• WWF-Malaysia Annual Review 2017

45 YEARS OF CONSERVATION ACTION

Who Are We?

Contents

3 Who Are We?4 Chairman's Statement and CEO's Foreword6 Governance7 Partner the Panda8 Marine Programme10 Peninsular Malaysia Terrestrial Conservation Programme14 Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme16 Sarawak Conservation Programme18 45th Anniversary Logo19 Where We Work and Global Priority Sites23 45 Years of Conservation Action26 Earth Hour 201728 Heart of Borneo Programme30 Education for Sustainable Development Programme32 Sustainable Markets Programme34 Policy and Climate Change Programme36 Financial Report38 Acknowledgement List

Credits Dato’ Dr Dionysius S.K. Sharma, Executive Director/CEODr Sundari Ramakrishna, Conservation DirectorAngela Lim, Interim Head of Communications

Prepared by Sheena Wong, Senior Communications Officer

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Credits

WWF-Malaysia (World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia) was established in Malaysia in 1972. It currently runs more than 90 projects covering a diverse range of environmental conservation and protection work, from saving endangered species such as tigers and turtles, to protecting our highland forests, rivers and seas. The national conservation organisation also undertakes scientific field research, public awareness campaigns, business and industry engagement, environmental education and advocacy work to achieve its conservation goals.

Its mission is to stop degradation of the Earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the nation’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

Who We Are is Defined by What We Do

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Annual Review2017

Chairman's Statement

Foreword By Executive

Director/CEO

The WWF Network continues to be a powerful force in global environmental conservation. As a member of this high achieving network, WWF-Malaysia plays a vital role, as demonstrated by some of our accomplishments in Malaysia and the region, in the past year. Key initiatives included the one-year nationwide awareness campaign for sharks – My Fin, My Life – which saw over 150 articles, television and radio interviews delivered to the public. The campaign collected 59,650 public pledges and 88 corporate pledges – including from hotels and restaurants – to not consume, nor serve, shark fin. Four Malaysian cities were accepted as both national and global finalists under the One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). To date, 179 schools have registered under the Eco-Schools Programme, and since 2011, 45 awards were given out to 24 schools. This year marks the 40th anniversary of our education work, which has now evolved into the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Programme. ESD will strive to shape a future generation of youths who will adopt sustainable lifestyle practices, and contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In Peninsular Malaysia, after nearly 18 months of active engagement and lobbying, the Royal Belum State Park was finally registered for Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA | TS) in April 2017. Perak made history by becoming the first state in Malaysia and in Southeast Asia to register a park with the noble objective of assuring tiger conservation. At Forest Management Unit 5 (FMU-5) within the Trus Madi Forest Reserve in Sabah, together with NGO partners, we stopped the conversion of over 58,000 hectares of natural forests – home to critically endangered orangutans – to plantation land. We also spoke up publicly on the potential environmental impact of the proposed Sukau Bridge project on the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, and worked closely with the Sabah State Government on this matter. The bridge project was eventually cancelled due to public outcry.

We have been active in the Berungus Marine Managed Area in Tun Mustapha Park, and it has been showcased as a model site, where local communities contribute actively in combating illegal fishing activities and encroachment into the No-take Zone. The effort has paid off, and income from fish catch has increased almost 1.5 fold since 2011. In Sarawak, we took an important first step in tackling the absence of a cohesive watershed management plan, by completing hydrological analysis for the Rajang River basin with technical support from WWF-Mexico. Important baseline data was collected, and has been cited in an environmental water allocation proposal.

The Sarawak State Government's continuous push for forest management certification saw many forest concession operators taking up active measures to implement sustainable forest management, including carrying out High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments. In line with this initiative, WWF-Malaysia provided assistance to five concessions (in excess of 470,000 hectares) in Sarawak. In this, we would like to record our appreciation of the late Chief Minister, Tan Sri Pehin Sri Haji Adenan Satem, who had supported our environmental conservation work. Our condolences go out to his family. It is also wonderful that the new Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg, continues to support these important initiatives.

The road ahead is long, and our work in conservation will have to be picked up by each successive generation. However, the people who make it their life long mission to leave the planet a little better than they found it, are not the kind to shirk from challenges. As we celebrate our 45th year in the country, WWF-Malaysia continues to work with passion and urgency. We will continue to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment, and work with others to build a future where people live in harmony with nature. Our highest appreciation goes out to our partners, supporters, donors and employees who have worked tirelessly to help us achieve this objective.

Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku MuhrizChairman of WWF-Malaysia

This year we celebrate our 45th anniversary. The world was a different place in 1972. American Pie by Don Maclean was playing on the radio. The Godfather was playing on our movie screens. Malaysia qualified for our first Olympics in West Germany. Even the Berlin Wall that separated those two countries no longer stands. It’s a testament to how change, even unimaginable change is possible.

Conserving the environment can seem like an impossible dream, but with hard work, what was once a dream can become reality.

For example, a year after being gazetted (19 May 2016), Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) has gone past initial baby steps and is now striding its way into a fully operational park. It’s the largest marine protected area in Malaysia. This was only possible with the teamwork and cooperation of all the enforcement agencies involved including the lead agency for TMP, Sabah Parks, Department of Fisheries Sabah, District Offices, Royal Malaysian Police and WWF-Malaysia.

The Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme (STCP) works to conserve terrestrial biodiversity in Sabah. This year saw the addition of more forested protected areas in Sabah. As of December 2016, a total size of 105,414 hectares (ha) was newly gazetted as protected areas which adds up to a total of 1.87 million ha. This is 26% of Sabah’s landmass.

Not to forget our dedicated colleagues in the West, the Peninsular Malaysia Terrestrial Conservation (PMTC) Programme covers Freshwater, Protected Areas and the Northern Banjaran Titiwangsa priority areas.

WWF-Malaysia works hard to safeguard the ecosystem in Setiu Wetlands to ensure it is sustainably managed for future generations. After the High Conservation Value (HCV) assessment last March, we used findings of the study to provide input to the planning of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project that traverses the wetlands. We advocate the inclusion of Setiu Wetlands as an ecological link under the Terengganu component of the Central Forest Spine Master Plan.

We also organised our first ever cycling event with the Kedah Cycle for Water 2017. We aim to introduce Ulu Muda Forest and its vital water provisioning function. It would not have been possible without the blessing of the Princess of Kedah, YTM Dato' Seri DiRaja Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah. Her kindhearted support allowed us to gain valuable event partners such as Keriang Hill Resort Sdn Bhd, Laguna Mas (LM) Bikers, Alor Setar Joggers Club, and Yayasan Sultanah Bahiyah (YSB).

On 25 March 2017, millions of people around the world, companies and landmarks set aside an hour to host events, switch off lights and make

a ruckus for climate change action. In that spirit, WWF-Malaysia collaborated with three cities – Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB), Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) and Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP) – to organise the Earth Hour Night Walk, aimed at motivating public action to live more sustainably and to raise funds for conservation efforts.

All three cities were National Finalists of WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2016. It celebrates cities that are taking commendable steps forward in creating a greener, cleaner and more sustainable city, while inspiring other cities to do the same.

In April 2017, Perak made history by being the first state in Malaysia to register Royal Belum State Park for Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA | TS). Malaysia is the first Southeast Asian country to register for (CA | TS).

We are pleased with our involvement in the Heart of Borneo (HoB) Initiative, a transboundary alliance between Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia to preserve and sustainably manage the biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in the HoB.

2017 also marks the 40th anniversary of the education programme in WWF-Malaysia. They started in 1977 with the Mobile Education Unit (MEU), led by Mr Lasal Asirvatham, our Senior Education Officer. Sponsored by Bata, the MEU began visiting visiting schoolchildren throughout throughout Peninsular Malaysia to share the wonders of our natural world. About 27 years later, approximately 3800 schools in Malaysia were exposed to conservation talks, quizzes and games. Some of WWF’s current staff recall meeting him during their primary school days. Sometimes, one man can make a difference. Sadly, this is the last year that Lasal will be working with us. He has been with us for 41 years, perhaps the longest serving staff in the entire WWF network!

As we venture into the next 45 years, I sincerely hope that the children educated by Lasal and our Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Programme take up the mantle of conservation. May they help us remember with their wide-eyed wonder what drew us into this organisation.

I have faith that with your effort and support, we will be a sustainably developed nation with a well-preserved environment. To that end, I truly believe that WWF-Malaysia will be a shining beacon of hope.

Dato’ Dr Dionysius SharmaExecutive Director/CEO of WWF-Malaysia

HH Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz Dato’ Dr Dionysius Sharma

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Partnerships play a key role in WWF’s efforts to influence the course of conservation. Partnership with WWF-Malaysia makes good business sense and will enable your company to benefit from partnering one of the world’s most well-loved brands.

