WWF-MalaysiaAnnual Review 2009

for a living planet®

CREDITSAdvisorsDato’ Dr Dionysius S. K. Sharma, Executive Director/CEO

Dr Arun Venkataraman, Conservation Director

Editor and WriterSuan Tan, Communications Unit Manager

MapsEmmelia Azli Ayub, GIS Programme Officer

Special thanks to all staff of WWF-Malaysia whocontributed content, photos and feedback forthe Annual Review.

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Cover photoA Malayan tiger. Photo: ©WWF-Malaysia/Mikaail Kavanagh

Back cover photo A turtle among corals photographed in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion. Photo: ©WWF-Malaysia/Eric Madeja

Malayan tigers enjoy swimming.

A turtle comes up for a breath of air.

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ContentsPatron’s Message 3

WWF-Malaysia Event: Art for Nature 2009 4

Chairman’s Message 5

Thank You for Lending Nature Your Voice 6

How You Can Work With WWF: Better for Business, Better for Nature 9

Conservation Successes 10

What We Do 17

Project Funds Urgently Needed 16 & 21

Conservation Successes (Continued) 22

WWF-Malaysia Governance 31

Financial Statement 33

Supporter Acknowledgements 34

MESSAGE OFHIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF PERAK

WWF-MALAYSIA PATRON

Protect Nature, Conserve Our Heritage

It gives me great pleasure to deliver my message as patron of WWF-Malaysia in this 2009 Annual Review.

Since 1972, WWF-Malaysia has been a leader in conserving our wealth of natural resources, including our beautiful wildlifeand wild spaces, which have called this land home for far longer than we have. Malaysia's rainforests are over 130 millionyears old, making them the oldest tropical rainforests on the face of the planet. These rainforests have sheltered wildlife formillions of years. Likewise, our shores have witnessed the nestings of countless generations of marine turtles.

Malaysia is truly fortunate to be uniquely endowed with a wealth of natural resources. Our culture, legends and history areinextricably linked to our natural heritage. The image of two tigers adorns our national emblem. Marine turtles, hornbills andorang-utans have become synonymous with Malaysia, making us famous around the world and drawing tourists to ourbeaches and rainforests. However the existence of these magnificent creatures is increasingly under threat due mainly toindiscriminate development. We must act with urgency to prevent them from becoming mere figments of the past. Theirextinction would mark a profound loss to our nation, our future generations, and to the planet.

This year, WWF-Malaysia was very successful in drawing support in the “Egg=Life” campaign, whereby thousands ofMalaysians pledged not to consume turtle eggs and added their voices to the call to improve turtle protection laws. I amconfident that each and every signature in support of the "Egg=Life" campaign will lend weight to efforts aimed at improvingturtle protection legislation.

The coming year, according to the lunar calendar, is the year of the tiger. It would be of great significance if the year seesmore Malaysians lending their support to efforts to protect the tigers of our jungles whose numbers are dwindling at analarming rate. It is only by joining hands and working together that we stand the best chance of saving the creatures thatplay such a crucial role in our fragile ecosystem.

I congratulate WWF-Malaysia for being unrelenting in their endeavours to protect our priceless and irreplaceable naturalheritage. Continue with the good work for which you have become well known, and I hope that you will be a continuoussource of inspiration to many more to become champions in environmental protection. I wish you every success in all yourpresent and future projects.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTAN AZLAN MUHIBBUDDIN SHAHSULTAN OF PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN

ISTANA ISKANDARIAHKUALA KANGSAR

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Art for Nature 2009: Tanah Air was launched on16th May 2009 and graced by guests of honourHRH the Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuanand HRH Tuanku Zara Salim. Sponsored byHijjas Kasturi Associates, Art for Nature is anannual charity art exhibition, the proceeds ofwhich support artists and WWF-Malaysia’s natureconservation efforts. This year, Art for Natureraised RM130,715 for our conservation work.

Members of the public viewed the exciting artexhibition, which was held from 17th to 31st May2009 at Rimbun Dahan gallery in Kuang. Itexplored the relationship between mankind andour ever changing landscape. The Malaysian“muhibbah” people are similar to those of ourtanah air, with diverse original landscapes suchas mountain ridges, coral reefs, fertile forests andwide wetlands. Artists delved into the manyfacets of landscape; not just the natural buturban, media and political.

"In Malaysia, the term tanah air strikes a deeperchord. It means homeland, the country of ourbirth, the land we inherited – from where wederive our identity. Malaysia is a country blessedwith great biodiversity. It is one of only twocountries in the world that is home to the orang-utan. We have the second largest population oftigers in the world. The Borneo pygmy elephantcan only be found in Sabah. The world's tallesttropical tree, the tualang, and the smallest hoofedmammal, the kancil, are both exclusively native toMalaysia. Our warm tropical waters are home to the one of the world's largest populations of endangeredgreen sea turtles and other vulnerable marine species. Should we lose what nature has endowed us with, wewill not only lose resources and wildlife. The livelihood of our communities, the potential for humannourishment and medicine, our quality of life and our very identity will erode also."

"I find the "Art for Nature" exhibition an extremely praiseworthy effort. I believe it will do far more than raisefunds. It will prompt much reflection and persuade us to consider these urgent environmental issues," saidHRH the Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan during the event.

WWF-Malaysia sincerely thanks HRH the Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan, HRH Tuanku Zara Salim,Hijjas Kasturi Associates, curator Noor Mahnun Mohamed (Anum) and the participating artists:

• Abdul Multhalib Musa• Ahmad Shukri Mohamed• Anurendra Jegadeva• Askandar Ungelehrt• Aswad Ameir• Azliza Ayob• Bayu Utomo Radjikin• Bibi Chew• Carolina Zanelli• Chang Fee Ming• Chang Yoong Chia• Choy Chun Wei• Dominic Johns• Erna Dyanty• Fadly Sabran

• Faiz Shukor• Glenn Romanis• Hamir Soib• Hayati Mokthar & Dain Iskandar

Said• Helen Bodycomb• Ilham Fadhli Shaimy• Jalaini Abu Hassan• Justin Lim• Khairul Azmir Shoib (Meme)• Kow Leong Kiang• Louise Saxton• Lynyrd Paras• Megan Keating• Monika Behrens

• Noor Mahnun Mohamed• Ramlan Abdullah• Rochelle Haley• Roslisham Ismail (Ise)• Saiful Razman• Samsudin Wahab• Sharmiza Abu Hassan• Shia Yih Yiing• Terry Law• Umibaizurah Mahir @ Ismail• Wong Perng Fey• Yau Bee Ling• Yusof Majid

Art for Nature 2009: Tanah Air

HRH the Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan appreciating an art work.

(From left) Mrs Angela Hijjas, HRH Tuanku Zara Salim, HRH the Crown Prince of PerakDarul Ridzuan, WWF-Malaysia Executive Director/CEO Dato’ Dr Dionysius Sharma andMr Hijjas Kasturi at the launch.

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United for Nature

There are many conservation successes in this Annual Reviewand all of them would not have been possible without thecontributions of WWF-Malaysia’s supporters and friends. I amtouched that we now have 40,000 individual donors, 6,000 morethan last year. WWF-Malaysia’s individual supporters collectivelymade a significant contribution to conservation, funding 23critical projects that protect our natural resources from July 2008to June 2009, 2 more than in the previous financial year.

The power of the collective voice was also seen when 6 millionMalaysians – more than our target of 5 million! – participated inEarth Hour 2009, when we switched off non-essential lights from8:30pm to 9:30pm on 28th March to express our concern aboutclimate change. As of October 2009, more than 75,000 peoplehad signed up on the Earth Hour Malaysia website to urge thegovernments of the world meeting in Copenhagen thisDecember to formulate serious measures to mitigate globalwarming.

Many people also came together in support of our turtles. During the brief period from Earth Day April22nd to September 30th 2009, more than 100,000 people – exceeding our target of 40,000 – signed upin support of WWF-Malaysia’s “Egg=Life” campaign pledging not to consume turtle eggs and lendingweight to efforts aimed at improving turtle conservation legislation in Malaysia.

It is heartening to see public environmental awareness increasing. Corporations have also extended theirsupport to protecting our homeland’s diverse and rich natural resources, with almost 500 businessessigning up in support of Earth Hour and hundreds more participating in the event. WWF-Malaysiaexpresses our sincere gratitude to corporations that have shown exemplary social responsibility byinvesting more than RM100,000 in our nature conservation efforts over the last year:• Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd, funders of the “Rhino Rescue” project since 2005,• BOH plantations Sdn Bhd, supporters of orang-utan conservation and reforestation projects since

2005, and• Nestlé Products Sdn Bhd, which has empowered women in the Setiu Wetlands since 2007 through a

Sustainable Development Programme.

WWF-Malaysia is truly lucky to have such a large network of supporters and friends, and we extend ourheartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. Working together, united for nature, I am confident thatwe will be able to leave our children a living planet.

PROFESSOR EMER. DATO’ DR ABDUL LATIFF MOHAMADWWF-MALAYSIA CHAIRMAN

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Thank You ForLending Nature YourVoice“Egg=Life” CampaignFrom 22nd April to 30th September 2009, WWF-Malaysiaundertook the “Egg=Life” campaign aimed at improving theprotection of marine turtles in Malaysia. Turtles play a criticalrole in keeping marine ecosystems healthy, the sameecosystems that sustain our fisheries and tourism industriesthat provide food and livelihoods for millions of people.

From 26th July to 8th August 2009, three young ladiescalled the “Telur Rangers” – Chong Huey Meim, GraceDuraisingham and Nelleisa Omar – undertook a road trip intheir “telur mobile” to help save turtles. They stopped atvenues all over Peninsular Malaysia, collecting signaturesfrom the public in support of WWF-Malaysia’s “Egg=Life”campaign.

