Committee's Report 2020

OUTLINE

1. Introduction
2. Environmental Education Report
3. Conservation & Science Report
4. Infrastructure, Development and Maintenance Report
5. Publication Report
6. Environmental Events
7. Virtual Training, Borderless Conference & Online

Communication
8. The Impact of Covid-19

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

1 To promote the conservation of wetlands in Sabah and the variety of
plants, birds and other kind of living organisms found in them;

2 To raise public awareness and appreciation of wetlands and public
involvement in protecting wetlands; and

3 To Manage Kota Kinabalu Wetland as a model wetland centre for
the purpose of conservation, education, recreation, tourism and
research.

(D)

Ex-Officio Members

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

Legal Advisor Trustees Auditor
Datin Seri Panglima Ann Anton Chua Chan & Co
J.Marimuttu & Partners
Dr. Yee Tan & Associates Datuk George Bandusena
Mr. Alvin Wong

Sub-Committees

Environmental Education – Conservation & Science - Tree Planting –
Mr. Ting Hua Seng Dr. John Madin Mr. Alex Yong Su Fen

Community Based Tourism - Membership – Fundraising & CSR Project –
Datuk Verus A. Sham Mr. Ting Hua Seng Datuk Gerald Goh Wah Yong

Publication – Infrastructure Development
Dr. Haji Rahimatsah Amat & Maintenance – Ar. Rizal
Ahmad Banjar

Human Resources: The Team

No Position Name Date Of Commencement
Rita Ignatius Joined on 01 Dec 2014
1 Manager /
Executive Secretary Mohd. Nurazmeel Mokhtar Joined on 08 Nov 2016

2 Conservation & Science Officer

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 Nur Amirah Binti Abdullah Joined on 01 May 2018
Desk

6 General Worker / Handyman Abraham Bin Sadikun Joined on 01 Sept 1998

L-R: Abraham, Mohd. Nazri, Yuichiro (ex-JOCV), Recheal, Nur Amirah, Mohd. Nurazmeel & Rita

15th AGM SWCS Meetings 2019-2021
Management
• 10 October 2020
Meeting
• 1st : 09 July 2019
EXCO • 2nd : 27 September 2019
Meeting • 3rd : 28 February 2020
• 04th : 24 July 2020
• 05th : 05 February 2021
• 06th : 13 August 2021

• 1st: 09 April 2019
• 2nd: 14 May 2019
• 3rd: 29 June 2019
• 4th: 17 August 2019
• 5th: 17 September 2019
• 6th: 20 November 2019
• 7th: 20 December 2019
• 8th: 25 February 2020
• 9th : 19 May 2020
• 10th : 16 July 2020
• 11th : 29 September 2020
• 12th : 17 December 2020
• 13th : 09 March 2021
• 14th : 08 April 2021
• 15th : 08 June 21
• Special : 25 June 21
• 16th : 06 August 21

Visitors Profile 2020

CONSERVATION LEVY (RM)

MONTH MALAYSIAN NON-MALAYSIAN PROGRAMME TOTAL MALAYSIAN NON-MALAYSIAN
VISITOR
A: RM5 A: RM15
Jan 328 389 102 819 S: RM3 S: RM10 AMOUNT
320 917
Feb 314 283 422 687 850.00 3,945.00 4,795.00
740.00 3,480.00 4,220.00
Mar 164 101 0 0 345.00 1,155.00 1,500.00
0 29
Apr 0 0 0 81 - - -
0 145 90.00 105.00 195.00
May 22 7 0 226 225.00 315.00
0 286 570.00 90.00 615.00
Jun 73 8 0 8 890.00 45.00 995.00
0 0 1,150.00 105.00 1,150.00
Jul 140 5 0 79 40.00
3277 - 40.00
Aug 219 7 - - -
315.00 -
Sep 286 0 5,215.00 60.00 375.00
8,985.00 14,200.00
Oct 8 0

Nov 0 0

Dec 73 6

TOTAL 1627 806 844

Remarks: Legend:
i) A total of 3,277 visitors for the year 2020 Adult (A)
ii) Total amount collected from CL is RM14,200.00 Student (S)
Conservation Levy (CL)

