OUTLINE 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Education Report 3. Conservation & Science Report 4. Infrastructure, Development and Maintenance Report 5. Publication Report 6. Environmental Events 7. The Impact of Covid-19
1. INTRODUCTION
Our Vision The vision of SWCS is “conservation and sustainable management of Sabah’s wetlands”. Our Mission The mission of SWCS is “to ensure protection and wise use of all wetlands in Sabah, through education, research and advocacy”. Our Objectives To the conservation of wetlands in Sabah and the variety of plants, birds and other kind of living organisms found in them; To public awareness and appreciation of wetlands and public involvement in protecting wetlands; To Kota Kinabalu Wetland as a model wetland centre for the purpose of conservation, education, recreation, tourism and research; and To do activities as deemed appropriate by the Management Committee. 1 3 2 promote raise manage 4 fundraising
(D) (Resigned 17 April 2022)
Trustees Datin Seri Panglima Ann Anton Datuk George Bandusena Mr. Alvin Wong Legal Advisor J.Marimuttu & Partners Dr. Yee Tan & Associates Auditor Lay & Partners Director, Sabah Wildlife Department Director, Environment Protection Department Director, Sabah Education Department Director, Department of Irrigation & Drainage Mayor, Kota Kinabalu City Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government & Housing CEO, WWF-Malaysia Ex-Officio Members
Sub-Committees Environmental Education – Mr. Ting Hua Seng Conservation & Science - Dr. John Madin Tree Planting – Mr. Alex Yong Su Fen Community Based Tourism - Datuk Verus A. Sham Membership – Mr. Ting Hua Seng Fundraising & CSR Project – Datuk Gerald Goh Wah Yong Publication – Infrastructure Development & Maintenance – Ar. Rizal Ahmad Banjar
No Position Name Date Of Commencement 1 Manager / Executive Secretary Rita Ignatius Joined on 01 Dec 2014 2 Conservation & Science Officer Mohd. Nurazmeel Mokhtar Joined on 08 Nov 2016 3 Environmental Education Officer Recheal Jane Ronnie Joined on 08 Nov 2016 4 Conservation & Education Assistant Mohamad Nazri Ali Joined on 24 Nov 2017 5 Admin & Account Assistant / Front Desk Nur Amirah Binti Abdullah Joined on 01 May 2018 6 General Worker / Handyman Abraham Bin Sadikun Joined on 01 Sept 1998 Human Resources: The Management Staff L-R: Abraham Sadikun, Mohd. Nazri Bin Ali, Recheal Jane Ronnie, Nur Amirah Binti Abdullah, Mohd. Nurazmeel Bin Mokhtar and Rita Ignatius
SWCS Meetings for the year tenure 2021 - 2023 16th AGM • 25 September 2021 Management Meeting • 1 st : 11 February 2022 EXCO Meeting • 1 st: 29 October 2021 • 2 nd: 10 February 2022 • 3 rd: 05 April 2022 • Special Meeting : 21 November 2021
Legend: Adult (A) Student (S) Conservation Levy (CL) Visitors Profile 2021 Remarks: i) A total of 430 visitors for the year 2021 ii) Total amount collected from CL is RM1,912.00 MONTH MALAYSIAN NON-MALAYSIAN TOTAL CONSERVATION LEVY (RM) VISITOR MALAYSIAN NON-MALAYSIAN AMOUNT A: RM5 A: RM15 S: RM3 S: RM10 Jan 77 0 77 341 - 341.00 Feb 4 0 4 20 - 20.00 Mar 74 1 75 334 15.00 349.00 Apr 128 0 128 570 - 570.00 May 146 0 146 632 - 632.00 Jun 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Jul 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Aug 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Sep 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Oct 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Nov 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 Dec 0 0 0 0 - 0.00 TOTAL 429 1 430 1,897 15 1,912