WWF-Malaysia’s “Egg=Life” campaign generated more than100,000 pledges from the public to:1. support laws that will ban the sale and consumption of all

turtle eggs throughout Malaysia,2. support the call for comprehensive and holistic Federal

legislation to conserve marine turtles, as well as3. never consume turtle eggs, or trade in turtles and their

parts.

Each signature will lend weight to efforts aimed at improvingturtle protection legislation in Malaysia. Current Federal lawon turtles is limited. Under the Federal Constitution, it is theStates that have the authority to make laws on turtles. Statelaws vary from state to state are simply inadequate.

WWF-Malaysia will continue to strive and advocate for thebest legal protection possible for turtles. Please visitwwf.org.my for announcements on our advocacy efforts; wehope to share more details by January 2010.

WWF-Malaysia extends our heartfelt gratitude to ourcampaign partners:1. “Egg=Life” campaign creative partner Leo Burnett

Malaysia and Arc Worldwide, as well as2. “Telur mobile” sponsor AMC Motors Incorporated (Asia)

Sdn Bhd.

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Schoolchildren and local community members show theirsupport for the “Telur Rangers” in Setiu, Terengganu.

The “Telur Rangers” with their host, Olympia College, inKuantan.

The “Telur Rangers” and their “telur mobile” with their hostsfrom the Scouts Association of Malaysia in Kangar, Perlis.

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We also thank the following organisations thateach collected 1,000 signatures or more insupport of our “Egg=Life” campaign:1. City Harvest Church,2. Fairview International School,3. HELP University College, Damansara Heights,4. HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Malaysia)

Sdn Bhd,5. Lumut naval base, Royal Malaysian Navy,6. SMK Majakir Papar in Sabah,7. Multimedia University (Melaka campus),8. Olympia College Kuantan,9. Sunway University College,10.Taylor’s College (Sri Hartamas campus),11.Taylor’s University College Environmental Club

(Subang Jaya campus),12.Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Kuala Lumpur,13.UiTM Melaka,14.UiTM Shah Alam,15.Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, and16.VISTA Eye Specialist.

Thank you to the “Telur Rangers” road trip venuesponsors:1. AEON Co (M) Bhd (Jusco),2. Alu Alu Divers, Perhentian Island,3. Carrefour Malaysia,4. Grand City Hotel Kuantan,

5. Jitra C Mart,6. Sunway Pyramid, and7. Tropicana City Mall.

We also thank everyone who signed up insupport of the “Egg=Life” campaign who wecould not list here. Your support is valuable forturtle conservation efforts.

Call to improve the Protection of WildLife Act 1972The four NGOs in the Malaysian ConservationAlliance for Tigers – Malaysian Nature Society,TRAFFIC SEA, Wildlife Conservation Society andWWF-Malaysia – created an online petition tourge the Malaysian government to beef up theProtection of Wild Life Act 1972. From December2007 to July 2009, more than 50,000 signatureswere collected. It is hoped that these signatureswill add weight to efforts aimed at enhancing theAct through recommendations including the callfor the establishment of wildlife managementplans as well as higher deterrent penalties andmandatory prison sentences for those who huntand trade wildlife illegally. Please look out for moreinformation at wwf.org.my. WWF-Malaysiasincerely thanks everyone who lent their vote tothe call to improve the Protection of Wild Life Act1972.

WWF-Malaysia sincerely thanks The KualaLumpur Rover Scouts Council and TheScouts Association of Malaysia forcollecting 19,425 signatures in support ofthe “Egg=Life” Campaign through their“Scout for Nature” project

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Standing, from left, starting with WWF-Malaysia Senior Director of SupportOperations Sudeep Mohandas (in green vest), are Chairman of Kuala LumpurRover Scouts Council and Director of Scout For Nature Arvind Danapalan, TheScouts Association of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur State Commissioner Major HajiMior Rosli bin Dato’ Haji Mior Jaafar (retired), with representatives from theScouts and WWF-Malaysia during the handover of signatures event.

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WWF-Malaysia mourns the passing of EarthHour 2009 Ambassador Yasmin Ahmad inJuly and extends our condolences to herfamily and friends.

(With hands on podium, from left) KL Tower CEO Dato’ Zulkifli Mohamad, WWF-Malaysia Executive Director/CEO Dato’ Dr Dionysius Sharma, former Leo BurnettMalaysia Executive Creative Director the late Yasmin Ahmad, ICR Malaysia President Dato’ Johan Raslan and local celebrities during the Earth Hour 2009 Launch mediaconference.

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Earth Hour 2009 WWF-Malaysia extends sincere thanks toeveryone who showed concern about climatechange by participating in Earth Hour 2009 andswitching off non-essential lights from 8:30pm to9:30pm on 28th March.

4,088 cities around the world – four times morethan WWF’s original target of 1,000 cities –participated in the global movement. Malaysiawas well represented as Kuala Lumpur, Labuan,Penang, Putrajaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangorand Terengganu all supported Earth Hour 2009.

Many Malaysian landmarks – including KLCCTwin Towers, Menara KL, Pejabat PerdanaMenteri, Dataran Merdeka and the Penang Bridge– switched off their lights during Earth Hour.

More than 75,000 Malaysians as well as morethan 400 companies, schools and organisationssigned up online to support Earth Hour.

An estimated 6 million Malaysians – more thanthe original target of 5 million – participated inEarth Hour 2009, and this was shown in theenergy savings of 600 megawatts during 8:30pmto 9:30pm on 28th March 2009.

The overwhelming support for Earth Hour 2009 isan encouraging start in efforts to mitigate climatechange, although the event is not in itself asolution to the threat of global warming. AfterEarth Hour has achieved the first crucial step ofraising public awareness about the need tocombat global warming, WWF-Malaysia hopesthat Malaysians, and the people of the world, willcontinue to demonstrate their concern aboutclimate change by taking steps towards achievingenergy efficiency.

Among the simple steps that everyone can taketo help save energy are:1. switch off unused lights,2. switch unused appliances off standby,

3. switch to energy efficient light globes,4. reduce use of hot water, and5. minimise the use of air-conditioners.

Each supporter’s signature matters as 2009 is acritical year in determining the future of our planet.In December this year the world’s leaders willmeet at the United Nations Climate ChangeConference in Copenhagen to write andpotentially sign a successor to the Kyoto protocol.Earth Hour 2009 aimed to provide a platform for1 billion people from around the world to expresstheir desire for unified and urgent action onclimate change in the lead up to Copenhagen –and the power of our collective voice increaseswith every sign up. The outcome of theCopenhagen Conference will be shared with thepublic at wwf.org.my.

WWF-Malaysia thanks our Prime Minister, Ministryof Federal Territories, the Selangor and PenangState Governments as well as the Kuala LumpurCity Hall for supporting Earth Hour ‘09. We alsothank our key Earth Hour partner Leo BurnettMalaysia, especially the late Yasmin Ahmad;venue sponsors KL Tower and CapSquare; MediaPrima Berhad, Astro, Radio Television Malaysia,ICR Malaysia and Honda Malaysia; as well as allthe individuals and corporations who havepledged their support in this effort to help mitigateclimate change.

WWF-Malaysia is honoured to have worked withLeo Burnett Malaysia on Earth Hour 2009. Thecampaign won one of only two gold awards atthe Malaysia Effie Awards 2009. Started in 1968,Effie awards Ideas that Work – the great ideasthat achieve real results and the strategy thatgoes into creating them.

How You Can Work with WWF: Better for Business, Better for Nature

Partnership with WWF makes good business sense. It means moving towards sustainable businesspractices that would help ensure the long-term supply of natural resources that fuel industries. Itmeans meeting corporate social responsibility obligations and building a positive brand profile – vitalsteps to win customers along with government and corporate partners in today’s increasinglycompetitive markets.

Many corporations have recognised that working with WWF-Malaysia benefits them, and we aregrateful to have had the opportunity to work with leaders from various industries: • Automotive • Financial institutions• Fast Moving Consumer Goods • Hospitality• Plantations • Property developers• Telecommunications

Working with WWF makes good business sense and will enable your company to benefit frompartnering one of the world’s most well loved brands. Established in 1961, with offices in more than100 countries today, we are the most recognised independent conservation organisation on Earth.

Diverse PartnershipsThere are many ways that corporations can work with WWF-Malaysia:

1. Sustainable business practices WWF-Malaysia has the expertise to help your company plan more environmentally-friendly andresponsible business practices. This will help reduce operating costs in the long-run and is a wiseinvestment in the future, safeguarding the natural resources on which corporations and communitiesdepend. For example, local corporations in forest industries are joining WWF’s Global Forest & TradeNetwork. They are targeting European and US markets, where consumers are increasinglydemanding wood products from sustainably managed forests.

2. Project Sponsorship Long term financial support offers security and continuity for projects that help conserve endangeredspecies and our natural resources as well as educate future leaders and boost the livelihoods oflocal communities.

3. Licensing & Promotion The WWF panda logo is one of the world’s most recognised brands and co-branding will help toextend consumer goodwill to your products.

4. Corporate Club The Corporate Club provides companies with opportunities to learn about important environmentalissues, the impact of business and industry, the opportunities and challenges; and more importantly,how to become part of the solution. Members will have a platform for meaningful dialogue with othercompanies and stakeholders on common issues.

5. Event SponsorshipWWF-Malaysia events give corporations the opportunity to build employee morale and enhance theircorporate image while contributing to environmental conservation.

6. Donations in KindContributions in kind mean cost savings for us, ensuring that more of our funds – your donations –go directly to our conservation projects. Examples include software worth RM275,000 fromMicrosoft Foundation Campaign.

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Dawn in the Heart of Borneo.

