Rimba Lestari unique green treasure on campus

Universities as knowledge leaders play an important role in implementing sustainable development education among university residents and the community in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030.

In the development of the green campus, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) has 27.5 per cent of the campus area that has been gazetted as a green area.

The green campus initiatives involve tree planting zones, forest zones and open areas to be planted with natural plants.

The tree planting zones have several divided zones which :
1. Taman Bioaromatik (6 acres)
2. Bioaromatic Arboretum (0.42 acres)
3. Grove zone (2.3 acres)
4. Rare plant zone (7.82 acres)
5. Rimbunan Cendekia (5.34 acre), R
6. Recreational Lake (39.2 acres)
7. Wetland (30.4 acres)
8. UMPSA-FRIM Restoration 1 (6 acres)
9. Rimba Lestari (4.1 acres)
10. Pahang State Forestry Department - UMPSA (5.65 acres)
11. Rimba Komuniti (6.7 acres)
12. Pahang Bioaromatic Park (180 acres)

The university is implementing greening initiatives in developing the campus landscape to be greener and more sustainable to ensure that its residents can enjoy a more conducive and quality environment.