The late Professor John Corner, distinguished Cambridge professor, exemplary tropical botanist and insightful explorer, has been intimately associated with the story of Mt. kinabalu and the establishment of kinabalu Park as a totally protected area. He led with distinction the two important royal Society Expeditions in 1961 and 1964 that unveiled secrrets of the then [...]
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This travel note book is beautifully designed. 
The island of Borneo conjures up images of a vast green tropical wilderness protecting doe-eyed orang utans, unique  proboscis monkey, exotic pitcher plants and the indigenous rhinoceros hornbill. From the would famous Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary in Sabah to the splendid Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Brunei, from lavishly decorated temples to cultural villages, Borneo [...] 
This is Borneo has been produced in close collaboration with the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Malaysia, an organization which, as a matter of policy, always attempts to take a balanced, factual approach in its conservation work. Thus, this book provides a balanced view of the world’s third largest island, using a unique blend [...] |
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