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Conservation SuccessesSince 1972, WWF-Malaysia has worked on importantconservation projects, from saving endangered species such astigers and turtles, to protecting our highland forests, rivers andseas. We also undertake environmental education and advocacywork to achieve conservation goals. By conserving our naturalresources, WWF-Malaysia is helping to protect our livelihoods,food and water supply, thus securing our good quality of life andour children’s bright future.

The following pages provide an overview of the conservationsuccesses achieved during the 2009 Financial Year (July 2008to June 2009).

Borneo Species ProgrammeIn the Heart of Borneo, an adult male Sumatran Rhino, estimated to be about 20 years old, was monitoredand tracked by WWF-Malaysia since July 2006 through surveys, patrols, motion-triggered camera and videotrap footage. In August 2008, it was spotted wandering in an oil palm plantation in a weak and dehydratedstate. The rhino was rescued and then later relocated to a safer location in a wildlife reserve 40 kilometresaway. The translocation operation took 11 days, from 3rd to 13th August, and was led by Sabah WildlifeDepartment and supported by WWF-Malaysia and BORA.

Based on long-term field survey data, rhino monitoring activities in other forests by the programme teamstrongly show that the home range of the rhinos is affected by oil palm expansion near the eastern coastlineof Sabah. The rhinos’ key habitat in this forest could still be connected; especially between the Tabin WildlifeReserve and Lower Kinabatangan River region. Further conversion of natural forests, especially those locatedadjacent to swamp-mangrove forests, into mono-plantation (particularly oil palm) would further eliminate theimportant corridor connecting these two key rhino areas. WWF-Malaysia is now working closely with therelevant oil palm companies, whose lands are located adjacent to swamp-mangrove forests, to restore thecorridor and also address the issue of illegal encroachment.

WWF-Malaysia’s Rhino Patrol and Monitoring Unit walked a whopping 431.04km through dense forests fromJuly 2008 to May 2009 in search of rhino signs in the eastern part of Sabah. Despite the hilly terrain in theGreater Danum Valley Conservation Area, they did not give up and their hard work paid off. A new set of rhinofootprints was found and the footprint’s measurement, 22.5 centimetres wide, had never been recordedbefore. Therefore, it could be the footprints of a different individual foraging far from other parts of Danum, or itcould be from outside the Danum Valley Conservation Area.

In June 2009, WWF-Malaysia’s Borneo Species Programme team captured images of the near-extinctSumatran rhino in the Heart of Borneo, a female believed to be about 20 years old, thus strengthening theargument to sustainably manage the forests in this area. Strong support in terms of enforcement in the forestreserves by the Sabah Forestry Department, Sabah Wildlife Department and Sabah Foundation, with supportfrom the Royal Malaysian Police, could ensure the survival of this endangered species in Borneo.

Consistent monitoring of the rhino population here has so far identified the presence of two rhino calves in theHeart of Borneo. The future of rhinos in Borneo now depends on how effectively the forest reserves can bemanaged sustainably with monitoring carried out and support through appropriate activities by the relevantauthorities. WWF-Malaysia is working with the Sabah Forestry Department to look into sustainably managingForest Management Units.

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The rescued rhino.

The rhino conservation team of WWF-Malaysia’s BorneoSpecies Programme.

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There were also notable successes in orang-utan conservationefforts, with surveys completed that would provide critical datato conservationists in order to boost their wildlife protectionwork. From August 2007 to April 2009, a total of 52 individualorang-utans were identified and studied in North Ulu Segama(NUS), within the Heart of Borneo. They were photographed soeach could be identified and individual profiles developed. Eachanimal was differentiated through detailed observation offeatures including the following:1. sex and age, determined based on facial morphology such

as head hair, skin around the eyes and mouth as well aswhiskers and beards,

2. physical appearance, such as body size, visible scars andtotal body hair, as well as

3. distinctive behaviour of each individual.

Studies done on the orang-utans include:1. behavioural and diet changes, 2. health status,3. density and population survey through orang-utans’ nest

count using a combination of aerial and ground surveysevery six months, as well as

4. orang-utan’s nest decay rate. Permanent trails wereestablished in the study area, and the decay status wasobserved and recorded every month. Different areas offorest may have different decay rates, depending on thecondition of the forest and tree species that the orang-utansbuild their nests in. An accurate estimate for orang-utan nestdecay rate is crucial as it is one of the parameters in aformula that is commonly used to estimate the populationsize.

In February 2009, a wild orang-utan mother and baby that hadbeen hanging on to a laran tree for a week due to a flood inLower Segama were rescued. A rescue team comprising stafffrom the Sabah Wildlife Department and WWF-Malaysia weresent to the site and a rope bridge was set up about four metresfrom the shore. The orang-utan grabbed the rope bridge as itwas thrown to her and descended with her baby clinging tightlyon to her. Making sure both their heads were above water, sheswam across to safety. At the shore, the orang-utans fed forabout 30 minutes before heading back into the forest. Previousdocumentation had stated that orang-utans do not swim,supposedly due to their fear of water. However, this newdiscovery shows that orang-utans are actually able to swim indesperate situations with the help of a tool.

An aerial survey was carried out between 16th February to 19thMay 2009 to gather a rapid assessment on the orang-utandistribution and density pattern in the Kinabatangan North Area,comprising Segaliud Lokan Forest Reserve, Deramakot ForestReserve and Tangkulap Forest Reserve. Findings include thefollowing: 1. the Upper Kinabatangan north side represents 30% of the

orang-utan population in Sabah, and2. the density of orang-utans is highest in Segaliud Lokan

Forest Reserve compared to the other two reserves.

As of July 2009, a total of 211.59 hectares (ha) of degradedforest in NUS (12,000 ha) had been restored with pioneer anddipterocarp species as well as fruit trees (5%); more than 30%of which are orang-utans’ food. WWF-Malaysia signed aMemorandum of Understanding with the Sabah ForestryDepartment on 27th February 2009 to commence forestrestoration covering another 460 ha in NUS over a three-yearperiod.

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The orang-utan conservation team of WWF-Malaysia’s BorneoSpecies Programme.

WWF-Malaysia Senior Technical Advisor Dr Junaidi Payneobserving orang-utans in the forest.

Borneo Species Programme Senior Manager Raymond Alfredspends much of his time in the field, undertaking conservationwork with his team.

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Important data that can be used to boost elephant protectionefforts was also gained by WWF-Malaysia. 11 Bornean PygmyElephants that were collared in 2005 showed that elephantsneed a larger space to survive in the Lower Kinabatangan area.The elephants moved an average of five km a day, ranging fromone to nine km per day, in Lower Kinabatangan depending onthe vegetation types, compared to the elephants’ movement incentral forests which averages only about one km a day. Thehigh frequency of elephant movement in Lower Kinabatanganshows that the habitat quality in Kinabatangan is either low orvery limited, forcing the elephants to move very frequently insearch of food.

At least 140 species of plants consumed by these elephantshave been recorded. Food sources, including woody climbers,grasses, trees and bamboos are the major diet of BorneanPygmy Elephants in the rainforest area, showing that the naturallowland forest is the main habitat for elephants.

In March 2009, through close collaboration among WWF-Malaysia, the Sabah Wildlife Department and Serijaya Estate,two elephants were collared in Gunung Rara Forest Reserve.The collared elephants were released in the vicinity of SerijayaEstate in order to find out their degree of aggressiveness andthe main routes that they used to enter the estate. Theirmovements are being followed via satellite.

The Borneo Species Programme team also developed a videodocumentary entitled “Saving the Endangered Species ofBorneo” aimed at increasing public awareness, especiallyamong the younger generation, about the importance ofsustainable management of our natural resources and the needto save the endangered species of Borneo.

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Environmental EducationProgrammeIn March 2009, the findings from the 2007 “EnvironmentalCitizenship: Emerging Perspectives in Malaysia” nationwidestudy were socialised in an Environmental CitizenshipConference in INTEKMA Shah Alam. The three-day conferencesaw the findings being presented to a range of target groups.During the conference, resolutions from the participants werecollated based on the findings presentation. The processcontinued with the socialisation of the resolutions in a focusgroup workshop in June 2009, where the draft EnvironmentalEducation (EE) Policy was developed. In July 2009, the draft EEPolicy went through its first review during a working committeemeeting. Ultimately, after going through further review andrefinement processes, the draft EE Policy will be presented tothe Ministry of Education, who will consider including it in theexisting National Education Policy.

WWF-Malaysia works closely with the Curriculum DevelopmentDivision (CDD), Ministry of Education, towards infusing EE intothe national curriculum by 2010. Towards this objective, WWF-Malaysia, CDD and local universities organised two workshopsto develop the Form 3 EE Kit with the participation of teachersfrom pilot schools, senior teachers and university lecturers. Inaddition to the two workshops, WWF-Malaysia also organised aspecial outdoor event at Kuala Selangor. This hands-onexperience for 160 students and 14 teachers from the four pilotschools was carried out with collaboration from the KualaSelangor District Office, BERAS NASIONAL, the FederalAgricultural Marketing Authority and the Malaysian NatureSociety.

Global Forest & Trade Network(Malaysia)The Global Forest & Trade Network (Malaysia) (GFTN-MY) is theMalaysian chapter of WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network, aworldwide partnership between forest and trade companiescommitted to eliminate illegal logging as well as improve themanagement of threatened and valuable forests. GFTN-MYprovides its members with access to a vast global network ofresponsible businesses. As of July 2009, GFTN-MY has threeforest participants that manage 400,000 ha of natural forest,108,900 ha of which are Forest Stewardship Council certified -meaning they are sustainable and responsibly managed - withthe rest moving towards certification. The GFTN-MY now hasnine trade participants with an annual sales turnover of USD150million and has established 14 market links for forest productsfrom Malaysia with an estimated value of USD5.1 million.Moreover, stakeholder consultations for the National HighConservation Value Forests Toolkit were successfully concluded,which will enable Malaysia to have our own national-levelinterpretation of High Conservation Values, thus enhancing thesustainable management of our forests.