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

Sustainable MarketsWWF-Malaysia can guide your company to adopt sustainable business practices to optimise your triple bottom line: People, Planet and Profit. Ensuring sustainable supply chains for timber, paper-pulp, palm oil, seafood and fisheries will help increase your company’s competitive edge, open new markets as well as win more customers and partners. WWF-Malaysia supports certification of timber and paper-pulp through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the certification of sustainable palm oil through the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to promote sustainable management of our natural resources, and the improvement of fishing practices to provide sustainable seafood through our Fisheries Improvement Projects.

Project SponsorshipBusiness partners support WWF-Malaysia through investments in specific conservation projects. Long term financial support offers security and continuity for projects that help conserve endangered species and our natural resources as well as educate future leaders and boost the livelihoods of local communities.

Brand Licensing and PromotionThe WWF panda logo is one of the world’s most recognised brands and co-branding will help to extend consumer goodwill to your products. Companies with a proven track record of corporate environmental responsibility and whose products are manufactured using environmentally friendly practices and materials may be eligible to apply for a licensing agreement.

Employee EngagementWWF-Malaysia offers customised Corporate Social Responsibility programmes for your employees to get a hands-on experience at one of our field sites, thus enabling them to understand that sustainable development can go hand-in-hand with environmental conservation efforts and inspiring them to embrace greater environmental citizenship. WWF-Malaysia also organizes lectures and environmental talks for companies to cultivate a better knowledge of our ecological footprint and our relationship with the natural environment.

Donations in KindContributions in kind mean cost savings for WWF-Malaysia, ensuring that more of our funds – your donations – go directly to our conservation projects. Media outlets as information sponsors can help provide free air-time and space for media coverage of WWF-Malaysia’s activities and promotions.

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WWF-Malaysia’s Governance 2017Patron (Not in the picture)DYMM Paduka Seri Sultan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah

President2. Emeritus Prof Dato’ Dr Abdul Latiff Mohamad

Chairman 5. YAM Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

Legal Advisor4. Ms Suhana Dewi Selamat

Trustees1. Mr Stephen Hagger3. Prof Dato' Dr Mazlin Mokhtar6. Mr Christopher Wong7. Mr Rewi Hamid Bugo8. Mr Brenndon Keith Soh9. Datuk Dr Beatrice Beth Baikan10. Mr Robert Basiuk11. Mr Ken Pushpanathan

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Marine Programme

WWF-Malaysia Marine Programme has progressed to its second phase, with a focus on reducing threats and impacts to our biodiversity (marine ecosystems and species), and improving ocean management for a sustainable marine environment. Our goals to improve marine ecosystems, maintain populations of endangered species and stop the decline of fisheries resources (including sharks) will be achieved through three strategies: ● Sustain Fisheries and

Seafood;● Conserve and Effectively

Manage Coastal and Marine Ecosystem; and

● Protect Marine Turtles.

Ultimately, these are to ensure the well-being of the people dependent on these marine biodiversity.

Programme Overview Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) One year after gazettement on 19 May 2016, TMP is growing into an operational park – a Category VI park defined as a protected area with sustainable use of natural resources under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

An Interim Steering Committee for TMP continues to enable collaboration between enforcement agencies, including Sabah Parks (lead agency for TMP), Department of Fisheries Sabah, District Offices, Malaysia Marine Enforcement Agency, Eastern Sabah Security Command, Royal Malaysian Police, and WWF-Malaysia. The established TMP Collaborative Enforcement Committee will function to coordinate monitoring and enforcement in the park through a TMP Enforcement Management Plan.

An Integrated Management Plan is in the works that sets the framework and operational mechanisms by which the multiple authorities within TMP can base their management decisions and actions. This Management Plan and the TMP Regulations to enable the enforcement of the park are expected to be adopted by 2018.

Managing an area the size of TMP (about 900,000 hectares) is not easy. It involves restoring, maintaining and managing around 900,000 hectares with 85,000 inhabitants. The TMP Sustainable Financing Advisory Committee, led by Sabah Parks, is establishing a sustainable finance policy to develop a suite of sustainable financing mechanisms, including the development of a sustainable tourism plan for TMP.

Sabah Parks and WWF-Malaysia sealed a deal to raise TMP together through an eight-year Memorandum of Understanding on 18 September 2017. Their joint vision is for the park to grow up financially sustainable within an expected number of years.

Sabah Parks organised the TMP Scientific Expedition 2017 for the latest biodiversity data and potential for tourism development from 15 April to 10 May 2017. WWF-Malaysia participated in this expedition through a coral reef monitoring survey, where the first Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) was deployed to monitor sharks in TMP. The survey results were published in December 2017.

