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Jan 05 2021

Hornbills and Orang Asli Communities – farmers of the forest

The Habitat Foundation is proud to provide a grant to the Malaysian Nature Society towards implementing a pilot initiative under its longstanding Hornbill Conservation Project to develop a community nursery that stocks hornbill (and other wildlife) resource plants and trees. The nurseries will be developed with Orang Asli from Kampung Chuweh in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex. … [Read more...] about Hornbills and Orang Asli Communities – farmers of the forest

Written by justine · Categorized: 2021 THF Grant Recipients, Conservation, Restoration · Tagged: HabitatRestorationInitiative, THF 2021 Grants, THF Conservation Grant

Mar 15 2020

Celebrating the wetlands of Teluk Ayer Tawar

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

Written by habitatf · Categorized: Education and community engagement, Programme updates · Tagged: Malaysian Nature Society, mangrove, Migratory shorebirds, THF Conservation Grant, wwd2020

Feb 25 2020

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

Written by habitatf · Categorized: 2019/2020 THF Grant Recipients, Conservation, Conservation Grant Recipients · Tagged: Building Collective Capacity for CBOs, GEF SGP Malaysia, KDCF Society, The Habitat Foundation, THF Conservation Grant

Feb 25 2020

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

Written by habitatf · Categorized: 2019/2020 THF Grant Recipients, Conservation Grant Recipients · Tagged: Grow Tongs, THF Conservation Grant, Think City

Feb 25 2020

Testing the potential for the Effective Food Waste Composter (EFWC) to reduce waste on Penang Hill

THF Conservation Grant 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 Hill that is disposed as general waste and finds itself in the state landfill. It will involve working closely with Penang Hill … [Read more...] about Testing the potential for the Effective Food Waste Composter (EFWC) to reduce waste on Penang Hill

Written by habitatf · Categorized: 2019/2020 THF Grant Recipients, Conservation Grant Recipients, Grants · Tagged: Dr Che Zalina, EFWC, Food waste, THF Conservation Grant

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