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Kinabatangan – Corridor of LifeProgrammeWWF-Malaysia’s Kinabatangan-Corridor of Life Programme teamengages with oil palm companies towards implementingsustainable business practices and to set aside high conservationvalue areas within plantation lands for ecotourism. WWF-Malaysiaalso rehabilitates degraded patches of forest in order to facilitatethe movement, feeding and breeding of the wildlife that areimportant assets to Sabah’s lucrative ecotourism industry. From2005 to Sept 2009, WWF-Malaysia and our partners have workedtogether to replant about 100,000 trees, restoring about 350 ha ofdegraded forest areas in the Lower Kinabatangan.

The natural environment in Sabah’s Kinabatangan area has alwaysbeen an important resource for local communities and isintrinsically linked to their livelihoods. With their income sourcethreatened by the reduction and degradation of forests in the area,through activities such as river pollution, illegal logging and land

clearing, it is lucky that they have an alternative livelihood option in the KAPOK programme. Komuniti Anak PokokKinabatangan (KAPOK), a programme run by WWF-Malaysia, engages 39 small-scale nursery owners from fourvillages in Kinabatangan: Kampung Bilit, Kampung Perpaduan, Kampung Sentosa Jaya and Kampung Abai, tosupport forest restoration work in Kinabatangan by supplying high quality tree seedlings. This helps to boost theirincome. Supplied with nursery tool kits, capacity building activities on nursery management and business skills aswell as study visits to the best-managed nurseries in Sabah, KAPOK members are able to fully utilise such benefitsto produce high quality seedlings for potential buyers. A 2008 survey conducted by WWF-Malaysia showed that94% of KAPOK members were at the hardcore poor level with an income of less than RM541 per home per month.By July 2009, KAPOK members had supplied more than 3,500 seedlings to several oil palm companies, treeplanting contractors, lodge operators and home stay operators in Kinabatangan. KAPOK membership continues togrow, bringing benefits to forest restoration as well as the livelihoods of local communities.

Since October 2005, WWF-Malaysia’s Kinabatangan-Corridor of Life Programme team has been assistinggovernment agencies in Kinabatangan to investigate and take action on encroachment activities within protectedareas, particularly the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (LKWS). There has been great success to date. Manyillegal activities such as felling of timber have been stopped, illegal settlers have been removed from the LKWS andthere is a very visible presence of enforcement in the LKWS area, which was previously not seen. In February 2009,another milestone was achieved when the Patrolling Unit succeeded in convincing a lodge owner to evacuate a siteinside the sanctuary. In April, a staff house belonging to a plantation was also removed from the riparian reserve area.

WWF-Malaysia has also had success in initiating a sustainable financing mechanism for conservation, the VoluntaryConservation Levy (VCL). Initiated in December 2006, the VCL requests tourists who visit the Lower Kinabatanganto make a voluntary contribution of RM20 or US$5, which will be channelled towards supplementing the manpowerof various government agencies in safeguarding the area’s rich natural resources. This includes funding patrollingand enforcement officers. The VCL has been adopted by 5 lodges in the Lower Kinabatangan: 1 Borneo Eco Tours Sdn Bhd (Sukau Rainforest Lodge),2 Nasalis Larvatus Tours Sdn Bhd (Nature Lodge Kinabatangan in Bilit),3 North Borneo Safari Sdn Bhd (Barefoot Sukau Lodge, formerly known as Sukau Tomanggong Riverview Lodge),4 Sipadan Dive Centre Sdn Bhd (Proboscis Lodge/Bukit Melapi Lodge), and5 S.I. Tours Sdn Bhd (Kinabatangan Riverside Lodge).

On the 29th of June 2009, theKinabatangan-Corridor of Life TourismOperators Association (KiTA) was launchedby Datuk Masidi Manjun, Minister ofTourism, Culture and Environment, Sabah.The adoption of the VCL and Tree Plantingsites in K-CoL by all KiTA members was thehighlight of the launch.

Engagement with business and industrywithin the K-CoL area will continue to helpthe realisation of the programme’s vision andmission.

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Peninsular Malaysia ForestsProgramme

Peninsular Malaysia Species ConservationProgrammeIn Perak, the Widlife Protection Unit (WPU) was set up in Gerik to reducepoaching activities within the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex togetherwith enforcement authorities such as the Department of Wildlife andNational Parks (DWNP), the police and the army. The role of the ten-manteam is to help gather intelligence on illegal activities for enforcementauthorities to act upon. To date, 73 snares have been destroyed by theWPU and enforcement agencies within the forest complex. Ninepoachers/traders have been arrested as a result of regular patrols. Inaddition, the WPU provided information that resulted in the destruction of acamp set up by Cambodian encroachers. This is a significant achievementand our TRAFFIC informant network, comprising informants who provideintelligence on poaching activities to the WPU and DWNP, indicates thatpoachers are now wary of the increased patrolling in the area.

Further east, a community-based WPU comprising 22 volunteers was setup in Jeli, Kelantan. This volunteer group appears to have reduced elephantencroachment into plantations and villages in the Lubok Bongor sub-district.The WPU in Jeli reported that elephant crop raids have dropped from fiveincidents in August to just one incident in September 2008. Reducing theincidences of human-wildlife conflict also reduces associated costs tovillagers of such events – crop and property damage can reach millions ofringgit – and saves wildlife from potentially fatal reprisals. This WPU has alsoestablished a Dikir Barat group, which involves singing in groups of between10 to 15 members, led by a leader. The reason for putting together thisgroup was to unite and entertain one another while waiting for their routinepatrols every night. The WPU’s Dikir Barat performance, which incorporatesmessages on wildlife conservation and human-wildlife conflict, has beenshowcased over 10 times around the Jeli district.

In order to obtain greater commitment to address encroachment issues inthe Belum-Temengor area, WWF-Malaysia presented their findings in ameeting convened by the Gerik District Officer with DNWP, the police, PerakState Parks Corporation, Forestry Department and the army. This meetingtriggered the Perak State Security Council to form a joint task force toenhance law enforcement efforts within the forest complex. On 1st June2009, a road block was set up along a critical area along the East-Westhighway in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex and is currently mannedby different agencies each day.

There were also significant achievements in wildlife monitoring. Preliminarysurveys detected six individual tigers within an area of 100km2 in TemengorForest Reserve in Perak. Surveys will continue in two other forests, GunongBasor and Balah Forest Reserves in Kelantan, to determine theconservation status of tigers and tiger prey. A scientific paper was publishedin the international peer-reviewed journal, Oryx. The reference is: Rayan,D.M. & Shariff, W.M. 2009. The importance of selectively logged forests fortiger (Panthera tigris) conservation: a population density estimate inPeninsular Malaysia. Oryx 43: 48-51. Another scientific paper was publishedin the IUCN/SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group newsletter. The referenceis: Mark Rayan & Shariff 2008. New locality records of the Crab-eatingMongoose (Herpestes urva) in Peninsular Malaysia as revealed by camera-trapping. Small Carnivore Conservation 39: 26–29. A report entitled“General Guide to Camera-trapping Large Mammals in Tropical Rainforestswith Particular Reference to Tigers” was also developed for forest managersand field biologists interested in using camera-traps to estimate theabundance of large mammals, especially tigers. Finally, the team alsorecorded the first known video footage of wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) inPeninsular Malaysia.

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The Jeli, Kelantan Wildlife Protection Unit with Kuala BalahState Legislative Assemblyman Haji Abdul Aziz Derashid(middle row, fourth from left) as well as representatives fromDWNP, environmental NGO HUTAN and WWF-Malaysia.

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Project Funds Urgently NeededWWF-Malaysia’s conservation efforts include these large programmes:

The Peninsular Malaysia Forests Programme aims to protect the natural resources within a contiguousforested area to provide environmental, social and economic benefits to the nation. This programmeencompasses Malayan tiger and Sumatran rhino conservation efforts. It includes projects aimed atconserving Fraser’s Hill in Pahang, Gunung Stong State Park in Kelantan and the Ulu Muda area inKedah.

The Heart of Borneo Programme is a conservation initiative that encompasses 31% or 240,000 squarekilometres of land in the centre of the island, creating an opportunity to conserve pristine tropicalrainforests on a large scale – for the benefit of local communities, the nation and the world.

The Borneo Species Programme aims to conserve the critically endangered Sumatran rhino, the iconicorang-utan and the Bornean pygmy elephant.

The Kinabatangan – Corridor of Life Programme aims to establish a forest corridor along both sides ofthe Kinabatangan River that connects isolated forest reserves, enabling wildlife, local communities andeconomic development to thrive and support each other there.

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The Environmental Education Programme encourages society to participate in environmentalconservation and encompasses WWF-Malaysia’s work towards developing an Environmental Educationpolicy within the National Curriculum.

The Peninsular Malaysia Seas Programme aims to have, by the year 2020, sustainable fisheries as wellas a healthy marine and coastal environment that also supports local communities. It includes marineturtle conservation work in Melaka and Terengganu.

The Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion Programme – Apex of the Coral Triangle is the world’s epicentre ofmarine biodiversity. WWF-Malaysia works with WWF-Philippines and WWF-Indonesia here to conserve amarine ecoregion that remains a highly productive, globally unique centre of biodiversity able to providefor local communities’ needs.

