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3rd International Symposium

on Conservation and Management of Wetlands 2018

25th - 26th September 2018

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa, Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia

Theme

Integrated Conservation and Management of Urban Wetlands

Aim

The 3rd International Symposium on the Conservation and Management of Urban Wetlands is to recognize the importance of wetlands, address the threats and evaluate the best practices for urban wetlands

Organizing Committee

Datuk Zainie Abdul Aucasa

Advisor

Dr. Rahimatsah Amat

Main Organising Chairperson

Dr. John Tay

Scientific Committee Chairperson

Dr. Susan Pudin

Scientific Committee Member

Dr. Berhaman Ahmad

Scientific Committee Member

Dr. John Madin

Scientific Committee Member

Dr. Waidi Sinun

Scientific Committee Member

Dr. Patricia Natin

Scientific Committee Member

Mr. Alex Yong Su Fen

Logistic Committee Chairperson

Mr. Black Ting Hua Seng

Logistic Committee Member

Mr. Mohammad Nazri Bin Ali

Logistic Committee Member

Ms. Nuramirah Binti Abdullah

Logistic Committee Member

Mr. Mohd Nurazmeel

Scientific Committee

Secretariat

Ms. Rita Ignatius

Main Organising Secretariat

Ms. Recheal Jane Ronnie

Logistic Committee Secretariat

Symposium Speakers

Keynote Speaker

~~Professor Norman Duke~~

Senior Research Scientist of TropWATER, James Cook University and Mangrove Watch, Australia

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Professor Dr. Wan Ruslan

~~Universiti Sains Malaysia with specialization in Geography~~

Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Zaki Zainuddin

~~Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia with specialization in Water Quality Characterization~~

Dr. Susan Pudin

~~Environment Protection Department, Sabah. Head of Studies and Information Management Division~~

Dr. Matt Fortman

~~Research Fellow, University of Exeter, United Kingdom~~

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Programme

Day 1: 25th September 2018 (Tuesday)

0730

Registration

0900

Arrival of Deputy Chief Minister cum Minister of Tourism Culture & Environment Sabah, Yang Berhormat Puan Christina Liew

0950

Welcoming speech by the President of Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society, Yang Berbahagia Datuk Haji Zainie Abdul Aucasa

Speech by the Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah cum Minister of Tourism Culture & Environment Sabah, Yang Berhormat Puan Christina Liew

Presentation of memento

1005

Keynote We are Losing Mangrove Tidal Wetlands - So What is Being Done About it! by Professor Norman Duke, Senior Research Scientist of TropWATER, James Cook University and Mangrove Watch, Australia

1030

Group Photo, Tour of Exhibition, Press Conference & Refreshment

SESSION 1: Issues & Challenges

Chair: Dr. Waidi Sinun

1130

Nutrient Load Control and Management for Wetlands Preservation by Ir .Dr. Zaki Zainuddin, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia

1200

Wetlands Issues and Challenges: Focusing on the Management in Building Resilience of Urban Wetlands by Professor Dr. Wan Ruslan Ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia

1230

Issues, Challenges and Opportunities of Designing Sustainable Financing for Natural Environment and Ecosystem by Professor Dr. Mohd Shahwahid Othman, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia

1300

Lunch

1400

Sabah Coastal Wetland: Issues and Challenges under Climate Change Scenario by Associate Professor Dr. Justin Sentian, Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Science and Natural Resources Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

SESSION 2: Utilisations & Benefits

Chair: Dr. Behaman Ahmad

1430

Malaysia's Coastal Urban Dilemma: Reviving the Loss of Mangroves and their Services by Dr. A. Aldrie Amir, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), with specialization in Mangrove Ecology, Management and Conservation

1500

Gender and Ecosystem Services: A Blind Spot by Dr. Matt Fortman, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

1530

Benefits and Value of Wetlands in Ecotourism by Professor Dr. Jennifer Chan, Professor at University Malaysia Sabah, Director of Borneo Tourism Reseach Centre, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

1600

Refreshment

End of Day 1

Day 2: 26th September 2018 (Wednesday)

SESSION 3: Stewardship & Governance

Chair: Dr. Patricia Natin

0830

Integrated Conservation & Management of Urban Peatlands in Klias Peninsula: Stewardship & Governance - Focusing on Education & Monitoring by Mr. Chris Matunjau, Sabah Forestry Department

0900

Engaging Communities through Environmental Education by Dr. Susan Pudin, Environment Protection Department Sabah. Head of Studies and Information Management Division

0930

Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) Approach Towards Wetlands Conservation in Sabah, Malaysia by Recheal Jane Ronnie, Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS), Environmental Education Officer

1000

Citizen Science and Natural Resource Governance: Assessment of Sungai Sugut Riparian Health and The Way Forward by Dr. Elia Godoong, Institute Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

1030

Refreshment

1100

Resolution Panel

Moderator : Dr. Rahimatsah Amat, Deputy President of SWCS

Panelist:

1) YBhg. Datuk Yeo Boon Hai, Mayor of Kota Kinabalu City

3) Professor Norman Duke, Senior Research Scientist at TropWATER, Australia

3) Ir. Charles Yeo, Department of Irrigation and Drainage

4) Mr. S.M Muthu, Malaysian Nature Society

1200

Closing speech by YBhg. Datuk Haji Zainie Abdul Aucasa, President of Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society