RE:CERATING Create with us

A living laboratory in Cherating

RE:CATING

One place. Two readings.
A new direction.

An applied platform where net-zero ambition, biodiversity science and community knowledge are tested in the landscape—and translated into evidence that can move.

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01 / THE HIDDEN MEANING

Cherating is already
holding the action.

Switch two letters and the place becomes a verb.

CERATING

CERATING is the place: river, coast, community and future city.

RE:01

Re-measure

Establish the environmental baseline before decisions are fixed.

RE:02

Re-connect

Link the lake, river, coast, community and development system.

RE:03

Re-create

Turn evidence into pilots, capability and better development choices.

02 / LIVING SYSTEMS

A landscape that
learns in public.

The lake becomes a field instrument—not a decorative centrepiece. Every intervention begins with a baseline, a metric, a data owner and a decision it can improve.

01

Lake Observatory

Continuous water-quality, hydrology, eDNA and wetland-emissions monitoring.

  • Water chemistry
  • Carbon flux
  • Ecological health
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Biodiversity Baseline

Species, habitat and acoustic monitoring before, during and after development.

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Net-Zero Proof

Measure operational carbon, soil carbon, water performance and material choices.

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Community Field Lab

Local guides, students and researchers build shared evidence and green skills.

OBSERVE→UNDERSTAND→VALIDATE→DEMONSTRATE→SCALE
04 / FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES

Ten ways to
start creating.

Each initiative is a defined research and demonstration pathway—not a loose theme. Explore the question, evidence, first proof and collaboration roles.

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01 / WATER

Lake Observatory

Water quality, hydrology, eDNA and wetland carbon.

↗ 02 / NATURE

Biodiversity Digital Twin

A measurable ecological baseline across time.

↗ 03 / CARBON

Net-Zero Field Campus

Low-carbon operations, materials and comfort.

↗ 04 / CATCHMENT

River-to-Sea Observatory

Connect inland decisions to river and coast.

↗ 05 / NIGHT ECOLOGY

Firefly Dark Corridor

Protect darkness, mangroves and local guides.

↗ 06 / COAST

Turtle-Safe Catchment

Reduce upstream pressures reaching the beach.

↗ 07 / CIRCULARITY

Circular Materials Lab

Reuse existing materials and measure avoided carbon.

↗ 08 / PEOPLE

Community Green Skills

Field science, local capability and green livelihoods.

↗ 09 / AVIATION

Aviation × Nature Observatory

Study noise, habitat and wildlife risk together.

↗ 10 / VENTURE

Nature-Tech Challenge

Move validated research into pilots and ventures.

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RESEARCH COLLABORATIONFind where your capability fits.Build a collaboration brief →
05 / INTERACTIVE MASTERPLAN

Explore a living
research landscape.

Select a zone to understand its purpose, environmental safeguards and opportunities for applied research collaboration.

141 indicative acres ±700 m aviation-compatible interval 09 connected research zones 0 solar arrays proposed
RE:CERATING indicative concept masterplan showing a future runway, green buffer, biodiversity monitoring zones, field research campus, lake observatory, community field lab, circular materials yard, controlled access and river-mangrove connection
Select a numbered zone

Concept only. Boundaries, distances and programme are indicative and remain subject to survey, ecological baseline, planning approval, aeronautical assessment and wildlife-hazard assessment.

06 / RUNWAY TO RIVER

Close enough to matter.
Separated enough to protect.

The proposed living lab sits southeast of the future runway end, with an approximately 700-metre green interval. Its role is to prove that aviation planning and ecological intelligence can inform one another from the beginning.

Indicative spatial relationship. Final distances and safeguards remain subject to cadastral, aeronautical and wildlife-hazard assessment.

07 / DELIVERY ARCHITECTURE

Different strengths.
One direction.

Venture & delivery lead

Structures the challenges, pilots, partners and pathways from evidence to adoption.

Pahang Aerospace CityPlace & development lead

Connects the site, infrastructure, planning and PAC-wide deployment environment.

UMPSAResearch partner

Supports applied science, validation, talent and knowledge transfer.

BAIYUZENDevelopment partner

Supports place activation, delivery coordination and community-facing development.

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RE:CERATING / A PAC LIVING LABORATORY

What if the next city
learned before it grew?

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