SEAD PLANT’S CENTRE OF RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS (CORE) TAKES ROOT AT KINTA NATURE PARK

Back in the late 19th century until the 1980s, the Kinta Valley in Perak was known as the world’s richest and biggest tin-mining district. However, the tin industry had all but collapsed by the 1990s, leaving about 70,000ha of land comprising barren tailings sand and hundreds of mining pools.  Many initiatives have been put forth to revitalise and regenerate these old tin-mining lands, including the Kinta Nature Park sprawling 900ha on the outskirt of Batu Gajah, which became the chosen location for the new Centre of Resilient Ecosystems (CoRE).  Read more: SEAD PLANT’S CENTRE OF RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS (CORE) TAKES ROOT