The Shorebirds Project of Peninsular Malaysia led by Dr. Nur Munira successfully organised a World Wetlands Day celebration on 29 February 2020. This event is one of many steps she is taking to raise awareness among the local community about the importance of protecting the shorebirds’ habitat at the Teluk Ayer Tawar–Kuala Muda Coast. The event which was supported by the members of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Penang and the Seberang Perai City Council, succeeded in enlisting the participation of students from local schools. It was … [Read more...] about Celebrating the wetlands of Teluk Ayer Tawar
THF Conservation Grant
Strengthening capacity for biodiversity conservation impact among CBOs in Greater KL
THF Conservation Grant Kota Damansara Community Forest (KDCF) Society was established in 2011 to serve as the official community counterpart to manage KDCF, which was gazetted for protection in 2010. Today, it is regarded as a model community-managed urban forest and a demonstration of public participation (National Policy on Biodiversity 2016). The Society has also played a major role in building similar like-minded organisations. In late 2019, it was awarded a small grant from the Global Environment Facility Small Grants … [Read more...] about Strengthening capacity for biodiversity conservation impact among CBOs in Greater KL
Building Sustainable Schools – engaging and empowering young green changemakers
THF Conservation Grant Established as a company in 2018, GreenSmiths empowers young people to create more sustainable futures and develops them into environmental leaders, by eco-engineering appropriately designed projects. Funding from The Habitat Foundation will allow them to expand on their successful Sustainable Schools pilot project at SMK Tunku Puan Habsah in 2019, which was also funded by the Foundation under its education pillar. Building on Think City’s Green Corridor initiative to encourage schools to use their fields … [Read more...] about Building Sustainable Schools – engaging and empowering young green changemakers
Testing the potential for the Effective Food Waste Composter (EFWC) to reduce waste on Penang Hill
THF Conservation Grant Assc. Prof. Dr Che Zalina of UPSI's Dept of Engineering poses with one of the EFWC prototypes and local community partners. This EFWC is an invention of Assoc. Prof Dr Che Zalina Zulkifli from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and is designed to provide an efficient option to accelerate the transformation of food waste into compost. This project is being supported as an innovation under our sustainability pillar. It aims to provide a solution to reduce the amount of food waste produced on Penang … [Read more...] about Testing the potential for the Effective Food Waste Composter (EFWC) to reduce waste on Penang Hill
Developing native tree nurseries with local Jahai in Royal Belum State Park
THF Conservation Grant The Habitat Foundation, together with the Tropical Rainforest Conservation Research Centre (TRCRC) and the Perak State Parks Corporation (PSPC), are piloting an innovative project engaging Jahai Orang Asli within Royal Belum State Park to establish native tree nurseries. Participating Jahai villagers from Kg. Sg, Klewang will collect the seeds of wild fruit trees, dipterocarps, and other target species from the forests adjacent to their village. Seedlings from rainforest species that have been germinated … [Read more...] about Developing native tree nurseries with local Jahai in Royal Belum State Park
