sanctuary for the critically endangered Malayan Tiger. In Malaysia, there are fewer than 150 tigers, with 30 carrying capacity of Malayan Tigers in Pahang.
ASARTR is a landmark conservation initiative established to secure the future of Malaysia’s critically endangered Malayan Tiger while safeguarding one of Peninsular Malaysia’s most significant forest landscapes. Covering approximately 92,000 hectares, with a further 42,000 hectares identified for future gazettement by the Government of Pahang, ASARTR forms a vital ecological corridor adjoining Taman Negara National Park within the Central Forest Spine.
International Partnerships
The conservation of the ASARTR is supported by a network of international partners committed to protecting Malaysia’s biodiversity. The European Union (EU) has played a key role in establishing the reserve’s operational and governance frameworks, while Rainforest Trust has strengthened earlier ranger patrols and anti-poaching efforts. The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZSCF) continues to support critical conservation interventions to safeguard the Malayan Tiger and its habitat.
Driving socio-economic growth for the communities
The Tembeling River, which runs through the Reserve, is a vital tributary: a lifeline for transport and sustenance, and a source of ecotourism income for neighbouring villages.
Preserving the ecosystem, key to species survival
Integrated Conservation Approach
Managed in accordance with internationally recognised conservation principles, ASARTR adopts an integrated landscape approach that combines biodiversity conservation, scientific research, habitat restoration, community engagement and sustainable development. Conservation efforts include wildlife monitoring, anti-poaching operations, ecological research, habitat management and partnerships with government agencies, indigenous communities, academia and the private sector.
Syntropic Agriculture
31 ha
Project Area
10km
from Kuantan
15km
form Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport
25km
from Kuantan Port
Syntropic Agriculture in Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Agricultural Park
Our syntropic agriculture pilot project will span c. 20 hectares within the extensive Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Agricultural Park in Indera Mahkota, Kuantan.
- Malaysia's agricultural
A world-class farming hub
With food security looming as a national threat, our vision encompasses the establishment of a regenerative farming hub, serving as a key pillar of Malaysia’s agricultural sector.
