Essential oil
In 2006, the centre started a project called "Development of Medicinal and Aromatic Oils from Sarawak's Indigenous Plants". From indigenous traditional knowledge documentation programme, "Litsea cubeba" tree found at Bario, Lawas, and Padawan municipality was used for essential oil extraction with the support from Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The essenial oil has a crisp and citrus lemony scent. Essential oil from the plant not only shows anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties, it is also able to repel insects. In 2011, "Sarawak Litsea" tree was registered under geographical indication while the essential oil extract was registered under trademark "Litsara". In 2017, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre cooperate with Interhill Group to sell Litsara products in Pullman hotels at Kuching and Miri. Over time, a range of products such as freshener, soap, shampoo, and handwash are produced from the essential oil extract.