Sarawak Biodiversity Centre

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Sarawak Biodiversity Centre

Awareness Programme

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SBC has recognised the importance of public awareness and appreciation towards related biotechnology applications and initiatives.

Last Updated on Thursday, 09 September 2010 15:25 Read more...
 

R&D Bioprospecting Programme

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Sarawak is well-endowed with a diverse wealth of biological resources i.e. biodiversity, that could potentially have unique applications in healthcare, agriculture and industries. Bioprospecting of the biodiversity to discover potential and useful applications very much depends on implementing a highly robust R&D programme involving various scientific tools including biotechnology.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 21:34 Read more...
 

Traditional Knowledge Documentation Programme

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Sarawak has over 36 different indigenous groups which can be broadly categorized into the following groups: Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, Melanau and Malay. Each of these ethnic groups has inherited a rich array of traditional knowledge from their ancestors, much of which have not been documented.  This knowledge include centuries of practice on how to grow food and to survive in their environment.  Such utilization and management of natural resources by indigenous people, perfected over a period of time is known as traditional knowledge. 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 00:54 Read more...
 

Biodiversity Research Regulation

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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.

Last Updated on Thursday, 09 September 2010 15:26 Read more...
 

Bioinformatics Programme

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Bioinformatics is the field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline. The goal of the field is to enable the discovery of new biological insights as well as to create a global perspective from which unifying principles in biology can be discerned.

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 August 2009 13:16 Read more...
 
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