Section 5

providing the Government and other institutions approved by the Government with accurate information or data on the status, magnitude, distribution, usage and value of the biodiversity in the State;

the management and sustainable utilization of the biodiversity of the State, including determining policies and guidelines for scientific research or experiment related to the use of biological resources of Sarawak for pharmaceutical, medicinal, therapeutic, and other specific purposes;

maintaining a library of extracts of biological resources collected by the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre available for research and development and for maintaining records of and databases for biological resources found in the State;

ensuring that all collections of biodiversity and related data are maintained for the purposes of inventory and study of the biodiversity of Sarawak;

formulating programmes for systematic surveys of biodiversity and the collection and analysis of data relating thereto;

undertaking research and development and documentation of the traditional uses of biological resources by the native communities in the State, including ethnobotany or ethnobiology;

identifying new natural and biotechnological products derived from the biodiversity of the State;

providing facilities for research and development including the characterization of chemical compounds, of genes and of proteins;

establishing linkages and partnership with other institutions or bodies, within or outside Malaysia to undertake

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research and development from the biological resources of the

State;

[Am. Cap. A163, Cap. A220]

generally to promote education and knowledge of the biodiversity of the State; and

[Am. Cap. A106, Cap. A220]

providing facilities for commercial or any other purposes incidental to the powers of the Council.

[Add. Cap. A220]

Powers of the Council