Datuk Frederick Kugan

DATUK FREDERICK KUGAN is a forester by profession having graduated from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) (1987) and from New Brunswick University, Canada (1991). He has been with the Sabah Forestry Department since the year 1987 and had served in various positions in the Planning Division and District Forest Offices over the years. He is currently the Chief Conservator of Forests. Datuk Frederick Kugan was the Project Director of the recently completed EU– REDD+ Project entitled “Tackling Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Community Development”. In addition, he was also involved in the facilitation and implementation of several conservation initiatives/projects such as the Heart of Borneo Initiative, the Forest Plantation Transformation Plan, and the upcoming Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program (FOLUR) in Sabah. Datuk Frederick Kugan is also the co-chair of the Jurisdictional

Certification Steering Committee (JCSC), a multi-stakeholder steering committee that spearheads the implementation of the Sabah Jurisdictional Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (JCSPO) Initiative.