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The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) agreed to conduct the“Defenders of Nature” (DON) programme for the army, incollaboration with DNWP and WWF-Malaysia. The DONprogramme was first introduced by DWNP in 2006. This year,DWNP and WWF-Malaysia collaborated to conduct the DON IIprogramme, specifically targeted at the Malaysian Army SecondDivision. For many years, this Division has been patrollingPeninsular Malaysia’s northern region forests to secure our borderfrom encroachment. Second Division consists of army brigadesstationed in Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Kelantan andTerengganu. By targeting this Division, it was hoped that thearmy’s awareness on conservation issues would increase,especially in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex. The DON IIprogramme, which targeted 50 officers leading their respectiveplatoons in the field, introduced theories and concepts ofenvironmental conservation. A questionnaire was distributed toassess the levels of awareness among the participants. Results ofthis survey indicate that the awareness levels were raised forcertain issues based on before-after questionnaires. With greaterawareness, WWF-Malaysia hopes to work with MINDEF to developa comprehensive strategy to combat encroachment and illegalhunting in the northern landscape.

Protected Areas ProgrammeThe Perlis State Park was gazetted by the Perlis StateGovernment on 3rd July 2008 encompassing an area ofapproximately 4,279.81ha. This significant milestone was achievedafter more than 20 years of efforts by WWF-Malaysia and otherstakeholders.

WWF-Malaysia, in collaboration with the Ministry of NaturalResources (NRE) and the Danish International DevelopmentAssistance (DANIDA), is finalising a master list of protected areas inMalaysia. Once finalised, this master list will serve as a key tool forconservation planning in the country. The Malaysian ParksNewsletter, published by NRE with technical support by WWF-Malaysia, continues into its third year. This newsletter is aimed atpromoting greater information-sharing amongst protected areamanagement authorities and raising public awareness onprotected area issues.

Efforts to develop a management plan for Royal Belum State Parkcontinue, with two surveys commissioned. Further north in the UluMuda forests, a mini-expedition was conducted in March 2008 toa recently-discovered limestone area in Ulu Muda, jointly organisedwith Forest Research Institute Malaysia and Speleocorp. It resultedin the discovery of three new caves and new records of plants forKedah. 3,000 copies of a booklet on nature tourism and wildlifeconservation at Ulu Muda was produced and distributed tostakeholders and key libraries in the country and around the world.A study on the economic value of Muda River water to theindustrial sector in Penang and Kedah has been completed andthe study report will be used as a background document forraising awareness among major water users in Penang. WWF-Malaysia was commissioned by the Penang State ForestryDepartment to produce a preliminary management plan for theproposed Bukit Panchor State Park. In preparing the managementplan, the Protected Areas Programme team took part in a scientificexpedition organised by the Forestry Department, conducted fieldassessments and mapped existing trails.

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Peninsular Malaysia Seas ProgrammeIn Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, marine turtle and paintedterrapin conservation efforts have been revived, following agap of two years due to manpower and funding constraints.WWF-Malaysia helped to set up and co-manage two turtleand painted terrapin hatcheries, when in the past there wasonly one hatchery in the wetlands.

Also in Setiu Wetlands, WWF-Malaysia has worked with thelocal community to establish a mangrove nursery andundertake mangrove replanting efforts. About 1,500mangrove and nipah (a palm tree species) seedlings havebeen planted in experimental plots and degraded areas withthe purpose of halting erosion and restoring the habitat. Thisis a community-based initiative under the nationalprogramme, "Replanting of Mangroves and other SuitableSpecies in Coastal Areas" with support from the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment.

There were also significant achievements in turtleconservation over the past year. In Melaka, three satellitetransmitters were successfully deployed on three hawksbillturtles and their migration tracked to their foraging grounds.All journeyed southwards in the Straits of Malacca and weretracked to their foraging homes in Riau, Indonesian andSingaporean waters. Results from this research are crucialfor a better understanding of marine turtles' post-nestingmovement and habitat use. It will also support the need forregional co-operations and partnerships because turtles’habitats extend beyond Malaysian territorial waters.

In Melaka, a record high of 471 hawksbill egg clutches weresecured for incubation in the hatchery. Previous annualnestings recorded have not reached 400. All hawksbill turtlenests on Pulau Upeh during the peak nesting season of2008 (April to August) were successfully protected while thenesting turtles were tagged and monitored with the help ofinterns and volunteers.

WWF-Malaysia, collaborating with the Department ofFisheries Malaysia and Maritime Institute of Malaysia,launched the Bahasa Malaysia version of the book"Ecosystem-based Management in Marine CaptureFisheries" (EBMF) in Putrajaya on 2nd April 2009. WWF-Malaysia also translated a Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)booklet into Bahasa Malaysia as a complement. Thesebooks help fisheries managers to better understand theconcept of EBMF and MPAs as management tools forsustainable fisheries. The launch of the EBMF book in locallanguage is the first step to introduce this concept to theMalaysian Government through support from WWF-Malaysiaand WWF’s Coral Triangle Programme.

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WWF-Malaysia and Department of Fisheries officers returninga rescued turtle to the sea. In the past year, WWF-Malaysiahelped save two turtles that had accidentally gotten trapped inpower stations' retention ponds.

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Sulu-Sulawesi Marine EcoregionProgramme at the Apex of the CoralTriangle WWF-Malaysia has taken steps forward to address the Live ReefFish Trade issue. The Kudat and Semporna teams worked with theDepartment of Fisheries, Sabah and TRAFFIC-Southeast Asia toconduct a Non-Detrimental Findings study towards the revision ofthe export quota of the endangered coral reef fish, humpheadwrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), which included consultations with fish-cage operators and exporters. A revised quota is now beingconsidered by the Department of Fisheries, Sabah. This collaborationis considered a watershed for facilitation of enabling policies for thefisheries management of Live Reef Fish Trade throughout Sabah.

WWF-Malaysia and the Department of Fisheries are also in theprocess of establishing an agreement between traders of life reeffish, in order to promote sustainability. It is suspected that much ofthe live reef fish traded through Kudat probably comes from southernPalawan in the Philippines. Sabah appears to be a hub for live reeffish trade in the region. Government initiatives involving severalnations, such as the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME)Programme and the Coral Triangle Initiative, have recognised theimportance of managing the trans-boundary nature of this trade.

WWF’s team in Semporna Priority Conservation Area has madeheadway in the management of marine resources in Semporna. Theteam has successfully helped to establish a platform for collaborativemanagement to look into the issues of tourism management inSemporna. Thus, the Semporna Tourism Action Council (STAC) wasformed. It is in line with the Sabah Development Corridor Blueprint,to ensure sustainable utilisation and harvesting of natural resources.

Under the STAC, a sub-committee named the Mabul Committeewas set up to begin working on issues affecting Mabul Island and itssurrounding coral reefs. This committee is a model of all tourismstakeholders cooperating to better manage the island with localcommunities. Currently, the Mabul Committee, consisting of diveresort owners and operators, has set up its own waste managementsystem with the local community on the island. Three collectionpoints have been allocated and dive resorts are taking turns to takethe rubbish out to mainland Semporna for proper disposal.

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Conserving Eco-systems and UpliftingCommunitiesWWF-Malaysia realises that in order to build a future in whichhumans live in harmony with nature, we need to undertakeenvironmental education as well as improve the livingstandards of local communities through engaging them inconservation. Therefore, when they work to protect ournatural resources to safeguard the good quality of life of usall, they are also working towards building a brighter futurefor themselves, their communities and their children.

WWF-Malaysia continues capacity building for the natureguides and other stakeholders at the Gunung Stong StateForest Park to build their skills to optimise ecotourismopportunities and participate in conservation of the protectedareas. Courses conducted included map-reading and astudy visit to Perlis State Park as well as a one-day kayakingexpedition down Sungai Pergau to assess its ecotourismpotential.

In Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, we work with local communityinterest group “Fraser’s Hill Environmentally SustainableHeritage (FRESH)”, which was established by WWF-Malaysia, on an on-going community-based biodiversitymonitoring programme. To empower the local community atFraser’s Hill to earn additional revenue through participationin ecotourism and conservation activities, we also developeda curriculum on Basic Training for Nature Guiding in Fraser’sHill. One of the modules, the one on bird watching, has beencertified by the Ministry of Tourism through the PahangTourist Guides Association as an approved ContinuingTourism Related Education programme. The Ministry iscurrently in the process of certifying the entire teachingcurriculum that comprises 9 modules. WWF-Malaysia alsoconducted training programmes for Forest Research Instituteof Malaysia in-house guides, and will extend this to theFraser’s Hill local community, including resort operators.

Outreach efforts did much to raise environmental awarenessin the past year. Four awareness talks were held at threeschools in Gerik, Perak, educating 620 students on theimportance of wildlife and its conservation. Awareness talkswere also conducted for the urban community, with morethan 1000 adults and students attending the talks at 13different locations. In addition, WWF-Malaysia participated inoutreach events at markets in the town centre and schoolswith partners from the Malaysian Conservation Alliance forTigers (MYCAT).

Further south in Melaka, it was marine wildlife that tookcentre stage when WWF-Malaysia conducted awarenesstalks and school visits to Padang Kemunting TurtleManagement Centre for more than 350 students from sixschools; two secondary and four primary schools. Theschools were chosen based on proximity to turtle nestingbeaches.

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In order to raise awareness on wildlife conservation issuesamong predominantly Muslim communities, religious leaderscan be seen as powerful conservation ambassadors. Assuch, a two-day workshop entitled Bengkel KesedaranPemuliharaan Alam Sekitar dan Hidupan Liar Dalam Islam(Environmental and Wildlife Conservation in Islam) was heldfor religious leaders and teachers in Jeli, Kelantan. Theevent, co-organised by the Kelantan Islamic and MalayCeremonial Council, the Malaysian Institute of IslamicUnderstanding with WWF-Malaysia, saw some 23participants drafting sermons for Friday prayers andcompiling Qur’an verses, hadith and sirah (stories ofprophets) that were relevant to positively influencing humanattitudes towards illegal hunting and human-wildlife conflict.At the end of the workshop, four draft sermons, including alist of Qur’an verses and hadith were produced.

