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“CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE” Kota Kinabalu Wetlands Open Day (FEE – FREE DAY) Quickly rally your friends and family to celebrate this World Environment Day 2017 at Kota Kinabalu Wetlands, Likas. Get a chance to reconnect and explore with nature — the more the merrier!
Despite a small NGO, Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) is a committed organization in wetlands conservation. For the past years, SWCS has been involved in various wetlands conservation efforts including mangrove rehabilitation in degraded mangrove areas, waterbird conservation and monitoring, research, education and for the most, managing KK Wetlands, the green lung of Kota Kinabalu city. In the month of January 2017, SWCS started its conservation rally for the year by involving the Asian Waterbird Census, a conservation effort for the migratory waterbirds. Learn more by reading our newsletter.
The World Wetlands Day (WWD) is an international annual celebration to promote the awareness on conservation of wetlands. This year theme selected by the Wetlands International is “Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction” – aiming to highlight the vital roles of wetlands in providing security against catastrophic natural disasters including massive flooding, tsunami, prolonged drought and heavy storm. This year, SWCS celebrated the WWD on 27th February in KK Wetlands. Among the activities during the day was Environmental Talk (by Environmental Protection Department), Open Carnival (game) and launching ceremony of the WWD 2017. Keep updated with our event and activities by clicking LIKE on our FACEBOOK Page (Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society) and by reading our monthly newsletter.
Mangrove rehabilitation is one of our effort in wetlands conservation. This year, we are grateful to be selected as one of the beneficiaries for the CSR Project by CIMB Bank Berhad, meanly the CIMB Community Link Project – Mangrove Tree Planting. The project falls under our Green CSR Proposal, with the objectives; 1) To plant 1,500 mangrove saplings (Rhizophora apiculata) in the degraded mangrove area at Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve, Tuaran, and; 2) To leverage off replanting efforts to create public awareness on the importance of wetlands.
Content this month:
The World Environment Day is one of the global annual event celebrated in KK Wetlands.
THEME: “Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction”
This theme is selected to raise awareness and to highlight the vital roles of healthy wetlands in reducing the impacts of extreme events such as floods, droughts and cyclones on communities, and in helping to build resilience. Read more at link here. Objectives
Event Details
VIDEO MAKING CONTEST – WWD 2017
Calling out all who are interested in video making! In conjunction with the World Wetlands Day 2017, SWCS is organizing a VIDEO MAKING CONTEST! Submit your participation now!
For RULES & GUIDELINES and CONTEST ENTRY FORM, click here: Video Making Contest – Registration Form and Rules & Guidelines
Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) will be organizing the ‘2nd International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Wetlands (ISCMW 2016)’ on 27th – 28th September 2016 at The Palace Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. This symposium is made possible by supports from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah, Japanese International Cooperation Agency-Sustainable Development for Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conservation Project in Sabah (JICA-SDBEC) and World Wide Fund (WWF-Malaysia). The theme for ISCMW 2016 is Wetlands: Connectivity, Corridors and Catchments. This symposium will act as a platform for discussion, information sharing and creating awareness among the various stakeholders on wetlands conservation. The objectives of the symposium are:
For further information , please visit the official website at swcs23.wixsite.com/iscmw2016 or download our ISCMW 2016 brochure. Registration Form can be downloaded in the website or click here. Please fill in the form and submit to the secretariat on or before 31st August 2016. You can submit the form via:
Join in the conservation effort by registering as a Voluntary Guardian!
There are three main objectives of the Voluntary Guardian;
Voluntary Guardians, who will be recruited and trained, shall contribute their time to The registration form can be downloaded here. Please read the terms and conditions before registering. For more info, please follow and like our Facebook page for the Voluntary Guardian of Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society!
Check out some of our highlights in October: –
Stay updated with our programmes! Click LIKE on our Facebook page Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society.