Graph Comparison of Malaysian, Non-Malaysian Visitor & Programme
Participants for the year 2019 & 2020

Visitor Comparison for the year 2019 and 2020

4500 2019 2020
4000 4142 1627
3500
3000 3087 806
2500
2000
1500
1000

500
0

Malaysian
Non-Malaysian

Membership

Type of Membership Number of Members

Ordinary Members 53
Lifetime Members 8

Associate Members 7

Corporate Members 0
TOTAL 68

SWCS Membership for 2020

ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION REPORT

Summary of Programmes for the year 2020

CATEGORY

NO. PROGRAMME QTY TOTAL
O
KP S T
1.0 PROGRAMME & ACTIVITY 2015 4 309

1 Environmental Education 8 0 47 148 110
Programme

2 Environmental Voluntary Work 6 0 57 0 0 159 216

3 Outreach Programme 15 0 245 0 0 129 374

4 Others 00 0 0 00 0
(Event, CSR & VGP)

TOTAL 29 0 349 148 110 292 899

Remarks: Indicator:
K = Kindergarten
A total of 899 participants with 29 programmes have been conducted for the P = Primary
year 2020 S = Secondary
T = Tertiary
O = Others
CSR = Corporate Social Responsibility
VGP = Voluntary Guardian Programme

Comparison for the no. of EEP, EVW, Outreach & Events for
2019 & 2020

120

100

-74.10%

80

60

40

20

0 2019 2019 2020 2020
No. of EEP 112 29

Comparison for the no. of Participants (EE programme and
Activity) for 2019 & 2020

4500

4000 -78.10%
3500

3000

No. of Participants 2500

2000

1500

1000 2019

500 2020

0
Jan Feb Mac Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec TOT
AL

2019 182 458 860 602 213 214 233 420 415 165 197 153 4112

2020 102 320 452 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 899

Months

Overall Percentage of Participants according to the
Category of participants for the year 2020

Others Primary
262 372
29% 42%

Tertiary Secondary
110 148
12% 17%

Outreach for the year 2020

Secondary
22%

Primary
78%

Category Name of Organisation/ Institution
Kindergarten
Primary • None

• SK Liu, Pitas
• SK Bawing, Pitas
• SK Malubang, Pitas
• SK Telaga, Pitas
• SK Datong, Pitas

Secondary • SMK Telaga, Pitas
Tertiary • None
Others • None

Environmental Education Programme Online

It’s a main website
for our EE

Featuring our flora & fauna,
explore our mangroves
virtually

Find out more info about
our EE & how to be
prepared

Programmes photos

Junior Wetland Discovery Programme
Birds Around Me
20 participants
18 January 2020

Junior Wetland Discovery Programme
Mangrove Marine
20 participants
15 February 2020

Programmes photos

Persatuan IKSAS UPSI

Environmental Voluntary Work
65 participants
7 February 2020

Keshi High School, Japan &
SM All Saints, KK

Environmental Education Programme
38 participants
1 January 2020

Programmes photos

SK Liu, Pitas

Environment Talk and Hands-on Activity
3 March 2020

SMK Telaga, Pitas

Environment Talk and Hands-on Activity
9 March 2020

CONSERVATION &
SCIENCE REPORT

Internship Training

18 17

16

14

No of internship students 12

10

8 8

6 6

4 33 4
2
33 2

Politeknik 1
3
0 3 0 0

2019 UMS UCSF UCAM UiTM TOTAL
2020 3 0 8
3 20 6 17

41

Institutions 2019 2020

Projects

1. Mangrove Restoration

Funder: UMW Toyota Motors
Commencement Date: 03 March 2020
Project duration: 18 months
Project Fund : RM158,888

Source from: The Malaysian Reserve

Project objectives:
1) To educate 1,250 students on wetlands conservation;
2) To plant 5,000 mangrove trees in Sulaman Lake Forest Reserve, Tuaran and Lemaas Forest Reserve, Kota Belud.

