Maliau Basin

Maliau Basin Conservation Area
IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)
Location	Tongod district, Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city	Tawau
Area	588 square kilometres
Governing body	Yayasan Sabah Group

Maliau Basin or also Maliau Basin Conservation Area, is a region in Sabah, Malaysia, which represents a geological catchment surrounding the Maliau River. Located around the center of Sabah in the Sandakan Division, it was designated as a conservation area by the Sabah Foundation (Yayasan Sabah) in 1981. Later in 1997 the Sabah State Assembly gazetted the Basin as a Protection Forest Reserve (Class I) with a total area of 588 square kilometres. The region also features Mount Lotung (1667 metres), Maliau Falls, and Lake Linumunsut. Efforts are underway to nominate the area as a World Heritage Site.^[1]

References

^ Kaur, Jaswinder. "Maliau: Sabah’s Lost World", New Straits Times, June 26, 2006

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Protected areas of Sabah

World Heritage Site	Kinabalu National Park

National parks	Crocker Range National Park • Pulau Tiga National Park • Tawau Hills National Park • Tun Sakaran Marine Park • Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park • Turtle Islands National Park

Protection forest reserves	Danum Valley Conservation Area • Maliau Basin Conservation Area • Silabukan Protection Forest Reserve • Ulu Kalumpang Forest Reserve • Bidu Bidu Forest Reserve

Other nature reserves and sanctuaries	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary • Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve • Tabin Wildlife Reserve • Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre • Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area • Rafflesia Forest Reserve