Jan'20Jan'21 Feb'2 0 Feb'2 1 Mar'2 0 Mar'2 1 Apr'20Apr'21 May'2 0 May'2 1 Jun'20Jun'21 Jul'20Jul'21 Aug'2 0 Aug'2 1 Sept'2 0 Sept'2 1 Oct'20Oct'21 Nov'2 0 Nov'2 1 Dec'2 0 Dec'2 1 Non-Malaysian 389 0 283 0 101 1 0 0 7 0 8 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Malaysian 328 77 314 4 164 74 0 128 22 146 73 0 140 0 219 0 286 0 8 0 0 0 79 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Graph Comparison of Malaysian & Non-Malaysian Visitor for the year of 2020 & 2021
Type of Membership Number of Members Ordinary Members 56 Lifetime Members 8 Associate Members 7 Corporate Members 0 TOTAL 71 SWCS Membership for 2021 Membership
2. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION REPORT
1.0 PROGRAMME & ACTIVITY 2015 Indicator: K = Kindergarten P = Primary S = Secondary T = Tertiary O = Others CSR = Corporate Social Responsibility VGP = Voluntary Guardian Programme NO. PROGRAMME QTY CATEGORY TOTAL K P S T O 1 Environmental Education Programme (physical & online) 2 0 30 0 40 0 70 2 Environmental Voluntary Work 1 0 0 0 50 1 51 3 Outreach Programme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Others (Event, CSR & VGP) 1 0 0 0 0 108 108 TOTAL 4 0 30 0 90 109 229 Summary of Programmes for the year 2021 Remarks: A total of 229 participants with 4 programmes have been conducted for the year 2021
2020 2021 No. of EEP 29 4 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Comparison for the no. of EEP, EVW, Outreach & Events for 2020 & 2021 2020 2021 -86.21% 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Jan Feb Mac Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOT AL 2020 102 320 452 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 899 2021 0 0 51 30 0 0 0 40 108 0 0 0 229 No. of Participants Months Comparison for the no. of Participants (EE programme and Activity) for 2020 & 2021 2020 2021 -74.53%
Secondary 0 0 % Tertiary 8 0 36% Others 109 50% Kinder 0 0 % Overall Percentage of Participants according to the Category of participants for the year 2021
Environmental Education Programme : Online Created main website for EEP Featuring the flora & fauna found in KK Wetland Visitor can explore the mangroves virtually https://eeoswcskkwrs.wixsite.com/website
EEP offered by SWCS
MSU College EVW & Mangrove Tree Planting 30 & 31 March 2021 Jesselton International School EEP Online, Earth Day Celebration 22 April 2021 Programmes photos World Rivers Day Environment Talk and Photography Contest (Virtual) 30 September 2021 MSU College Save The Nature Talk (Virtual) 18 August 2021
Internship Training
Name List of Interns Name Firas Bin Muhamad Azaini Eddy Loo Zhen An Radin Nur Faizatul Nur Natashah Binti Sawal @ Roslan Nur Fatihah Oudrey Ozley Binti Oloi Nur Fardan Bin Jumaini Nursyahidah Binti Abdul Lazimdin Nadira Binti Mudin Maizzatul Salwa Binti Jamaluddin Khaslida Binti Abdul Kadir Mohammad Harith Faiz Bin Murhan Veejay Aloysius Pongou Nurul Nadira Binti Nurjatin Erick Jerret Baeren Aelisa Awing Louis Saiful Bin Michael Muhd Afiq Yassin Bin Shallehin Bridget Abigail Lawrence Grace Ongkili Delphinus Joudi Norsyamimie Binti Jafrey Teeny Valerian Dayang Nuranis Binti Abdul Rahni Nursyafiqah Binti Abdullah 11-02-2020 11-02-2020 11-02-2020 09-06-2020 18-06-2020 18-06-2020 06-07-2020 07-09-2020 28-09-2020 28-09-2020 28-09-2020 27-10-2020 27-10-2020 21-12-2020 09-03-2021 09-03-2021 14-03-2021 12-04-2021 17-05-2021 26-07-2021 26-07-2021 16-08-2021 16-08-2021 19-11-2021 19-11-2021 30-05-2020 30-05-2020 08-08-2020 29-09-2020 29-09-2020 29-09-2020 23-10-2020 25-15-2020 03-01-2021 03-01-2021 03-01-2021 02-02-2021 02-02-2021 09-04-2021 23-08-2021 23-08-2021 02-07-2021 30-07-2021 06-08-2021 01-10-2021 01-10-2021 10-10-2021 10-10-2021 11-03-2022 11-03-2022 UMS UMS UMS UCSF UCSF UCSF UCSF KPM UiTM UiTM UiTM UiTM UiTM UCAM UMS UMS UMS UCSF UPSI UNIMAS UNIMAS UiTM UiTM UCSF UCSF Course BSc Hons Marine Science BSc Hons Marine Science