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.
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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.
Other contents of the March Newsletter including:
– Info Column – Wetlands: A Threatened and Vulnerable Resource
– Environmental Activities in March 2017
Content this month:
- Our Newly-elected Management Committee Member
- KK Wetlands Environment Education
- CIMB Funded Tree Planting Activity
- Get tom know our new JOCV Volunteer – Yujin-san
- Info column: The Purple Heron
The World Environment Day is one of the global annual event celebrated in KK Wetlands.
The theme of this year “Connecting People to Nature’ is selected to implores the people to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and its importance and to take forward the call to protect the Earth that we share. This year’s theme invites people to think how we are part of nature and how intimately we depend on it. It challenges us to find fun and exciting ways to experience and cherish this vital relationship. – UNEP
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