Success Stories

Moving Forward with Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Consumption For Malaysians to continue consuming seafood and ensure that we are not depriving future generations from enjoying seafood, we need to move towards sustainable production and consumption of seafood. Both seafood suppliers and consumers not only need to take proactive steps in making environmentally and socially responsible seafood choices, but must be enabled to do so. This is also in line with the Green Growth Thrust of the 11th Malaysia Plan.

Currently, overfishing is still widespread and it is still difficult for seafood consumers or suppliers in Malaysia to ascertain that their seafood comes from an environmentally and socially responsible fishery. While we need thoughtful actions to conserve our marine environment, transitioning towards sustainable fisheries requires concurrent consideration of livelihoods and human rights. Our oceans are a significant resource to many sectors – the government, finance, society, and markets; each representative of these sectors must come together towards conserving this vital ecosystem for the benefit of current and future generations.

Notable Marine Turtle Quantitative Figures

The total of hawksbill turtle nestings in Melaka this year is notably higher than 2016, with 484 nests

recorded, 55,150 eggs secured for incubation and a hatch rate of 69.5% as of end August 2017. The higher numbers

is mainly attributed to a lower poaching rate (approximately 15% or less) at most key nesting beaches. WWF-Malaysia

continues to work closely with the Department of Fisheries and ‘Rangers’ to minimise poaching incidences. An active

poacher was engaged and retrained as a ‘Ranger’ and an additional ‘Ranger’ from the local community was

employed to reinforce nesting monitoring at key beaches. Higher nesting numbers is also due

to normal fluctuation in annual nesting numbers from different cohort of

nesters annually.

Towards Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Malaysians depend highly on seafood to meet daily protein needs. This dependency, together with the current overfishing trend, may lead to a growing population facing protein deficiency.

The Department of Statistics Malaysia projects that by 2040, Malaysia’s population will be 41.5 million, compared to 28.6 million in 2010. In 2014, when Malaysia’s population was 30.6 million, the per capita consumption of two main sources of nutrition, that is rice and seafood, were 78.6 kg and 56.5 kg per year respectively. (Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia)

In light of our growing population and increasing seafood demand, rising price of seafood and the pressure on our already threatened fish stock, food security is a looming issue for our growing Malaysian economy and natural ecosystems. WWF-Malaysia’s Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Strategy strives to stop the decline of our marine resources through improving fisheries and seafood management; to sustain our oceans, seafood and people.

We bring everyone together through collaborative efforts with government agencies, businesses and the public to play our roles in restoring the oceans through sustainable fisheries and seafood, including responsible consumption. We work towards ensuring that seafood is properly managed, monitored, and traceable in every step of the way along the supply chain – from fisheries, processors, and suppliers to consumers for sustainable production and consumption.

WWF-Malaysia has run three sustainable seafood festivals since 2014, to raise awareness on the current fisheries status, promote sustainable seafood choices and consumption, and influence market transformation. At the Sustainable Seafood Festival 2017 event, an estimated 12,000 people were engaged and over 1,300 kg of responsibly farmed fish from responsible seafood partners – Goh Siong Tee (GST) Group and Trapia – were sold. This is the first collaboration between WWF-Malaysia and the responsible seafood partners to sell responsibly farmed fish in a public event.

Changing Malaysians’ consumer behaviour to accept and choose sustainable seafood requires time and effort, but the sustainable seafood momentum is already present. The next step is to continually increase this supportive momentum in the next few years by increasing the availability and marketing efforts of certified sustainable seafood to better empower Malaysians in making responsible choices.

It is essential for Malaysians to be responsible seafood consumers by playing their part to reduce high consumption impacts (which causes overfishing of marine resources) through supporting sustainable seafood. Local consumer demand for MSC and ASC certified seafood is key to help drive sustainability throughout the supply chain. It is the driving force in encouraging local producers and businesses to produce and supply more certified seafood in the local market, thus contributing a long-term sustainability effort and lessen the impact on the marine ecosystem.

It has been 13 years since WWF-Malaysia began working in collaboration with Sabah Parks for the gazettement of Tun Mustapha Park (TMP), which was officially gazetted on 19 May 2016.

