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NEWSLETTERSABAH WETLANDS CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Photo Credit: Eugene CheahCONTENTS
01

What's Happening

02Throwback

03 Project04

Guests' Comments & Upcoming Events
KK Wetland Ramsar Site's Membership,

05 Volunteering & Monthly Activities

OBJECTIVESA Non-Governmental
Organization working onConservation of Wetlands in Sabah
Established on
22 August 2005

To promote the conserva
tion of wetlands in Sabah
and the variety of plants,
birds and other kinds oforganisms found in them.

To raise publicawareness andappreciation of wetlands
and public involvementin protecting wetlands.

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To manage Kota Kinabalu
Wetland (KKW) as a model
wetlands centre for thepurpose of conservation,education, recreation, tourismand research.

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ACTIVITIES DURING RMCO

Monthly SWCS EXCO Meeting on 19 May 2020

Discussion: A proposal on economic stimulus: Towards aHealthy, Resilient and Sustainable Economy on 04 April
2020

Scientific Committee-ISCMW meeting on 17 April
2020

Scientific Committee-ISCMW meeting on 27 March2020

Scientific Committee-SCMW meeting on 10 April
2020

World Environment Day 2020 meeting with JPAS,LKNS and WWF-my on 21 May 2020

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HAPPY LEARNING WITH JESSELTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLJesselton International School has been joining our education programmes since January
2019. We wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the support that Jesselton
International School shown throughout the programmes. Additionally, we would like toexpress our sincere admiration to Miss Natalie Ben Arosh and Miss Christine Wong for theiramazing efforts! Not forgetting their wonderful students for their hard work and dedication
ever since they joined us. On the contrary, we value their parents’ for their commitment
and their pivotal role in this success.
We have done many education programmes with them such as mangrove tree planting, tree
identification, bio monitoring and observation, nursery work, experiments and so much
more! Besides learning, we had an amazing time, laughs and lots of fun. We hope more
students will develop their passion and love for the environment. Then again, we sincerely
wish that we can explore ways and means of continuing to work together again in the future!

Event (World Wetlands Day 2020/20th Aniversary of KK Wetland)© Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society 2020. All rights reserved.

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HAPPY LEARNING WITH JESSELTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Environmental Education Programme© Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society 2020. All rights reserved.

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BANK

Project StartSite2014

Sulaman Lake
Forest Reserve

Project End2015

ISLAM

MANGROVE

Number of tree
planted
2,200 mangrovetrees

Number ofinstitution

Mortality in 2020

1410%

Total Funded
RM35, 000.00

TREE

Number ofparticipant

The highest tree180

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SWCS NEWSLETTERDOWN THE MEMORY LANE:
KK WETLANDS IN 20 YEARS (PART 1)

World Wetlands Day 1999

World Environment Day 2000

Opening of the Rotary nature
Activity Centre 2000

World Wetlands Day 2001

World Environment Day 1999

World Environment Day 2000

World Wetlands Day 2000

World Environment Day 2002

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SWCS NEWSLETTER

Compilation of snippets :What Are Environmental News Happened In
March 2020
Amazon Deforestation Rages On
Despite COVID-19

Sumatran Rhino Program Needs MoreViable Females Amidst Reproductive
Setbacks

Deforestation in the Amazon reaches record highs

Accordingsince April 2008 despite the economic impacts ofreproductive issues in Sumatran Rhino breeding

COVID-19. It is assumed that illegal loggers andprograms

speculators are taking advantage of the pandemic tocaptured from the wild. However, capturing healthy,

invade indigenous lands and protected areas inreproductively viable rhinos is a shift from current

Brazil.

conservation policies in which they are only tohttps://news.mongabay.com

capture and try to breed naturally vulnerable rhinos

toscientists,requiremore

thefertile

prevalence
females

toofbethat are already susceptible to reproduction failure.
https://news.mongabay.com

Climate Change to Push Some Species toHigher Elevations
It has been found that some marine animals, such as
the Japanese oyster can ingest virus particles as theyfilter seawater for food and oxygen. Previously, it
was unknown that marine animals could impact
virus populations.
https://www.sciencedaily.com

Extinct Marine Megafauna to Damage
Functional Diversity

Wildfires to Change Arctic WatershedMarine megafauna are marine animals that exceed aThe number of wildfires globally have increased due

body mass of 45kg and are said to be the largest
animals in the ocean. If these threatened animals
such as sharks, whales, and sea turtles were to beextinct, key habitat functions such as consuming
large

amounts

ofbiomass

andtransportation will be severely hindered.
https://www.sciencedaily.com

nutrient

to climate change, especially in the Arctic. Thiscauses permafrost thaw that may alter the chemistryof streams and be a hazard for humans and theecosystem. Furthermore, the after-effects of a burncan last up to 50 years and continue to have major
implications on vital waterways such as the Yenisei
River which flows into the Arctic Ocean.
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Guests' comments
Very good! We love it.
- Vivian Liew and Lisa Liew,Malaysia

Save Wetlands to Save LifeA COLLABORATION PROJECT BETWEEN USM-SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICALSCIENCES WITH SABAH WETLANDS CONSERVATION SOCIETY, IN ORDER TO
RAISE FUND FOR WETLANDS CONSERVATION DURING THIS COVID-19
PANDEMIC.FOLLOW THEM IN IG @WETLANDSQUAD TO FIND MORE INFO

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VOLUNTEERNEEDED!

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SWCS NEWSLETTER

Volunteering is good foryour heart
Voluntering for KK Wetland
Ramsar Site can be a great
fun! If you have passion for
the environment or just wantto gain more outdoor
experiences, this is theappropriate channel. Do not
miss the chance! Sign up to bea volunteer now or contact us
for more information.

02
Monthly Bird
Monitoring
Join our monthly birding activity on every
15th-17th day of the month

FORMOREINFO

03 membership

REGIST

ERCall us at
088-246955
or drop us an email atswcs@sabahwetlands.org

Benefits of being our member

As a member, you will be able toparticipate in members' events andenjoy free entry to Kota Kinabalu
Wetlands Ramsar Site
Eligible for 50% discount for binoculars
rental*.
Most importantly, you know you arehelping this ecosystem to survive andprovide essential services to it.

How to04

support us by joining our programmes

DONA T I O NJoin the forces with us and help save
our Wetlands by giving donation to
Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society.
Bank Transfer to;
SWCS Account No:392-050-779-101(HSBC)

CONTRIBUTORS

1. Environmental Education Programme
i. KK Wetlands Mangrove Experience Programme
ii. Mangrove Conservation Experience Programmeiii. Handcrafting from Mangrove

Mohamad Nazri Ali
Recheal jane Ronnie
Mohd Nurazmeel Mokhtar

2. Environmental Voluntary Worki. Nursery Workii. Mangrove Clean-Up

Rita Ignatius

COMPILER
Mohamad Nazri Ali

REDACTOR
Rita Ignatius© Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society 2020. All rights reserved.