BSc Hons Marine Science Dip Tourism Management Dip Tourism Management Dip Tourism Management Dip Tourism Management Dip English Communication BSc Hons Tourism Management BSc Hons Tourism Management BSc Hons Tourism Management Dip Tourism Management Dip Tourism Management BSc Hons Landscape Management BSc Hons Nature Park & Recreation BSc Hons Nature Park & Recreation BSc Hons Conservation Biology Dip Tourism Management Dip English BSc Hons Animal Resource Science & Management Bachelor of Aquatic Resource Science & Management Bachelor of Park & Amenity Management (Hons) Bachelor of Park & Amenity Management (Hons) Dip Tourism Management Dip Tourism Management 2020 Duration 2021
3. CONSERVATION & SCIENCE REPORT
1. Toyota UMW – Mangrove Restoration i. Duration : 03 March 2020 – 31 December 2022 (extension) ii. Total Fund : RM158,888.00 iii. Objectives a) To educate 1,250 students on wetlands conservation; b) To plant 5,000 mangrove trees at Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve, Tuaran and Lemaas Forest Reserve, Kota Belud.
cont. Toyota UMW : Mangrove Restoration iv. Timeline Progress 64% Planting progress 3200 / 5000 trees planted throughout July 2020 – February 2022 85% Forecast planting progress Estimated 4250 / 5000 trees already planted until September 2022 100% Project completion 5000 / 5000 trees planted throughout until December 2022 involving 1,250 participants
2. Small Grant Programme – GEF – UNDP : Technical Suport for Capacity Building of CBO, NGO & SGP Grantees i. Duration : 2019 – 2022 (extension) ii. Total Fund : RM172,636.99 iii. Objectives a) To provided technical support for capacity building for CBO, NGO and SGP Grantees
20% Planting progress 1 100 trees planted throughout December 2019 – January 2020 85% Planting progress 2 400 / 500 trees planted until April 2021 100% Project completed 500/500 trees planted until May 2021 iv. Project timeline 3. TENAKA : Mangrove Tree Planting (Phase 1) i. Duration : December 2019 – May 2021 ii. Total Fund : RM9,000.00 iii. Objectives a) To plant 500 mangroves trees at Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve, Tuaran and Lemaas Forest Reserve Kota Belud
20% Planting progress 500 trees planted throughout January 2022 – February 2022 85% Forecast planting progress Estimated 2,125/2,500 trees already planted until September 2022 100% Project completion 2,500/2,500 trees planted throughout until October 2022 iv. Project timeline 4. TENAKA : Mangrove Tree Planting (Phase 2) i. Duration : January – October 2022 ii. Total Fund : RM45,000.00 iii. Objectives a) To plant 2,500 mangroves trees at Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve, Tuaran and Lemaas Forest Reserve Kota Belud
Comparison of Mangrove Tree planted in 2020 and 2021 Increase of 76% despite during pandemic
• Setting up of Wetlands Education Centre (Centre of Excellence) • Identifying wetland site in East Coast of Sabah for potential Ramsar nomination 5. POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd – Wetlands Conservation in East Coast of Sabah
• Species: Bruguiera hainesii • Local Name : Berus Mata Buaya • IUCN Red list: Critically Endangered 6. Bruguiera hainesii
Way forward of Bruguiera hainesii (Berus mata buaya) • Published paper confirming the mangrove species is a hybrid between Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Bruguiera cylindrica. • Both B. gymnorhiza and B. cylindrica are commonly found in KK Wetland. • B. hainesii currently are listed as Critically Endangered under IUCN Redlist, however IUCN Redlist will not consider hybrid species. • Thus, high probability it will be de-listed from IUCN Redlist. • Currently one one (1) out of 86 individual is surviving in KK Wetland.
4. INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE REPORT
UPGRADING & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2021) 1. Installation of 36 units of Interpretative Signage along the boardwalk at Kota Kinabalu Wetland – Sabah Tourism Board (RM9,000) 2. Repair and maintenance works for 10 existing huts along the boardwalk at Kota Kinabalu Wetland – Sabah New Deal (RM19,800) 3. Naiktaraf Bangunan Pentadbiran, Bengkel dan Tandas – Jabatan Hidupan Liar Sabah (RM750,000) 4. Naiktaraf Jalan Masuk di Tanah Lembap Kota Kinabalu – Jabatan Perhutanan Sabah (RM220,000) 5. Naiktaraf Jejambat Kayu di Tanah Lembap Kota Kinabalu Sabah – Jabatan Hidupan Liar (RM249,000) 6. Masterplan Entrance Area Projects (2022); i. Concrete Walkway ii. Grass Turfing iii. Glamping Sand pit iv. Decking / Gazebo v. Landscaping / planting flowers
1. Installation of 36 units of Interpretative Signage along the boardwalk at Kota Kinabalu Wetland – Sabah Tourism Board (RM9,000) • Project started on 15 – 31 January 2021
2. Repair and maintenance works for 10 existing huts along the boardwalk at Kota Kinabalu Wetland – Sabah New Deal (RM19,800) • Project started April and completed in May 2021
• Site Possession on 1 March 2021 3. Naiktaraf Bangunan Pentadbiran, Bengkel dan Tandas – Jabatan Hidupan Liar Sabah (RM750,000) Toilets Administration Building Workshop / Storage Room • Project temporarily stop due to Full lockdown on 1 June 2021 and resume to work on 5August 2021 Office • Extension of Time : 30 June 2022 • One year liability defect period Administration Building
• Site Meeting and handover site to the contractor on 23 July 2021 4. Naiktaraf Jalan Masuk di Tanah Lembap Kota Kinabalu – Jabatan Perhutanan Sabah (RM220,000) • Work completed on 27 October 2021
• Project started on 6 July 2021 5. Naiktaraf Jejambat Kayu di Tanah Lembap Kota Kinabalu Sabah – Jabatan Hidupan Liar (RM249,000) • Handing over site on 10 November 2021 • Defect Liability Period starts from 11 Nov 2021 to 10 May 2022 • Work completed on 12 January 2022
6. Masterplan Entrance Area Project
i) Concrete Walkway & installation of outdoor tiles (150m) – RM121,010.00 ii) Grass Turfing – RM25,856.00
iv) Decking / Gazebo – RM21,428.00 iii) Glamping Sandpit – RM3,200.00
• Planting flowers around the office area. Ongoing work. • Soil filling starts on 1 February 2022 v) Landscaping – RM5,885.00
5. PUBLICATION REPORT
Coffee Table Book Items Description Title Oasis in the city: Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site Cost Pre-Production : RM46,000.00 Printing : RM50,000.00 for 500 copies TOTAL COST : RM96,000.00 Sponsors Suria Capital Sdn Bhd : RM20,000.00 (29.8.2017) Suria Capital Sdn Bhd : RM20,000.00 (29.6.2018) Intellview Sdn Bhd : RM43,000.00 (18.2.2020) TOTAL SPONSORS : RM83,000.00 SWCS : RM13,000.00 Received 03 December 2020 Total Sales (as of 16 June 2022) RM33,640.00 (396 books) Total given as a momento / souvenir 48 books Total books placed at Kadaiku in 2021 20 books (consignment basis) – no sales for 1-year plus Stock Count (as of 16 June 2022) 36 copies
Coffee Table book can be obtained via online or purchase from these platforms; https://eeoswcskkwrs.wixsite.com/website/shopatkkwrs Shopee : KKWetlandShop The Borneo Shop, Wisma Merdeka Kadaiku, Sinsuran Complex
Mobile-friendly Website English / Chinese / Japanese www.sabahwetlands.org/kkw/
E-Newsletter Distribution List : 1. SWCS Members 2. Visitors in our mailing list 3. Schools & Universities 4. Travel Agencies 5. NGOs 6. EX-Officios 7. Environmental Agencies 8. KK Wetlands Voluntary Guardian 9. Partners / Supporters 10. Ramsar Site in Malaysia http://www.sabahwetlands.org/kkw/newsletter