To strengthen the partnership for future conservation and operational efforts in TMP, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of 8 years between Sabah Parks and WWF-Malaysia was made official on 18 September 2017 in Kota Kinabalu by YBHG Dr Jamili Nais, Director of Sabah Parks and YBHG Dato’ Dr Dionysius S.K. Sharma, CEO of WWF Malaysia. The ceremony was witnessed by Yang Berhormat Datu Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah and Yang Mulia Dato Seri Dr Tengku Zainal Adlin Bin Tengku Mahamood, Chairman of the Sabah Parks Board of Trustees.

Over 1,300kg of responsibly farmed fish from responsible seafood partners Goh Siong Tee (GST) Group and Trapia were sold during Sustainable Seafood Festival 2017 event.

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Terrestrial Conservation Programme

Peninsular Malaysia Terrestrial Conservation (PMTC) Programme covers the terrestrial region of Peninsular Malaysia, with an emphasis on the conservation of forests, wetland ecosystems and a key species – the Malayan tiger. The programme focuses on Freshwater, Protected Areas and the Northern Banjaran Titiwangsa priority areas.

The programme envisions for Peninsular Malaysia’s forests, wildlife and freshwater ecosystems to be valued, conserved and sustainably managed for the long-term benefits of mankind and nature.

Programme Overview

Success StoriesSetiu Wetlands’ High Conservation Value (HCV) Assessments Setiu Wetlands in Terengganu is nationally important for its ecological and conservation values. It is listed in the Malaysian Wetland Directory (1987) by virtue of its extensive Melaleuca forest, mangrove forest, remnant peat swamp forest, nesting beaches for freshwater and marine turtles, as well as the unique formations of the Setiu and Merang coastal lagoons. Working with partners and key stakeholders, WWF-Malaysia strives to ensure that the natural resources and ecosystem services provided by Setiu Wetlands are sustainably managed and protected for current and future generations.

WWF-Malaysia’s conservation work in Setiu Wetlands dates back to the late 1980s and today, we continue to have a strong presence in the area. In July 2016, WWF-Malaysia embarked on a High Conservation Value (HCV) Assessment in Setiu Wetlands. We leveraged on the HCV assessment, which is a widely accepted and robust approach to help provide key inputs and strengthen justification for informed decisions towards sustainable management of the wetlands. This assessment was timely in complementing the Terengganu state government’s efforts to realise its plan for a state park in Setiu Wetlands. The HCV approach applies practical steps by identifying areas of HCV that possess exceptionally high social, cultural or biological value followed by the formulation of stakeholders’ supported management and monitoring plan to ensure maintenance of these values.

Following the completion of the HCV assessment in March 2017, we have begun socialising and using the study findings to form critical inputs and recommendations via a number of platforms. This includes the planning of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project that traverses Setiu Wetlands, advocating the inclusion of Setiu Wetlands as an ecological linkage under the Terengganu component of the Central Forest Spine Master Plan and contributing background information for the preparation of the Setiu Special Area Plan. The HCV findings are perceived to be credible. Hence, there is strong interest among the agencies and stakeholders to consider the outputs from the HCV study.

TOP An aerial view of Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu. Extending 23,000ha, it comprises riparian forests lining the riverbanks, freshwater Melaleuca swamps, peat swamps, mangroves, brackish water lagoon with vegetated sand islands, seagrass beds and sandy beaches.

RIGHT Researchers collecting sediment samples during a HCV assessment.

LEFT Setiu Wetlands is one of the few remaining mainland nesting sites for the painted terrapin, which is an endangered species.

Pitcher plants seeking refuge under main trees in the Melaleuca swamp area is a common sight in Setiu Wetlands.

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With only 250-340 wild tigers left in Malaysia, the recent CA | TS registration aims to be a key element in realising the ambitious goal of doubling the population of Malayan tigers by 2022.

HOW YOU CAN HELP• Spread the message Learn as much as you can about Peninsular Malaysia

conservation efforts, its challenges and what you can do to help. Share this information with your family and friends, spread it over social media, and write in to local newspapers and magazines about it.

• Let decision-makers know your concern Write in to your elected representative, government officials and

even the Prime Minister to let them know you are concerned about our wildlife, water resources and protected areas. The more people join in, the better!

• Practice a sustainable lifestyle Reduce your consumption of items which are derived from

natural resources, to reduce pressure towards the habitat of tigers and other wildlife. Wherever possible, choose items that are sourced from sustainable production methods.

• Help stop the wildlife trade Don’t buy or consume tiger parts or products that claim to contain

parts of tigers, and don’t patronise restaurants that serve tiger or any other exotic meat. Also report any offences pertaining to wildlife to the Wildlife Crime Hotline at +6019-3564194.