In Terengganu, WWF-Malaysia worked with local communityinterest group, Persatuan Khazanah Rakyat Ma’Daerah(MEKAR) to organise the 22nd June 2008 “PemuliharaanAlam Sekitar dan Penyu dari Sudut Islam” (Nature and TurtleConservation from an Islamic Perspective) Workshop, whichwas facilitated by the Malaysian Institute Of IslamicUnderstanding. The workshop’s purpose was to link Islamicteachings to environmental conservation, particularly turtleprotection. The outcome of the workshop was a Fridayprayers sermon text. With the support and approval of thestate religious department, the sermon was read at morethan 400 mosques in Terengganu. Subsequently, WWF-Malaysia staff Reuben Clements, River Foo, SyahaneemOthman, Umi Rahman, Sharifah Ruqaiyah and RahayuZulkifli produced a paper on the topic “Islam, TurtleConservation and Coastal Communities” for theConservation Biology journal. By sharing these successes, itis hoped that such activities can be replicated in the serviceof conservation in other countries.

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MEKAR and WWF-Malaysia in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries organised an inaugural“Turtle Rescue and Resuscitation Workshop” in Terengganu. This was the first of its kind workshop to beheld in Malaysia. More than 90 fishermen from the Dungun and Kemaman districts attended the April2008 workshop, learning from WWF-Indonesia experts how to rescue turtles trapped in their fishing gearand release the animals safely into the ocean. The training was replicated in Melaka in partnership withDepartment of Fisheries where approximately 40 fishermen witnessed firsthand techniques to releaseturtles that were accidentally trapped back to the sea. With such skills, the fishermen no longer need towatch helplessly as turtles accidentally caught in their fishing gear suffocate and die.

Over a series of workshops, MEKAR and WWF-Malaysia, in collaboration with Jabatan PendidikanNegeri Terengganu and selected local teachers, produced a Daily Lesson Plan (DLP) that would assistteachers to incorporate topics on turtles into the primary school curriculum. The DLP was distributed tomore than 30 primary schools in the Kemaman and Dungun districts in February 2009.

In order to instil awareness on turtle conservation among local villagers in Kemasek, Kerteh and Paka,most of whom have never seen a nesting turtle before, MEKAR and WWF-Malaysia developed astructured turtle observation programme from June to August 2009, where villagers had the opportunityto spend a night at the Ma’Daerah turtle sanctuary to witness turtles laying eggs. Eight camps wereorganised throughout these three months. MEKAR and WWF-Malaysia also helped to spread the turtleconservation message by securing the support of Terengganu FM. From April to September 2009,listeners across the state were educated on the importance of conserving Terengganu’s popular icon -the marine turtle.

MEKAR also gave a talk on the importance of spearheadingconservation at the local community level to the villagers ofKampung Mangkok in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, duringan event on local community entrepreneurship andenvironmental awareness. Using MEKAR as a model, WWF-Malaysia envisions a similar community-based organisationto be set up in Kampung Mangkok in the future.

In Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu, WWF-Malaysia has mobilisedlocal women’s group Pengusaha Wanita Setiu (PEWANIS) tochampion wetlands conservation and seek alternativesources of income. The local women have been activelyinvolved in activities such as mangrove replanting and beachclean-ups. Pilot testing of cottage industry products hasbeen initiated while capacity building and awarenessprogrammes have been conductedfor the women, so they canparticipate in conservation whilegaining more sources of income. Acommunity centre has also beenestablished in Kampung Mangkok,Setiu. The centre serves as theproduction house for the pilotcottage industry products; the venuefor community meetings andactivities as well as tuition andEnglish classes for the women andlocal children. It also has a mini-library, information and visitor centre.

Representatives from MEKAR, WWF-Malaysia and WWF-Indonesia, who are holding turtlemodels, at the Turtle Rescue and Resuscitation Workshop.

WWF-Malaysia officers surveying the flora of the wetlands

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Marine conservation work in Sabah also involves local communities. The Sulu-Sulawesi MarineEcoregion Programme teams in the Kudat-Banggi and Semporna Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs)implement projects supporting ecosystem based management of coastal fisheries and habitats. Theseprojects are aligned with the SSME Tri-National Conservation Plan–action plans on Sustainable Fisheries,Marine Protected Areas as well as Charismatic and Endangered Species–and WWF’s Coral TriangleProgramme.

WWF’s team in Kudat-Banggi PCA is tasked to build community support for the proposed 1.02 millionhectares Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) with more than 80,000 people living within and around it.Sustainable resource management of such a large park involves zoning of areas for many different uses,including fisheries management and protection of biodiversity, which requires resource users toparticipate in resource management through collaborative management.

The Kudat team is discovering communities that proactively manage marine resources in TMP. KampungBerungus in Pitas is one of them. The Pengerusi JKKK, Encik Abdul Karim, was found to be alreadystrongly committed to preventing fish bombing and cyanide fishing in his village. Supported by EncikJamili and the youth of the village, they are aware that these destructive fishing practices destroy thevery resources that their livelihoods depend upon. Being former practitioners, they know and understandthe negative impacts of the destructive practices and are therefore more effective in managing andprotecting their resources.

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Another example is the Pulau Maliangin community. PakcikMusana was instrumental in initiating Maliangin Sanctuary asa pilot site to demonstrate the benefits of a Marine ProtectedArea (MPA) — including alternative livelihood creation;increased fish catch through the spill-over effect of a no-takezone; improved biodiversity; and the implementation of thecollaborative management. The Kudat team and Musana’scommunity are working closely to determine the MalianginSanctuary boundary and set up a Maliangin Committee withthe Registrar of Society to formalise the establishment ofMaliangin Sanctuary.

Communities in Kampung Berungus and MalianginSanctuary are showing that local communities can managetheir own resources given the opportunity and propersupport. This gives much hope for the collaborativemanagement and conservation of the proposed TMP.

WWF-Malaysia’s community outreach efforts for natureconservation span from coral reefs to highland ridges. Wehave built the local communities’ skills to undertake forestrestoration activities in Bario, in the highlands within theHeart of Borneo (HoB). WWF-Malaysia works through localcommunity interest group, Forum Masyarakat Adat DataranTinggi Borneo (FORMADAT). Planning has been undertakento engage local communities in conservation initiatives,which will also provide them with alternate sources ofincome that have the potential to enhance their quality of life.Such initiatives include ecotourism, sustainable farming andproducts. We have arranged for meetings with communityleaders in the HoB’s highlands, including Bario, Ba Kelalanand Long Semadoh in Sarawak as well as Ulu Padas inSabah, and work continues. Potential products identified forfurther exploration include Adan rice and Benamut(traditional millet from the highlands). In addition, more mini-transboundary loops for trekkers were also identified, suchas Bario – Lembudud in Kalimantan and Pa’ Dalih – LongLayu in Kalimantan. This is to enhance ecotourism in thehighlands and transboundary tourism in the HoB.

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HoB Community Liaison Officer Dora Jok (left) with a Kelabitlady from Bario.

A young orang-utanphotographed in Sabah,within the Heart of Borneo.

WWF-Malaysia thanks Henry Jala Temalai, Pemanca@ParamountChief of Kalabit, Bario and his wife, Lapu Sakai, (second andthird from left), parents of Datuk Seri Idris Jala, for supportingour work in the HoB. They were photographed with Dora Jok (farleft) and Cr. John Trawe (far right).

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MalaysianGovernmentDepartment of Fisheries

MalaysiaDepartment of Fisheries

– Melaka StateDepartment of Fisheries,

SabahDepartment of Fisheries

– Terengganu StateDepartment of Marine

Park MalaysiaDepartment of Wildlife

and National Parks(PERHILITAN)

Economic Planning Unit,Prime Minister’sDepartment

Environment ActionCommittee

FAMA District Office,Kuala Selangor

Forest Research Instituteof Malaysia

Forestry DepartmentPeninsular Malaysia

Institute of Biodiversity,PERHILITAN

Institut Kefahaman IslamMalaysia

Integrated AgricultureDevelopment AreaOffice, Kuala Selangor

Jabatan Agama IslamTerengganu

Jabatan Pelajaran NegeriTerengganu

Johor National ParksCorporation

Kelantan State ForestryDepartment

Kelantan State EconomicPlanning Unit

Kem Terendak MilitaryCamp, Melaka

Kinabatangan DistrictOffice

Kota Marudu DistrictOffice

Kuala Selangor DistrictCouncil Office

Kuala Selangor NaturePark

Kudat District OfficeMajlis Daerah Kuala Krai

SelatanMajlis Daerah RaubMajlis Tindakan

Pelancongan NegeriPahang

Malaysian MaritimeEnforcement Agency -Sabah

Malaysian TimberCertification Council

Malaysian Palm OilAssociation

Malaysian RemoteSensing Agency(MACRES)

WWF-Malaysia sincerely thanks our partners. Without them, theseconservation successes would not have been possible:

Marine Police – KudatOffice

Maritime Institute ofMalaysia (MIMA)

Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education –

CurriculumDevelopment Division

Ministry of Education –Education Planning andPolicy ResearchDepartment

Ministry of Education –School Division

Ministry of Education –Teacher TrainingDivision

Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Housing and

Local Government –Town and CountryPlanning Department

Ministry of NaturalResources andEnvironment

Ministry of Plantations,Industries andCommodities

Ministry of TourismMinistry of Youth and

SportsNational Oceanography

Directorate of Ministryof Science, Technologyand Innovation

Penang State ForestryDepartment

People’s Volunteer Corps(RELA) – KampungLubok Bongor, Jeli,Kelantan

Perak State ForestryDepartment

Perak Integrated TimberComplex

Perak State EconomicPlanning Unit

Perak State ParksCorporation

Perbadanan KemajuanBukit Fraser

Pitas District OfficePusat Pelajaran Daerah

JeliRoyal Malaysian PoliceSabah Chief Minister’s

DepartmentSabah Economic

Planning UnitSabah Environmental

Protection DepartmentSabah Forest Industries

Sdn BhdSabah Forestry

DepartmentSabah FoundationSabah Lands and Survey

DepartmentSabah Ministry of

Tourism, Culture andEnvironment

Sabah NaturalResources Office

Sabah ParksSabah State Secretary’s

OfficeSabah Wildlife

DepartmentSarawak Biodiversity

CentreSarawak Chief Minister’s

OfficeSarawak Forest

DepartmentSarawak Forestry

CorporationSarawak Immigration

DepartmentSarawak Land and

Survey DepartmentSarawak Ministry of

Planning and ResourceManagement

Sarawak Ministry ofUrban Developmentand Tourism

Sarawak NaturalResources andEnvironmental Board

Sarawak State PlanningUnit

Sarawak StateSecretary’s Office

Sarawak Timber IndustryDevelopmentCorporation

Sarawak Tourism BoardSelangor State

Education DepartmentSemporna District OfficeSemporna Municipal

CouncilSoutheast Asian

Fisheries DevelopmentCentre – MalaysiaOffice

State EducationDepartment, Johor

State EducationDepartment, Kedah

State EducationDepartment, Melaka

State EducationDepartment, Pahang

State EducationDepartment, Selangor

Terengganu StateForestry Department

Vet Services Department– Jeli

Private Sectorand NGOsAdessium FoundationAnco Furniture Sdn BhdArung Hayat ResortAsiaprima RCF Sdn BhdAsiatic Development

BerhadBanggi Youth ClubBig John Scuba

Billabong Scuba DiveLodge

BKB Hevea ProductsSdn Bhd

Borneo Divers MabulResort

Borneo Dreams Tour &Travel Sdn Bhd

Borneo Jungle RiverIsland Tour And Bhd

Borneo Rainforest LodgeBorneo Rhino Alliance

(BORA)Borneo Sea Pompong

Island ResortBorneo Tsang Furnishing

Sdn BhdBP Asia Pacific

(Malaysia) Sdn BhdCelebes ExplorerCymao Plywood Sdn

BhdDENSO International

Asia Pte LtdDENSO, JapanDENSO, MalaysiaFraser’s Hill

EnvironmentallySustainable Heritage(FRESH)

Gamuda BerhadGlobal Environment

CentreHUTANInspiration Furniture Sdn

BhdKudat Buddhist

AssociationKudat Turtle

Conservation SocietyKumpulan Pengurusan

Kayu KayanTerengganu (KPKKT)

Mabul IslandBackpackers

Malaysian ConservationAlliance for Tigers(MYCAT)

Malaysian Nature Society Marine Conservation

Society (UK)Marine Research

FoundationMaximum Marks Sdn

BhdMcCorry Group of

CompaniesMing Ritz Sdn BhdNorth Borneo SafariPadiberas Nasional

Berhad (BERNAS)Pahang Tourist Guides

AssociationPengusaha Wanita Setiu

(PEWANIS)Persatuan Khazanah

Rakyat Ma’Daerah(MEKAR)

Persatuan Pemilik KapalNelayan Kudat

Project OrionRaya Intan Sdn BhdThe Reef Dive ResortRICOH JapanRonn’s AdventuresRoundtable on

Sustainable Palm Oil(RSPO)

Sahabat Gunung StongSarawak Timber

AssociationSawit KinabaluThe Scouts Association

of MalaysiaScuba Junkie Mabul

ResortSeaventures Dive ResortSerijaya Industries Sdn

BhdThe Singapore Scouts

AssociationSipadan-Kapalai Dive

ResortSipadan-Mabul Resort

(SMART)Sipadan Pom-pom

Island ResortSipadan ScubaSipadan Water Village

ResortSpeleocorpTest Rite Pte LtdUNICO Desa Plantation

BerhadYayasan Anak Warisan

Alam

Universities andEducationalInstitutionsCardiff University, UKJapanese Environmental

Education ForumThe One Academy of

Communication DesignSMK Damansara Jaya,

SelangorSMK Lanchang, PahangSMK Pinang Tunggal,

KedahSMK Taman Kota Jaya,

Johor Universiti Kebangsaan

MalaysiaUniversiti MalayaUniversiti Malaysia SabahUniversiti Malaysia

TerengganuUniversiti Putra MalaysiaUniversiti Sains Malaysia

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WWF-MalaysiaGovernance

PatronDYMM Paduka Seri Sultan Perak Darul Ridzuan,

Sultan Azlan Shah

Vice-Presidents EmeritiDato’ Seri Tengku Zainal Adlin, Mr Ken Scriven

Board of Trustees

ChairmanProfessor Emer. Dato’ Dr Abdul Latiff Mohamad*

TreasurerMs Yip Jian Lee*

Legal AdvisorMr Loong Caesar

TrusteesMr Chong Chiew Yin, Mrs Angela Hijjas, Mr Jayl Langub, Ms Kate Lim, Dato’ Murad Hashim, Datuk K. Y. Mustafa,

Dato’ Seri Nazir Ariff, Ms Caroline Russell*, Ms Rosemary Tan*

Senior Management

Executive Director/CEODato’ Dr Dionysius S K Sharma*

Senior Director of Support Operations Mr Sudeep Mohandas

Conservation Director Dr Arun Venkataraman

*Members of ExCo as of September 2009

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Financial Statement

INCOMEunaudited

12 months 12 monthsto June 2009 to June 2008

Donations from Corporations 1,911,861 2,149,709Donations from Trusts & Foundations 391,520 77,784Donations/Legacies from Individuals 13,082,952 11,268,904 Government/Aid Agencies Grants 697,346 814,278WWF Network Grants 16,909,365 10,838,616Sale of Goods/Services/Royalties 115,369 108,984Promotions & Events 413,572 205,474Others 425,011 534,952TOTAL 33,946,997 25,998,701

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

EXPENDITUREConservation expenditure 20,418,732 19,384,295 Cost of Generating Funds & Awareness 6,128,153 4,366,956 Operating expenditure 700,197 1,045,664 TOTAL 27,247,082 24,796,915

CONSERVATION EXPENDITURE (Unaudited 12 months to June 2009)Forests 3,200,517 Species 8,132,124 Marine 3,354,555 Education 926,424 Freshwater 1,836,977 Policy & Advocacy 732,562 Capacity Building & Communications 1,190,983 Conservation Technical Support 1,044,591 TOTAL 20,418,732

Income12 months to June 2009 (unaudited)

Expenditure

Donations from Corporations 5.7%

Donations from Trusts & Foundations 1.2%

Donations/Legacies from Individuals 38.5%

Government/Aid Agencies Grants 2.0%

WWF Network Grants 49.8%

Sale of Goods/Services/Royalties 0.3%

Promotions & Events 1.2%

Others 1.3%

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RM 100,000 & aboveOrganisationsHonda Malaysia Sdn BhdMarks & Spencer

RM 50,000 & aboveOrganisationsBoh Plantations Sdn BhdHSBC Bank Malaysia BerhadNestlé Products Sdn BhdRICOH Company Ltd

RM 10,000 & aboveOrganisationsAlliance Bank Malaysia BerhadBandar Raya Developments

BhdCredit SuisseEO MalaysiaERE Consulting Sdn BhdHijjas Kasturi Associates SdnJuitaviden Sdn BhdNokia InternationalSharity Greetings (M) Sdn BhdSlumberland Marketing Sdn

Bhd

IndividualsMr Alan See Keat HinMr Joshua Lim Tse PiowMr Lim Boon SiongMr Suherwan AbuMs Imaya WongMs Jennifer Cheong Ngei FaanMs Lim Peh YengTuan Farouk KhanY Bhg Dato’ Yap Kim SanY Bhg Datuk Tristan RussellY Bhg Tan Sri Razali Ismail

RM 5,000 & aboveOrganisationsCaring Pharmacy Retail

Management Sdn BhdExpomal International Sdn Bhdi-BerhadISENTRIC SDN BHDLife Insurance AssociationNaza TTDI Sdn Bhd

IndividualsDr Abed Bin OnnMr Bjorn Lynggard OlesenMs Caroline Christine RussellMr James CherianMr Low Seng HuatY Bhg Dato’ Murad HashimY Bhg Dato’ Seri Nazir AriffMs Ruby Loo Ang ChuMr Subarau A/L Muthaloo

RM 1,000 & aboveOrganisationsAvanttex Sdn Bhd Institute of Public Relations

Students Association (UITMChapter)

Bosch Rexroth Sdn BhdCafelink (M) Sdn. Bhd.City Wave Sdn BhdDeutsche Bank (M’sia) BhdIn Publishers Sdn BhdInti College Sabah

Jerudong International SchoolMalaysian MensaPERMAI IHSAN SDN BHDPioneer Technology (Malaysia)

Sdn. Bhd.PPB Group BhdRSH (MALAYSIA) SDN BHDSeafest HotelTotalChild Sdn BhdTraders Hotel Kuala Lumpur

IndividualsMr A Ignatius Rajan A/L A

AnthonsamyMr Abu Hasan Bin IsmailMr Aidil Hannan Bin AdnanMr Allan Cheah Fook SangMr Alwin Lim Chee SeongY Bhg Dato’ Seri Ang Lai SoonMr Asun Armas Entaban Anak

Watt LanyauMs Audrey Catherine ShantaMr Azfar Wijaya Ms Beck Kim SiokMr Biblos GopalakrishnanMr C U Archuna A/L M C

UmapathyMr C K LingamMr Chan Fai KeongMr Chan Koon TinMs Chan Sue MeiMr Chan Wah YannMr Chan Yik HuiMr Chaw Joon ShyanMr Cheah Wai SengMs Cheam Siew SiewMs Chen Keow ChingMr Cheng Heong YangMr Cheng Teh KianMs Chin Lye HaDr Chin Mee ShianMr Chin Tse-Kuan Mr Chin Vui KongMs Chong Chen HuiMr Chong Chin TeckMr Choo Ah NgeeMr Chow Lai MingMr Choy Fook KunMr Chu Wei PinMs Chu MaryMr Chung Shan KwangMr Cosmas Chieng Ching HuaMr David Yeoh Phee LipMs Elizabeth Wee Sok PingMs Evelyn Lee Siew LinMs Fang Jun EeMs Farrah NormanMs Fiona Mohd GhausMs Fiona Rebecca BiggsMr Fong Yee YangMr Ganeson A/L VeluMr Goh Bee KiongMs Goi Chuan HuaMr Gopala KrishnanMr Gopala Krishnan A/L K.

