Nurturing Eco-Volunteers for UKM Sustainable Campus: A case Study of Rainforest Discovery Journey

Programme

1Shahruddin, M.I., 2Wan Juliana, W.A., 3Sohif Mat, 1Rahmah Elfitri, 4Noor Ezlin, A.B., 1Sharifah Zarina, S.Z., 1Azman, A.R., 1Faizul, N.M.N., 1Bisha, R.O. and 1Kamarul Izam, M.S.

1Institute of Environment & Development (LESTARI)

2 School of Environment and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology3Solar Energy Research Institute

4Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor.

UKM Bangi Forest ReserveNatural Heritage

• Gazetted as Bangi Forest Reserve Federated Malay States Government Gazettee – notification no. 827 (31 December 1906) - Total area 2338 acres

UKM in forest : Forest in UKMUKM in forest : Forest in UKM

“ The Bangi-Sepang road was under construction and to reach the southern boundary of Bukit Tunggul reserve, which was then being demarcated, one had to plough over miles of latterite earth-work and camp at Jenderam, a vile place for mosquitoes. On the other side of the reserve the boundary was formed by the Bangi-Salak bridle path and there was a halting bungalow on it, not far south of Bangi, at which one stayed”

He also narrated the sighting of a tiger.

Rumah Haiwan

Stesen Komuter Bangi

KolejKeris Mas

Pekan BangiPekan Bangi

Pintu Utama

FTSM

Sg. Kuala Langat

Fak. Pendidikan

UNIKEB

HUTAN SIMPAN KEKAL BANGI

Ke Bandar Baru BangiKe Bandar Baru Bangi

Fakulti Undang- undang

Kolej Ungku Omar

PPS/LESTARI/IKMAS

Canselori

SOME OF THE MOST COMMON FLORA FOUND IN THE UKM PERMANENT FOREST RESERVE

GENUS SPECIESDICOT

Euphorbiaceae 50 72Rubiaceae 30 50Leguminosae 28 42

Annonaceae 17 37Melastomaceae 13 21

Vataceae 7 11Moraceae 4 30Myrtaceae 4 25Guttiferae 3 15

MONOCOTPoaceae 30 44Palmae 12 31Zingiberaceae 5 9Orchidaceae 5 5Pandanaceae 2 5

FAUNA RECORDED IN THE UKM PERMANENT FOREST RESERVE

SPECIES

BIRD 162 (from 34 families)

AMPHIBIAN 11

REPTILE 32

FISH 27

MAMMAL 52

INSECT:BUTTERFLY 134

ANT 39

UKM Sustainable Campus• 2007 UKM launched the

Sustainable Campus Programme– A commitment to practice

sustainable development by 2020

• Programme is directed towards its communities’ well being and ecosystem health as well as enhancing the sustainability of its natural & built environments through:– Management– Research– Development– Sustainable practices inside &

outside of campus

Rainforest Discovery Journey Programme• Module • Introduction to tropical forest

– Role of Forest– Distribution– General features– Flora &Fauna

– Forest structure– Animal plant interactions– Forest types

• Field work– Tree & plant identification– Interactive & hands on activities

Profile of Eco-Volunteers• UKM Eco-volunteers are mainly under graduate and graduate

students. • Mainly from Ibu Zain International Residential College

Dato’ Ismail Awang Forestry ForumSeeds To Trees: Nurturing Minds

19 April 2011

Rainforest Discovery at Bangi Forest Reserve 2 April 2011

International Year of Forests 2011

50 form 4 students from Sekolah Alam Shah & Seri Putri, Putrajaya

Funded by Dato’ Ismail Awang Fund

Collaboration with YAWA : Training of Trainers

40 teachers & UKM Eco Volunteers 7-9 October 2011 Sungai Tekala Recreation Forest

20 UKM Eco Volunteers 19 October 2011 Kolej Ibuzain

Collaboration •Partnership with YAWA & MTC•40 secondary school students•30 Mei – 1 Jun 2011

•Partnership with YAWA & Putrajaya•60 teachers & UKM Eco Volunteers•23-25 Feb 2012 - Ampang Pecah

UKM-Global Student Mobility Partnership Programme 2010/2011

Conclusion & Future Reference

• Increase the number and the strength of Eco-volunteers in other residential colleges

• Develop modules on forest, water, waste and energy

• Formulate a comprehensive training of trainers (TOT) programmes

• Networking among communities in and around UKM and also other NGOs such as MNS and YAWA

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