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Limestone hills in Ma-laysia tend to have shallow soil cove

YTL prides itself on taking the lead to minimise itscorporate footprint on the environment and prides itself on leadingthe fight against climate change by minimising its carbonfootprint.

Not many are aware that Gunung Jabak Puyuh is a hill of extremelyhigh conservation value as it harbours important archaeologicalartifacts and a substantial number of rare flora and fauna.

The larger Gunung Senyum, less than 1km west of Gunung Jabak Puyuh,is a popular recreational attraction as it has several easilyaccessible caves. In fact, the Pahang Forestry Department iscurrently managing the hill as a recreational site.
Bukit Jabak Puyuh, being a satellite of the larger Gunung Senyum,is less visited but is thought to be biologically as diverse asGunung Senyum.

Limestone hills are like islands surrounded by tropical rainforest.Their habitat is very different from the surrounding area.Limestone hills in Ma-laysia tend to have shallow soil cover andare hotter and very much dryer.

Plants and animals living in this harsh habitat have evolved overeons to adapt to this condition. Due to this, many flora and faunafound on limestone hills are rare and endemic, sometimes found onone particular hill only and nowhere else. Although limestone hillscover less than one per cent of Malaysia's land area, theycontribute more than 20 per cent of Malaysia's plant endemics.

Gunung Senyum and Bukit Jabak Puyuh are no different. Of the 48known snail species found in these hills, 11 are endemic toMalaysia and of these, six are site-endemic, that is, only found onthese hills. Limestone hills are also known for caves where a wholerange of unique plants, animals and geological features are found.

Gunung Senyum and Bukit Jabak Puyuh are both important biodiversityreservoirs. The sad thing is that many limestone hills, includingGunung Senyum and Bukit Jabak Puyuh, are little studied.

Although in a perfect world, limestone hills would not be quarried,we are however pragmatic enough to realise that cement and otherlimestone-related products are necessary in our modern lives andthat, for the moment, extraction of these materials must be allowedto a certain extent. However, there are technologies and quarryingmethods widely available, such as basement quarrying, which neitherdeface nor destroy our natural, above-ground resources.

Utilising such methods is an opportunity for YTL to show leadershipboth in environmental stewardship and technological advancement.

More than 90 per cent of our limestone resources lie underground.Therefore, it makes more sense to utilise these than to destroy anddeface what we can see. It is our hope that YTL will reconsidertheir plans for the sake of Malay-sia's biodiversity.


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