April 2015 - Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society

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Sabah Wetlands
Conservation
Society (SWCS) /
Pertubuhan
Pemuliharaan Tanah
Lembap Sabah was
established on
22 August 2005
APRIL 2015
SABAH WETLANDS
NEWSLETTER
MANGROVES- OUR
PRICELESS TREASURE
Under the project “Mangroves-Our Priceless Treasure (contribution from Bank Islam CSR grant)
we are almost reaching our target to plant 2,200 mangrove trees at identified degraded area from
June 2014 till present. On 7 April, we had successfully set up at simple nursery site to store the mangrove seedlings. With the helps from intern and teamwork from KKW staffs we had replanted 300
seedlings last month and make it overall a total 1,678 mangrove trees had been planted at Sulaman
Lake Forest Reserve, Tuaran within the one year duration.
OBJECTIVES
 To promote the
conservation of
wetlands in Sabah
and the variety of
plants, birds and
other kinds of
organisms found in
them.
 To raise public
awareness and
appreciation of
wetlands and
public involvement
in protecting
wetlands.
 To manage Kota Kinabalu
Wetlands (KKW)
as a model
wetlands centre for
the purpose of
conservation,
education,
recreation, tourism
and research.
Nursery at Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve.
"Melentur buluh biar dari rebungnya" Kids from
neighbouring area lending their helping hands
assisting us in collecting mangrove propagules.
Sentinel FLOCK
Sentinel Flock acts as the first line to monitor
and detect bird flu that could be brought in by
migratory birds. The purpose is also to ensure
the safety of visitors to KKW and the surrounding areas as immediate measures will be taken if
infection is detected. This monitoring method is
a collaborative effort between Veterinary Services and Animal Industry Department and Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society.
Regular check up by the staff of Veterinary
Services and Animal Industry Department
On 2nd April 2015, new batch of 25 fowls are
brought into KKW. Experts will monitor the
chickens regularly to examine if there is a sign of
viruses, especially H5N1 that causing the
“Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza” (HPAI).
All donations made to the Society are exempted from tax under Subsection 44(6) of Income Tax Act 1967.
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ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTARY work
Once again, this month we are joyous in receiving volunteers to help us in keeping KKW in good condition.
We are so impressed by the spirit of volunteerism which is an additional help to KKW that has made our
conservation effort possible.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much – Helen Keller
Desa Cargill Sdn Bhd
19 staffs of Desa Cargill Sdn Bhd joined
hands in cleaning up the KKW office
building compound.
SM All Saints
In less than half an hour, thanks to the
tireless and coordinated efforts, the
volunteers managed to help in repairing
the hut at nursery.
SMK Taman Tun Fuad
The KKW car park area was covered
with fallen leaves, we are grateful to have
these volunteers in helping in clearing the
area.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME
April was a busy month of spreading the words of wetlands conservation to nurture awareness and appreciation for
the natural environment. Not only that we had conducted the Mangrove Experience Programme for that purpose,
but we also went to schools to reach out more!
Mangrove Experience Programme
Jabatan Pendidikan
Negeri Sabah:
Schools of Sabah,
Sarawak and
Labuan
SM All Saints
Faculty of
Science &
Natural
Resources
UMS
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Outreach Programme
Outreaching further to school is one of the environmental education programmes conducted by KKW. This month we reached to
SM Tshung Tsin in conjunction of the 9th Primary Schools Science Camp and to SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin for Hari Ekspo Lestari. With the aim of the outreach, to encourage students to recycle used papers and indirectly reduce paper waste, it is really impressing to see how creative the students are in turning the used papers into something useful. It is hoped that through this activities, the students are able bring back home new knowledge and implement it in their daily lives. In the preparation of the outreach, we are glad to received volunteers to help the KKW staffs in making papers to be exhibited at schools.
SM Tshung Tshin
(26 April 2015)
A total of 268 primary students participated the 9th Primary Schools Science
Camp at SM Tshung Tsin.
