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Posted by: Hui Ling Cheerful PPMS children who attended the programme © WWF-Malaysia A total of 83 children from PPMS attended the Puppet Show and Exhibition Programme organized by 11 Banggi Youth Club (BYC) members in PPMS Felcra, Batu Layar, Banggi on the 28th May 2011. PPMS, Projek Perumahan Masyarakat Setempat, is a government's initiative aimed to lift targeted families out of poverty and dependence through Agropolitan Project under the responsibility of FELCRA Berhad, Ladang Rakyat, Pulau Banggi. The objective of this activity is to increase the awareness of PPMS children about the dangers that plastic waste pose to the marine environment, and to gain support from the community for the Green Lifestyle Campaign to be implemented from July to June 2011. Puppet show by members of BYC © WWF-Malaysia A puppet show was performed by BYC members with the theme " Kerana Plastik Penyu Menjadi Mangsa ” (Because of plastics, Turtles become victims). The children were so taken with

Written by: Angela Lim Congratulations, Robecca ! For having your photo of a baby dugong selected to be in the Top 10 of the worldwide photo contest by Frontlines, USAID’s newsletter. The Kudat-Banggi PCA Team is proud to see this photo recognised as a clear reflection of the good conservation work done on the ground. Please visit USAID.gov ( http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/photo_contest/ ) to see the photo contest results. Recap on the dugong release Early morning on 15 December 2009, a rarely seen dugong was found in a net by a Bajau fisher within the marine sanctuary in Pulau Maliangin Kecil. It was taken to Pulau Banggi, after members of the newly formed Maliangin Island Community Association called for assistance. WWF Kudat-Banggi PCA Team, with advice from Sabah Wildlife Department, arranged for the dugong’s release back on the same afternoon. The dugong was a female juvenile measuring 1.5 metres. This marine mammal is now an endangered and protected species,

Posted by: Hui Ling Participants of Alternative Livelihood workshop at the end of Day 1. Over 60 stakeholders from government agencies, the private sector and local communities within the proposed Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) took part in an alternative livelihood workshop, aimed at exploring sustainable business opportunities within the Kudat-Banggi Priority Conservation Area, in Kudat from 8-9 February 2011. The first day of the workshop consisted of a series of talks on WWF’s alternative livelihood programmes, eco-tourism potential, fisheries, sea cucumber and virgin coconut oil processing; followed by group discussions. Study visits were conducted the following day to a fish cage and ecotourism operation in Tampakan; a bee and honey processing centre at Kg. Gambizou; a Maranjak longhouse homestay at Kg. Bavanggazo; a gong making centre at Kg. Sumangkap; and a virgin coconut oil processing centre near Simpang Mengayau at the Tip of Borneo. Discussion on what alternative livelihood m

Posted by: Hui Ling Mr. Lawrence Kissol, Head of Marine Resource Management of Department of Fisheries Sabah, presenting a Maliangin mat as a token of appreciation to Dr. Alma Dickson, Head of National Marine Fisheries Development Center of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. © WWF-Malaysia / Irwanshah Mustapa “It is important to manage the declining fisheries resources in the proposed Tun Mustapha Park, and we need fisheries data to help with fisheries management,” Fazrullah Rizally Abdul Razak, Head of Marine Park Section, Sabah Parks. A study visit to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)’s Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Station in Navotas City, Manila was organized by WWF-Malaysia from 22-23 March 2011. Three members of the Persatuan Pemilik Kapal Nelayan Kudat (PPKNK), 2 staff of Department of Fisheries Sabah, 2 staff of Sabah Parks and 2 staff of WWF-Malaysia were part of the group that visited the MCS Station and the National Fis