15% Planting progress

750 / 5000 trees planted throughout July 2020
– April 2021

50% 3-months forecast planting progress

Estimated 2500 / 5000 trees already planted until October 2021

100% Project completion

5000 / 5000 trees planted throughout until
January 2022 involving 1,250 students

2. Technical Support for Capacity Building of CBO, NGO and SGP Grantees

Funder : Small Grant Programme - UNDP
Commencement : 2019 – 2022 (extended)
Project Fund : RM172,636.99

Rescheduled Projects

3. Tēnaka
Project : Mangrove Restoration Program in Malaysia
Objective : To plant 2,500 mangrove trees
Commence : September 2021
Fund : RM45,000

4. Klias Peninsula
Project : Preparation of working paper for nominating Klias Peninsula
as the third Ramsar Site
Commence : Upon budget approval by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture
and Environment Sabah
Fund : RM49,690

5. WLI- Asia Grant 2020
Project : CEPA Activities Replication (other wetlands centre in Malaysia)
Commence : Travelling is allowed (domestic)
Fund : RM12,840.64

INFRASTRUCTURE,
DEVELOPMENT AND
MAINTENANCE REPORT

Supply of boardwalk plank funded by Sabah Wildlife Department

Item 6 August 2020 Quantity Total
8 August 2020
2” x 6’ x 6ft - 20
2” x 5” x 10ft 20 20 20
1” x4” x 7ft 41 - 80
2” x 4” x 9ft 30 39 30
2” x 4’ X 10ft 30 - 20
11 - 20
1’ x 4” 6ft - 9 10
2” x 4” 6ft 10

Burglary • 15th August 2020: Missing planks, approximately 30 meter
• Lodge police report (the same day).
• 16th August 2020:

Staffs found the missing planks around the drainage area in Taman Manikar, Likas.
• 17th to 21st August 2020: Repair works done by staffs.

• Repair and replace works done by the staff.

PUBLICATION
REPORT

Coffee Table Book

Items Description

Title Oasis in the city: Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site

Cost Pre-Production : RM46,000.00
Sponsors
Printing : RM50,000.00 (500 copies)

TOTAL COST : RM96,000.00

Suria Capital Sdn Bhd : RM20,000.00 (29.8.2017)

Suria Capital Sdn Bhd : RM20,000.00 (29.6.2018)

MTCE : RM7,000.00 (18.9.2019) – Bought
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah

Intellview Sdn Bhd : RM43,000.00 (18.2.2020)

TOTAL SPONSORS : RM90,000.00

Received 03 December 2020

Stock Count 333 copies

(Balance)

Can be obtained via online or purchase from shops

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

Social Media : Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/swcskkw/

Social Media : Instagram Page
https://www.instagram.com/kkwrs_swcs/

ENVIRONMENTAL
EVENTS

World Wetlands Day 2020 & 20th Anniversary KKW

Date: 29 February 2020
Attendance : 400 attendees

Toyota UMW Motors: Cheque Presentation for Mangrove Restoration Project

Date: 3 March 2020
Attendance : 30 attendees

Collaboration with Jabatan Perlindungan Alam Sekitar, WWF-My and Lembaga KK Wetland’s open day, in conjunction
Kebudayaan Sabah to organise Photography and Drawing Competition in with World Environment Day
conjunction with World Environment Day

Organised a fundraising event for S.O.S: Save

Our Shelter via Simply Giving donation platform
Duration: 2 months (Oct – Dec 2020)

Total Donation: RM383

A Collaboration Project with USM-
School of Biological Sciences to raise
fund for wetlands conservation during
Covid-19 pandemic
Duration : 2 months (April – June 2020)
Total Donation: RM302

A collaboration
with Repsol Oil
& Gas Malaysia
Limited to
organise a
Video Contest
and Webinar, in
conjunction with
World Soil Day
2020.

VIRTUAL TRAINING,
BORDERLESS

CONFERENCE & ONLINE
COMMUNICATION

Internship Assignment
Online team task on Trello app
(Communication Channel)

Online meeting with SEEN
Online meeting with SERASI

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19