• Be a responsible tourist Find out from your nature guide on the do’s and don’ts when visiting

any environmentally sensitive areas in protected areas such as Ulu Muda or Fraser’s Hill. Vulnerable areas are prone to disruption from unsustainable human activities, so be a responsible tourist!

• Be a water detective Detect and repair leaks at home. One way to detect

leaks is to shut down all water-using facilities for some time period and read the water meter before and after. Did the reading change at all? Are there dripping faucets, toilet tanks that don’t seal, or leaking hoses? Toilet tanks can be checked with a few drops of food colouring.

• Report Water Waste / Leak Contact the local authorities when you come

across sightings of water waste / leakage. SYABAS: 1-800-88-5252

• Support environmental conservation organisations

Lend your support to organisations that work tirelessly for our environment and wildlife. Make a donation, or volunteer your time and expertise to help them carry out conservation initiatives.

#FRESHWATER

Size of the Setiu Wetlands assessed in the HCV study: 47, 244ha. Of the 6 HCV

classes, 5 are present in Setiu namely HCV 1 (Species Diversity), 3 (Ecosystems and Habitats),

4 (Ecosystem Services), 5 (Community Needs) and 6 (Cultural Values).

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From July 2016 to June 2017, WWF-Malaysia’s field team deactivated 66 active wire snares in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex, potentially

saving a number of endangered species from being killed.

Perak State Officially Registers for CA | TSWWF-Malaysia’s tiger conservation programme is focused in one of the three priority areas for tigers within the country – the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex. It is aimed at developing long-term measures to improve the protection and management of tiger habitats by supporting the government in carrying out anti-poaching activities, conducting scientific monitoring of tigers and their prey, raising awareness through community engagement and educational programmes, looking at forest connectivity issues, as well as monitoring land-use changes. The programme contributes towards the National Tiger Conservation Action Plan, a government strategy outlining steps to be taken to ensure long-term survival of tigers in the wild.

The organisation played an instrumental role in facilitating the state of Perak’s journey to officially register for Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA | TS). In April 2017, Perak state made history by becoming the first in Malaysia to register Royal Belum State Park for CA | TS. This major commitment from the Perak State Parks Corporation in supporting tiger conservation efforts also places Malaysia on the map as the very first country in Southeast Asia to register for CA | TS.

The CA | TS registration for Royal Belum State Park was officially announced during the closing ceremony of Global Tiger Day 2017 celebrations in Ipoh, attended by key officials and leaders from various stakeholder organisations.

Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA | TS) is a new conservation tool to set minimum standards for effective management of tigers and to encourage assessment of these standards in relevant conservation and protected areas. At present, only a few protected areas are truly effective refuge sites for tigers and this has contributed to a catastrophic decline in their numbers over the last decade, despite major investments in their conservation. CA | TS aims to be a key element in realising the ambitious goal of doubling the global tiger population by 2022; a commitment made by all 13 Tiger Range Countries (TRC).

Kedah Cycles to Raise Awareness on Ulu MudaKedah Cycle for Water 2017 was the first cycling event organised by WWF-Malaysia on 11 November 2017. This one-day cycling event in Alor Setar was initiated to instill awareness and understanding on water and forest conservation among the public, especially the people of Kedah and Penang.

The objective was to introduce Ulu Muda Forest and its important water provisioning function; as well as its role as an aesthetic and recreational enjoyment of nature’s provisioning services. The Kedah Cycle for Water 2017 event would not have been possible without the support from the Princess of Kedah, YTM

Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah. With Her Highness’s involvement, it led us to secure event partners such as Keriang Hill Resort Sdn Bhd, Laguna Mas (LM) Bikers, Alor Setar Joggers Club, and Yayasan Sultanah Bahiyah (YSB).

WWF-Malaysia’s team met with Her Highness on 18 January 2017 to share the event proposal. This created great interest on Ulu Muda in her, and she subsequently agreed to grace the event and lead the flag-off. Being an avid cyclist herself, Her Highness also expressed interest to participate in the event, and graciously offered her resort (Keriang Hill Resort) as the event venue. In addition, Keriang Hill Resort committed to a funding of RM50,000 to cover various expenses for the event.

Aside from that, Her Highness is also scheduled to visit Ulu Muda Forest to appreciate and understand the importance of our conservation work.

