1st International Symposium
on Conservation and Management of Wetlands 2014
8th - 9th September 2014
Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia
Objectives
To strengthen knowledge-sharing on the management of wetlands, including RAMSAR sites, in Malaysia and the region.
To form active networks of wetland managers in Malaysia.
Meet the Committee
Datin Seri Panglima Dr. Ann Anton
Chairperson
Daria Mathew
Committee Member
Sylvea Lim
Secretariat
Omar Kadir
Committee Member
Audrey Rose
Secretariat
Kazunobu Suzuki
Committee Member
Dr. Rahimatsah Amat
Committee Member
Tan Hui Shim
Committee Member
Symposium Speakers
Midori Paxton
Regional Technical Adviser for Biodiversity & Ecosystem, UNDP-GEF
midori.paxton@undp.org
Keynote Speaker
I Nyoman N. Suryadiputra
Director, Wetlands International-Indonesia (WII)
nyoman@wetlands.or.id
Bena Smith
Conservation Manager, Regional Wetland Projects
BSmith@wwf.org.hk
Danial Lee Abdullah
Principal Asst. Secretary, Division of Biodiversity & Forestry Management, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Malaysia
danial@nre.gov.my
WORKSHOP 1: Forming Networks among RAMSAR Management
September 07, 2015
Malaysia signed the Ramsar Convention on Protection of Wetlands in 1994 with Tasek Bera being nominated as the country’s first Ramsar site. The Convention on Wetlands came into force for Malaysia on 10th March 1995. Malaysia presently has 6 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 134,158.0 hectares.
Moderator: Dr. Rahimatsah Amat, Sabah Environmental Trust (SET)
WORKSHOP 2: "Sustainable Financing for Wetlands"
September 07, 2015
What is Financial Sustainability?
Protected area financial sustainability may be defined as “the ability to secure stable and sufficient long-term financial resources, and to allocate them in a timely manner and appropriate form, to cover the full costs of protected areas (direct and indirect) and to ensure that PAs are managed effectively and efficiently”. It is clear that achieving financial sustainability will require major changes in the way that funding is conceptualized, captured and used.
(Source: http://www.cbd.int/protected-old/sustainable.shtml)
Moderator: Mdm Tan Hui Shim, WWF-Malaysia
Publications
Best Practices and Challenges in Managing Ramsar Sites
Tasek Bera, Pahang