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The Environmental Conference 2022

Greetings from Rotary Club of Luyang & Rotary Club of Kuching!

THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE 2022
We are pleased to invite you to join us for this conference. Key topics include :
1. Sustaining terrestrial biodiversity
2. The issues and challenges in Marine rehabilitation and protection
3. Cross-cutting developments in environmental preservation.

Date: 4th & 5th June 2022 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 8.00am to 5.00pm
Venue: Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site

Register now :
https://tinyurl.com/TEC2022Registration
RSVP by the 13th May 2022 (Friday) at 2pm.

For Conference Excursion on the 5th June 2022 (Sunday)
https://tinyurl.com/TEC22Excursion
Kindly book before 27th May 2022, 2pm.

World Rivers Day 2021 Photo Contest

World Rivers Day is a global celebration of the world’s waterways. It is annually celebrated on the fourth Sunday of every September and in Malaysia it will be celebrated on the 26th of September 2021. This year’s celebration will draw attention to the need for preserving our waterways for our economic benefits, social value and ecological value.
The theme for this year’s World Rivers Day is once again, Waterways in our Communities, in recognition of “the incredible natural, cultural and recreational values of our rivers and streams and the extent to which they add to our quality of life.”
 Grab your chance to show your best photo by joining this contest. Read the contest details at  and submit your photo online.

Ready, Steady and SHOOT

4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WETLANDS 2020 (ISCMW 2020)

The 4th ISCMW is coming again in September this year! This biennial event was successfully held on last September 2018, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, where it has become a platform for discussion and sharing of new ideas and inputs on wetlands conservation on a global level!

Keep calm and stay posted for more info on the 4th ISCMW 2020!

Please feel free to surf the symposium website below:

 ISCMW 2020 

WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2020

Attention to all the environmental lovers! You are invited to join us in celebrating World Wetlands Day 2020 in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Kota Kinabalu Wetland. There are a lot of exciting activities to join especially the first-ever night walk in the mangrove forest at KK Wetland! Mark your date now on 29th February 2020 (Saturday) and the event will start from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. For more info, PLEASE CONTACT US at 088-246955.

JUNIOR WETLAND DISCOVERY (JWD)


Junior Wetland Discovery back again this month.
 
Attention to all environment enthusiasts parents! Grab this chance to discover nature with your children, a perfect parent-child bonding weekend programme.
 
Mark your date and register now before 13th December 2019! Kindly fill up the Registration Form and send to us. For more details and programme fee please call 088-246955 ( Tuesday-Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm). Hurry while slots are available!

World Environment Day 2017

“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!

World Environment Day 2017

Celebration of World Wetlands Day 2016 by Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society

Walk-a-thon-poster
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;

1. World Wetlands Day Launching Ceremony
2. Kota Kinabalu Wetlands Open Day (public)
3. Mangrove Challenge (students)
4. A book launching of “A Guide to the Plants of Kota Kinabalu Wetlands”
5. Registration for KK Wetlands Voluntary Guardian
6. 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!

Celebration of “Minggu Alam Sekitar Malaysia 2015” at Kota Kinabalu Wetlands

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.

Minggu Alam Sekitar Malaysia 2015 Poster