KKW staffs and volunteers, together
working as a team
The crowds participating in
the hands-on paper making
Hands-on activity; students and their
handmade recycled paper
The students’ creativity are shown in
their decorated recycled paper
The students happily showing
their handmade handicraft
Talk on turning Trash to Treasure as
well as to educate them the importance
of wetlands towards the people
These are the papers made by the
students, dried under the hot sun
The finish products recycled
paper
SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin
(30 April 2015)
The teacher joining in
the activity
All donations made to the Society are exempted from tax under Subsection 44(6) of Income Tax Act 1967.
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Engaging our ex-officio
SWCS paid a courtesy call to Director, Department of Irrigation & Drainage, Sabah, Ir. Ng Chee Hing with his subordinates on 08th April 2015,
9.00am. This visit is valuable to foster relationship of both sides as well as
to officially communicate the drainage system and the water quality issues.
From L - R: Ms. Rita Ignatius (Manager KKW), En. Omar Abdul Kadir
(Hon. Secretary SWCS), Mr. George Ngui (Hon. Treasurer SWCS), Datuk
Haji Zainie Abdul Aucasa (President SWCS), Ir. Ng Chee Hing (Director
DID), Ir. Jeffrey Ng Vun Ping (Senior Irrigation & Drainage Engineer) & Ir.
Miklin Ationg (Engineer, Water Resources Management Section).
Another effort of SWCS is to pay a courtesy call to the newly appointed Director, Sabah Wildlife Department, Mr. William Baya with his subordinate, Mr.
Peter Malim on 10th April 2015, 9.00am. This visit is to personally congratulate on his new appointment as well as to brief the history of SWCS to signify
the importance of this agency towards the sustainability of KKW. We had a
fruitful discussion and we are looking forward to our future collaboration.
Thank you for your support.
On 23 April 2015, a special meeting was conducted with JKR, chaired by Ir.
Edward Lingkapo, Chief Assistant Director (Sewerage). This meeting is a
continuation after paper presentation by Conservation & Science Officer,
KKW, Ms. Guslia during the State Level World Water Day Conference and
Exhibition on 21 - 22 March 2015. Wherein, JKR offered to help SWCS in
Water Quality Monitoring because of the high rate of e-coli level, which can
cause imbalance and disturbance to the flora and fauna within KKW as well
as for the environmental education activities. We had a positive response
from the department and look forward for the future collaboration.
Welcome aboard!
Jaaulorens Milog is our
new Conservation & Education Assistant. Graduated
from University Tun Abdul
Razak in Bachelor of
Hospitality and Tourism
Management in 2014. His
previous working experience was at Taman Buaya
Tuaran Sdn. Bhd. as Head
of Animal Keeper.
Jennyca Yopong is not a ‘sonew face’ in KKW. She was
our intern from UMS since last
year and has work with us as
part-timer since then. She is a
graduate student from UMS in
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Environmental Science and
newly appointed as our Admin
& Account Assistant.
All donations made to the Society are exempted from tax under Subsection 44(6) of Income Tax Act 1967.
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New line up (2015-2017)
As per the 10th SWCS Annual General Meeting held on 14th March 2015, our current
Committee Members (till 2017) serving the society are:
President
Deputy President
Honorary Secretary
Hon. Assistant Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Hon. Assistant Treasurer
: Datuk Haji Zainie Abdul Aucasa
: Dr. Haji Rahimatsah Amat
: Encik Omar bin Piam Abdul Kadir
: Mdm. Marina Aman Sham
: Mr. George Ngui Kuang Kee
: Mr. Edward Vun Nyap Pei
Ordinary Committee Members
: Mr. Ting Hua Seng
Mr. Alex Yong Su Fen
Mr.Gerald Goh Wah Yong
Mr. Kenneth Tan Oi Kuwang
Prof. Datin Seri Panglima Dr.Ann Anton
Datuk Verus Aman Sham
Ar.Rizal Ahmad Banjar
Other individuals offering their time, commitment and expertise on a formal (and voluntary)
basis, are;
Trustees
Legal Advisor
Auditor
: Yg. Bhg. Datuk K.J. Joseph
Ms. Maria Christina Fung
Mr.Alvin Wong
: Ngui & Associates
: Ms. Chua Soon Lan
All donations made to the Society are exempted from tax under Subsection 44(6) of Income Tax Act 1967.