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Conservation Programme

The Sabah Terrestrial Conservation Programme (STCP) works on conservation of terrestrial biodiversity in Sabah. The programme targets the forest types that are most threatened, wildlife species that are threatened by threats that go beyond habitat loss, and the riverine ecosystem that is threatened by pollution.

It envisions conservation in perpetuity for Sabah’s forests, riverine systems and biodiversity, and in particular its endangered species.

The team works with various stakeholders such as government agencies, private sectors and local communities especially those that directly affect or are affected by the use of natural resources.

Programme Overview

More Forested Areas Protected in Sabah As of December 2016, a total size of 105,414 ha was newly gazetted as protected areas which adds up to a total of 1.87 million ha. This amounts to 26% of Sabah’s landmass. This exercise is a result of WWF-Malaysia’s long-term and constant engagement at various avenues to lobby for more areas to be protected.

Of the new protected areas, 9,810 ha are lowland mixed dipterocarp forests; 27,167 ha are upland mixed dipterocarp; lowland freshwater swamp and mangroves are 81 ha and 20,086 ha respectively.

Out of the 105,414 ha of newly established protected areas, 100,286 ha are suitable orangutan habitats while 20,969 ha are suitable elephant habitat and 76,464 ha are within our Priority Conservation Areas (PCA), which are currently unprotected.

Formalised Collaboration of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) Working Group for Developing Mitigation and Management Options in the Kalabakan LandscapeThrough WWF-Malaysia’s constant engagement with the stakeholders in Kalabakan, the HEC working group was finally formalised with an agreed Terms of Reference in August 2016. The HEC working group consists of the oil palm companies in the Kalabakan landscape, Sabah Forestry Department and Sabah Wildlife Department.

A functioning HEC working group will ensure that different oil palm companies in the landscape cooperate with one another to install or realign electric fencing, and to set aside elephant corridors. The actions above are expected to help reduce HEC by allowing the elephants access to larger foraging areas and also improve the connectivity between fragmented habitats.

A total of 2,266 ha in degraded Bukit Piton Class I Forest Reserve is restoredFrom July 2016 to June 2017, a total of 997.55 hectares of Bukit Piton Class I Forest Reserve have been planted up with fast growing trees. This brings up the total planted area to 2,266 hectares (ha) of the targeted 2,400 ha.

WWF-Malaysia’s Orangutan Research Team has spotted orangutans using the planted trees in Bukit Piton from as early as five years after planting. This is a sign that restoration of degraded forests contribute to the survival of orangutans in the area.

Critical Orangutan Habitat Prevented from Conversion and Further DegradationWWF-Malaysia, together with our NGO partners, Forever Sabah and HUTAN, managed to stop the conversion of 58,374 ha of natural forest to mosaic plantation and industrial tree plantations at Forest Management Unit (FMU) 5, also known as Trusmadi Forest Reserve, which is owned by Anika Desiran. WWF-Malaysia lobbied aggressively to retain the area as a natural forest as most of the area is steep, crucial to maintaining ecosystem services and is home to a population of orangutans which are listed as Critically Endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.

WWF-Malaysia managed to convince Sabah Forestry Department to incorporate inputs given during the development of the new management plan for FMU 5. This is done via advocacy articles through the media and dialogues with Sabah Forestry Department on areas with orangutan presence and of high conservation values in FMU 5.

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Caption: Better known as Skuad Sabah Forestry Department PROTECT, this team was launched officially on 27 October 2016 as a special response unit to combat illegal activities, such as poaching, in forest reserves.

HSBC Area Director of Malaysia, Ong Eng Mun (right) accompanied by Executive Director / CEO of WWF-Malaysia, Dato’ Dr. Donysius Sharma during the officiating of “When the Water Whispers” coffee table book launch at Suria Shopping Mall Sabah. The 64-page book is a culmination of a year’s collection of photographs by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students and the community of the Upper Sugut, Ranau through a programme called WaterVoice, one of the initiatives of WWF-Malaysia STCP Freshwater Team, with support from HSBC Malaysia.

We are currently fundraising for FOUR satellite collars:Unlike the typical canine’s neckwear, these collars are used to track Borneo elephants’ movements using Global Positioning System (GPS). This information can then be used to recommend options to plantation managers on reducing HEC. Find out how you can help by visiting http://www.wwf.org.my/elephant/

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August 2017. That makes 18% of the

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Sarawak Conservation Programme

The Sarawak Conservation Programme’s vision is to have the health of forests and ecosystems in important areas increased for the benefit of humans and nature. To achieve this, we adopt the systematic conservation planning approach to identify priority conservation areas to advocate for greater conservation.

