The Environment at Rimbun Dahan

Rimbun Dahan is a 14-acre compound which includes a garden featuring plant species indigenous to the Southeast Asian region. In 2023, the garden was accredited as a Level 1 Arboretum under ArbNet, a global network of arboreta. We currently have more than 100 species of Dipterocarp growing on site, and over 500 other plant species as well.

This rewilding/reforestation project, which has been running since 1990, now attracts a wide variety of wildlife, including birds, butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles and mammals, which we attempt to document.

Introduction to the Garden

The 14-acre garden at Rimbun Dahan is an attempt to develop a Malaysian style of landscaping using indigenous planting material from South East Asia.

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Plant List

Rimbun Dahan’s 14-acre garden is a valuable collection of plants indigenous to Southeast Asia, including many tropical forest hardwoods and some specimens of species now extinct in the wild.

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Wildlife List

Incomplete lists of notable wildlife observed at Rimbun Dahan with links to nature notes.

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Nature Notes

Irregular updates on exciting encounters with the wild and cultivated flora and fauna at Rimbun Dahan.

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Dragonfly photo by Akshay Sateesh.

Articles on the Environment

A collection of writings on contemporary landscape, gardening and conservation by Angela Hijjas’ for the MNS magazine and to various newspapers.

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Conservation Research Writing Residency

Rimbun Dahan now offers short-term residencies, between 2 weeks and 3 months, for researchers in environmental conservation issues who need time and space to write up their research for publication.

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