Biodiversity Research Regulation

Under the provisions of the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (Amendment) Ordinance 2003, the Sarawak Biodiversity Council is given the responsibility to regulate research on biological resources as defined by the Ordinance and export of the State’s Biological Resources.  To implement these duties, SBC has put in place the Research Permit System which provides for four types of permits: The Permit to Collect Protected Resources, Export Permit, Sales Permit of Protected Resources and Ethnobotanical Research Permit.

The application process starts with the submission of an application in the Council’s prescribed form to the Council.  The application is sent to at least two independent technical evaluators who are experts in the research field in question.  These evaluators then submit their technical evaluation on the feasibility and the value of the proposed research as well as on the technical competency of the applicant to conduct the research. 

These technical evaluations are then put forward to the Council for deliberation.  If the Council approves the application, SBC then prepares a draft Research Agreement for discussion with the applicant.  When both parties agree, the Research Agreement is then finalized and signed and the required permit is issued to the successful applicant by SBC on behalf of the Council.

Click here to download the Research Permit Application Form. You will require Adobe® Reader® 7.0 or higher open the file. You can download the program from the Adobe® website.

NOTE: Those who intend to apply to conduct research in Sarawak are advised to download and read the following documents before proceeding to fill in the Research Application Form:
The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre Ordinance 1997
The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (Amendment) Ordinance 2003
The Sarawak Biodiversity Regulations 2004
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