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GUEST COMMENTS
Guests' COMMENT
“Beautiful walk. Lots of wildlife to see.
The huts were great to sit in and watch
the life of the mangroves. We loved the
crabs and seeing the
skinks.”
“We have visited KKW on a hot
day. Staff at reception was very helpful and lend us booklet of animals
living in KKW. We took easy walk
on wooden walkways. We stopped
many times to observe wildlife. With
the help of the booklet we managed
to identify different species of birds
and other water animals. We have
enjoyed our visit and respect the
efforts to preserve nature.”
Felicia Mellors &
Paul Meegan
Australia
11 April 2015
“Excellent facility,
sign are very helpful. Great job
saving the
mangroves and
showing why it is
important.”
Baft Hudson
Canada
26 April 2015
“I’m amazed with the paper making
activity and that will be an interesting
program for students and
children to study and pay more
attention to save the paper and
protect the forest.”
Family Mihamiya
Slovenia
14 April 2015
Mr. Wang
China
24 April 2015
Industrial training
Certificate of
Appreciation
presented by
Manager of KKW
I would like to take the opportunity to thank Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society
(SWCS) for giving me chance to undergo my twelve weeks training in Kota Kinabalu
Wetlands (KKW). My experience was extremely rewarding. In addition to sharpening
my communication and leadership skills, working actively in conserving the mangroves, and maturing professionally, I thoroughly enjoyed working with such a great
Photo taken with
Prof Datin Seri
Panglima Dr. Ann
Anton, Chairman
of Conservation &
Science of SWCS
team of people. It was a pleasure to watch and learn from my fellow colleagues.
Our monthly programs were very helpful and shaped me to independently assist
students during mangrove experience program and environmental voluntary work.
The research I conducted for my mini project on the assessment of phytoplankton in
Kota Kinabalu Wetlands was quite interesting. I hope the report has
provided
the KK Wetlands with some solid and useful data for water monitor-
In the middle of
presenting final
report.
Noranija Binti Saggap, intern from UMS
finally had completed her 12 weeks of industrial training in KKW on 25 April 2015. She
wrote a letter to KKW staff to express her
gratitude and shares her experiences. On
behalf of SWCS, thank you for helping out
at KK Wetlands and all the best in your
future undertaking!
in the future. Here in KK Wetlands I learnt new things; birding, mangrove replanting and how to communicate for conserving the nature in
different style for different audience. Training under non-government organization (NGO) also taught me to utilize limited resources optimally to produce
better results.
I will never forget KK Wetlands. Thank you for teaching me the most
valuable skills and knowledge during my entire training session.
Sincerely,
Noranija.
All donations made to the Society are exempted from tax under Subsection 44(6) of Income Tax Act 1967.
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What’s happening on may
Engaging our Ex-Officio
Courtesy Call to;
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DBKK : 5th May
EPD : 13th May
JPNS : 27th May
Environmental Volunteer
Programme
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SM All Saints : 02th May
PTPL : 08th May
Maktab Sabah: 27th May
Environmental Education
Programme

UMS: 16th May
Support us
Contributors:
Jane Joimin
(Environmental Education Officer)
Guslia Lahasing
(Conservation & Science Officer)
Rita Ignatius
(Manager / Executive Secretary)
Compiled by :
Jaaulorens Milog
(Conservation & Education
Assistant)
Support us by taking PART in our
Environmental Educational
Programmes:
 KK Wetlands Mangrove Experience Programme
Mangrove Conservation Experience
Programme (includes tree planting
in Tuaran)
For information,
+6088-246 955
or
swcs@sabahwetlands.org
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Visit our website:
www.sabahwetlands.org
All donations made to the Society are exempted from tax under Subsection 44(6) of Income Tax Act 1967.