Organizing an International Conference surely requires tremendous commitments and efforts. Despite of all the challenges that we faced, we successfully held our 2nd International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Wetlands with the theme “Wetlands: Connectivity, Corridors and Catchments.” 10 speakers who are enthusiast on the conservation of wetlands were invited to deliver their findings on issues and management of wetlands throughout the globe. SWCS has successfully accommodated over 100 participants from all over Malaysia. For more, look inside our monthly newsletter for the month of September!
In conjunction of World Wetlands Day 2016, Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) is organising the annual World Wetlands Day 2016, which will be held on 27 February 2016, 7.30am – 2.30pm, at Kota Kinabalu Wetlands. This environmental event aims to raise awareness on the importance of wetlands for our future, whilst promoting a healthy lifestyle by organising the 2KM Walk-N-Plant-A-Thon (walk-a-thon) into the mangrove forest. Among the activities that will be held are;
The registration form can be downloaded here. Please read the terms and conditions before registering. For more info, please follow and like our Facebook page for The National Level World Wetlands Day 2016, where we share all the photos of 2KM Walk-N-Plant-A-Thon and Official Ceremony during the event. Feel free to tag & share to your friends! Minggu Alam Sekitar Malaysia (MASM) is commemorated every year at the national and state level for a period of one (1) week, usually from 21 – 27 October with the aim of instilling environmental awareness among Malaysians. This year, in conjunction with MASM 2015, Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) in collaboration with Department of Environment Sabah (DOE), Environment Protection Department (EPD) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA-SDBEC) organised the event which was officiated by Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Masidi Haji Manjun, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Sabah. The event was held on the 26th October 2015 (Monday), 7.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m, at Kota Kinabalu Wetlands, Likas with the theme “Ya! Teruskan Gaya Hidup Lestari”. The objectives of this event were to increase environmental awareness among the public and to promote cooperation in environmental conservation between various agencies such as government, non-governmental organizations (NGO), individuals and the public.
Please click here for more information and photos on this event.
The end of the year becomes meaningful for the environmental enthusiasts because Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society has started to organize one of the most important events; World Wetlands Day 2016. The main objective of this event is to raise public awareness and appreciation of wetlands and public involvement in protecting wetlands. Among the programme to be held in this event are 2KM Walk-N-Plant-A-Thon (walk-a-thon and planting in the mangrove forest), World Wetlands Day launching ceremony, book launching of “A Guide to the Plants of Kota Kinabalu Wetlands” and Mangrove Challenge.
During the Sabah’s Ramsar Conference on 12th November 2015 at Magellan Sutera, Kota Kinabalu, SWCS represented by Guslia Binti Lahasing, the Conservation & Science Officer, voice out the vision of making KK Wetlands as the second Ramsar site in Sabah. It is in line with our objectives, ‘to promote the conservation of wetlands in Sabah and the variety of plants, birds and other kinds of organisms found in them’, and ‘to raise public awareness and appreciation of wetlands and public involvement in protecting wetlands’. Find out more about our effort in making KK Wetlands as Ramsar site in Ms Guslia’s paper entitled “KK Wetlands Towards Its Ramsar Status”.
October has been a very happening month for us! We celebrated Minggu Alam Sekitar Malaysia (MASM) 2015 in collaboration with Department of Environment Sabah (DOE), Environment Protection Department (EPD) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA-SDBEC). There were open exhibitions, competitions for primary and secondary school students, stalls and most importantly, it was an Open Day of KK Wetlands! We welcome the public to join us in the next upcoming event!
On 19th September 2015, Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society joined the campaign of ‘Clean Up the World’ to improve the environment in Kota Kinabalu Wetlands. With the theme “Our Place. Our Planet. Our Responsibility”, we got together as a team to clean our parking lots, collect rubbish from the rubbish traps and clean the compound. We now pledge to do this bimonthly. Those who are interested to become volunteers at KK Wetlands are welcomed to join us!
Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society is celebrating World Wetlands Day on 7 February 2015 with an open day at Kota Kinabalu Wetlands. The theme for this year is Wetlands For Our Future. We invite all to join us together with the world in celebrating this special day in Kota Kinabalu Wetlands and also be a part of our action for wetlands conservation and make a difference for our one planet and future generations.
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