{"id":1076,"date":"2014-10-14T16:49:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T08:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sabahwetlands.org\/society\/?page_id=1076"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:15:39","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sabahwetlands.org\/society\/about-us\/our-history","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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1980s – 1990s<\/strong><\/p>

Discovery and Studies<\/strong><\/p>

Environmentalist “discovered” the mangrove forest at the Likas Swamp was still in a good condition and home for many bird species. Proposals were developed to lobby for its protection.<\/em><\/p>

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1996<\/strong><\/p>

Birds Sanctuary<\/strong><\/p>

The area was designated as the Kota Kinabalu City Bird Sanctuary (KKCBS) in September 1996. Likas Wetlands Sanctuary Management Committee (LWSMC), an innovative and unique public-private-NGO-community partnership, was established under the directive of the Chief Minister of Sabah to manage the KKCBS.<\/em><\/p>

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1999<\/strong><\/p>

Cultural Heritage Site (Conservation)<\/strong><\/p>

The area was gazetted as a Cultural Heritage Site (Conservation) in 1999, giving it a second layer of protection. The Development and Management Plan was prepared and implemented, and environmental education programmes was designated and implemented; these were supported by funding from Sabah State Government, DANCED, the Royal Netherlands Embassy. WWF Netherlands and others.<\/em><\/p>

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2000<\/strong><\/p>

Opening Its Doors<\/strong><\/p>

The KKCBS was opened to the public March 1st, 2000. LWSMC started to explore the options of governing structure for more effective management and operation.<\/em><\/p>

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2005<\/strong><\/p>

SWCS<\/strong><\/p>

The formation of Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) was approved by the Registrar of Societies in August 22nd, 2005.<\/em><\/p>

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2006<\/strong><\/p>

LWSMC was officially dissolved on January 20th, 2006 to make a way for SWCS to manage KKCBS (now known as Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site), and to operate independently as a self-sustainable centre in the future. The 1st SWCS Annual General Meeting was held on March 23rd, 2006.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1980s – 1990s Discovery and Studies Environmentalist “discovered” the mangrove forest at the Likas Swamp was still in a good condition and home for many bird species. Proposals were developed to lobby for its protection. \u00a0 1996 Birds Sanctuary The area was designated as the Kota Kinabalu City Bird Sanctuary (KKCBS) in September 1996. Likas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1076","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t