SundaramMr H P CareyMs Hanisah Bte Mohamed DinMr Harinder Pal Singh A/L

Joga SinghMr Hazman Shah AbdullahMr Ho Ying KheeMr Hon Kar WengMr Hon Kian HongMs Hon Pui Yee

Mr Hoo Hee YongMr Hoo Lai FookMs Hor Lai FernMs Ilani Hariati Binti Abdul

MuisDr Indira Verghese Mr James SloanMs Janet Lee Sook LianY Bhg Datin Janet Phoon Sau

ChingMr Jason Choi Kam HengMr Jason LourinciaMs Jeannette AnnMr Jose SousaMs Judy Teo Keng LaiMr Kalidas A/L KomaraveloMr Kannan Kutty A/L K. N.

NairMs Katrina Loke Lai MunMr Kevin Lim LiMr Khoo Chew MengMs Koo Siew ChingMr Kua Swee LeongMs Lau Ling LingMr Lee Hau HianMr Lee Kok PengMr Lee Yu KitMr Leong Fook HengMr Leong Mun CheongMr Leong Seh HuiMr Leong Tuck CheeIr. Leow Chee KeatMr Lian Shih HuanMr Liew Ket HowMs Liew Mui LeeMs Lilian SeeMr Lim Aik FuDr Lim Chee ChongMs Lim Gymm JeeMs Lim Li MinMr Lim Lik ChaiMs Lim Nai LenMr Lim Teck MengMr Lim Tiong WeeMr Lim Tow HoMrs Lim Wan WeiMr Lim Wee KiatMr Lim Yan PokMr Lim Yong KeatMs Lisa Khalilah Binti KhaliliMs Loh Tee CheuMr Loo Lick KeyMs Low Chee WeeMr Low Eu HuatMs Low Gait EngMs Low Hui KianMr Low Kah MengMr Low Kai ChuanMs Low Pek YenMs Low Sheau PeyMr Low Tiong LekMr Mah Chin ChongMs Majorie Cheng Ai AiMr Managey Hector DavidMrs Marina Binti RushdiMs Marzida Mohd NoorMr Mohamad Jaafar Bin SaroniMr Munindran A/L VasuthavanMs Muthulakshmi A/P R.G.

SuppiahMs Nan Yong AiDr Ng Ah KuanMr Ng Chin SiongMr Ng Hong SooMr Ng Kok Peng

Mr Ng Pyak YeowMs Ng Seoh KoonMs Ng Wai YenMs Ng Yu MeiMs Nina Tan Mei LingMs Norizan Binti AzizanMs Ong Bee LienMr Ong Chong JingMr Ong Ghee SaiMr Ong Guan EngMr Ooi Ui JooMrs Patricia Zahara AriffinMr Patrick Lee Choon GheeMr Phang Ah CheeMs Phut Chit SeeMr Poo Hock SiongMs Pushpa A/P S K NairMr Quek Seow YangMs Rachel Chia Lei WenMr Radzli Bin JaafarMr Rahim Bin Mohamed DinMr Robin Lee Leong JooY Bhg Dato’ Saw Eng LockMs Saw Hooi ChuenRev Seck Kai KenMr See Tuck YanMr Sharman ArumugamMr Siew Wei HoeMr Simon Yong Yoon LimMr Siva Kumar KanagasabaiMs Soo Wai HarMs Syaili YaacobMr Tan Ah ChaiMr Tan Kang HuiMr Tan Kean BengMr Tan Kian LingMs Tan Mei ChingMs Tan Pei ChingMs Tan Siew MeiMs Tan Siew SeeMr Tan Swee ChengMr Tan Teong BoonYB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Ahmad

AzizuddinMr Thiruchandran A/L

ThiruchelvamMr Thomas Yeoh Yee HungDr Thong Chwee LingMr Toh Kok KwangMr Tsutsumi AkiyoshiMs Tunku Alizan B. Raja

Muhammad AliasMs Uma Devi A/P

ParamasivamMr Vincent LimMr Voon Choon LoongMs Wang Chiew KianMs Wang Chiew NgoMr William York Dr Wong Chee MayMr Wong Choong MengMr Wong Hon KeongMr Wong Kor ChuanMrs Wong Lee KiongMs Wong Oi LeeMr Wong Tziak HanMrs Wong Yah LiY Bhg Datin Woon Ho ChingMr Wu Wooi WahMr Yap Bee YongMr Yap Choon FahMr Yap Kheng HanMs Yap Lay BeeMr Yeap Kim SoonMr Yeo Beng Siong

Supporter Acknowledgements July 2008 – June 2009

WWF International inSingapore (for managementand transfer of funds fromCredit Suisse)

Donations-in-KindAmcorp MallAras Klasik Sdn BhdAsia CaféAsiaEvents Exsic Sdn Bhd

(AEE) Atlas Corporation Sdn BhdBatu Pahat MallBecome Sdn BhdBest Buds MagazineBestmartBintang Hypermarket KajangBoh Plantations Sdn Bhd,

Cameron HighlandsCadbury Confectionery (M)

Sdn BhdCarrefour HypermarketsChinese Chamber of

Commerce (CCC) & Industryof Kl & Selangor

Columbia TriStar FilmsCommunity Shapers Sdn BhdDanga BayDigital Impressions Sdn BhdDiGi Telecommunications Sdn

BhdEast Garden TerraceEcoKnightsElken Sdn BhdEvergreen Publisher Sdn BhdEveryday Food Court -

PuchongExpomal International Sdn BhdFaculty of Accountancy,

Universiti Teknologi MaraFaculty of Education, Universiti

Kebangsaan MalaysiaFaculty of Science, University

of Malaya

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,University Putra Malaysia

Focus Media Network SdnBhd

Genting First World HotelGiant HypermarketsGreat Eastern MallIntel Technology Sdn BhdIOI Mall, Bandar Putra KulaiJaya Jusco Stores, AU2

SetiawangsaJaya Jusco Stores, MidValleyJaya Jusco Stores, Permas

JayaJaya Jusco Stores, Taman

UniversitiJaya Jusco Stores, Tebrau CityJohnson & Johnson Sdn BhdJW Marriot Putrajaya Kembara Kail MagazineKlang SentralKluang ParadeKompleks Desa KepongKompleks Sg BulohKuala Lumpur Golf & Country

ClubKuala Lumpur - Ultimate GuideKuantan Medical CentreLife Insurance Association of

Malaysia (LIAM)Loh Guan Lye Hospital,

PenangMavisco (M) Sdn BhdMedia Prima Radio Networks Menara Annexe 1Menara LandmarkMenara MaybankMenara T MNatseven TV Sdn BhdPenang International Sports

Arena (PISA)Percetakan Imprint (M) Sdn

BhdPIH (M) Sdn BhdPlaza Angsana

Plaza KotarayaPlaza PelangiPlaza Perling MallPlaza SentosaPrince Hotel & ResidenceProTeam Event Management

Sdn BhdPusat Sains NegaraRockwills Business Sdn BhdRoyal Selangor International

Sdn BhdRSH (Malaysia) Sdn BhdSAS Institute Sdn BhdScreenMedia Sdn BhdShangri-la Kuala LumpurShell Malaysia Trading Sdn

BhdSimpac Marine Sdn BhdSPCA Star Publications (M) BhdSutera MallTakaful MalaysiaTesco HypermarketsThe Summit Batu PahatThe Zon Johor BahruTop-Ozone Marketing (M) Sdn

BhdTotal Child Venus KidsVision Four Media GroupWong Jin Neewww.don’tpaniconline.com

Mr Yeoh Cheng TwanMdm Yong Siew YoonMs Yoong Pao PingMr Yudishtra JeganathanMs Yue Wai Lum

Funding from AidAgencies, Government& WWF NetworkAddesium FoundationDanish International

Development Assistance(DANIDA)

European CommissionLee FoundationMalaysian Environmental

NGOs (MENGO)Malaysian Wildlife

Conservation FoundationUNDP-GEF Small Grant

ProgramUS Agency for International

Development (USAID)US Department of StateUS Embassy of MalaysiaUS Fish & Wildlife ServicesWWF-AustraliaWWF-GermanyWWF-NetherlandsWWF-SwedenWWF-UKWWF-USYayasan Haji ZainuddinThe Nature Conservancy (for

management and transfer offunds from USAID)

WWF-Indonesia (formanagement and transfer offunds from WWF-Netherlands and WWF-UK)

WWF International (formanagement and transfer offunds from the EuropeanCommission)

We thank all donorsand volunteers whowe could not listhere. Please visitwww.org.my to seeour full list ofdonors.

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