Our work, among others, includes:● Creating and maintaining

hydrological river and wildlife corridor connectivity to connect protected areas and increase ecological integrity.

● Advocating increased coverage of protected areas and more effective management of protected areas.

● Advocating for prudent management of forest resources through certification and good governance.

● Empowering indigenous communities as co-stewards in conservation.

● Raising conservation awareness through public engagement programmes.

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Engagement with the relevant agencies will be intensified to advocate for the adoption of the Priority Conservation Area map, and to advocate for a Structural Plan for Conservation for Sarawak. This will be brought up at the ministerial level. WWF-Malaysia would like to see greater coordinated implementation of conservation actions in Sarawak, leading to more areas being gazetted as totally protected areas and better management of these priority conservation areas. On protection of ecosystem services, WWF-Malaysia is calling on various stakeholders – the government and private sectors, legislation and enforcement institutions, higher learning institutions, civil societies and the public – to come together in managing river basins to ensure that clean water is available for all. WWF-Malaysia works closely with these stakeholders to ensure that the Rajang River basin is managed with consideration for flows that sustain the river and its aquatic ecosystems health. We promote the implementation of Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) for the conservation of important freshwater ecosystems. IWM is a process that promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related sources without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. In intensifying our support to the Sarawak Government’s policy on forest management certification, WWF-Malaysia aims to see many more areas certified. We will continue engaging with the forest authority and forest managers to ensure that our forests in Sarawak are sustainably managed. On top of that, we will continue to explore other mechanisms that promote sustainable use of resources. The International Climate Initiative (IKI) Green Economy Project will commence ground based activities to come up with preliminary assessment and data on green economy approaches.

Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) in Sarawak: Kubaan-Puak Corridor Project on the move After two years of engagement with the Penan communities living in Kubaan-Puak Forest Management Unit (KP-FMU), in July 2016, WWF-Malaysia assisted in the formation of a Community Representative Committee (CRC). The Kubaan-Puak CRC serves to empower communities to be involved in decision making processes on co-management of the forests. It also serves as a platform for discussion on their needs and concerns at village level.

Following this, a multi-stakeholder level communication and decision-making platform called Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Liaison Committee was successfully formed, comprising members from Kubaan-Puak CRC, Forest Department Sarawak, the forest manager and Telang Usan District Office and Sarawak Forestry Corporation. WWF-Malaysia was instrumental to ensure that these platforms are properly formed and the Kubaan-Puak CRC is adequately trained. These are in line with the requirements of SFM certification, one of the goals of the corridor project in the Heart of Borneo.

WWF-Malaysia extended the scope of engagement by linking up with partners to jointly implement activities. In July 2016, a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed with a social enterprise, Tanoti Sdn Bhd to develop and promote non-timber forest product (NTFP) i.e. handicrafts by Penan artisans. The project also saw the involvement of Kraftangan Malaysia, a government agency for development of handicrafts, in providing trainings to the community’s artisans. This collaboration is aligned with WWF-Malaysia’s goal in maintaining the sustainability of NTFP resources for local communities use through proper management of NTFP habitat and forests.

Another way of ensuring the sustainability of NTFP is to replenish depleted stocks in the forest. In this, WWF-Malaysia collaborates with Department of Agriculture and Forest Department Sarawak to undertake replanting of 1,500 rattan seedlings. The activity includes enhancing the knowledge of rattan management and monitoring so they can assume full ownership and responsibility in the future. Likewise, with Craun Research, we undertook a study with the community to monitor and maintain the growth of planted hill sago Eugeissona utilis. Sago is one of the staple foods for communities here and sago plots have already been established by two villages.

On biodiversity assessment, WWF-Malaysia carried out camera trapping in the first half of 2017. Our results show the presence of globally significant species, including the Bornean bay cat as well as the Great argus Pheasant. A wide range of other carnivore species and terrestrial birds were also recorded.

Success Stories

Sixteen farmers in the highlands of Sarawak have successfully obtained MyGAP certification.

Promoting Good Agriculture Practices in the Highlands As part of our on-going efforts to empower and educate indigenous communities in the highlands on conservation and sustainable living, WWF-Malaysia assisted farmers in applying for the certification of Adan rice farming.

The certification called MyGAP (Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Malaysia is a worldwide recognised scheme for the agriculture, aquaculture and livestock sector. In ensuring a produce is safe and of quality, MyGAP emphasises also environmental, economic and social aspects in defining a good practice. With 101 Adan rice farmers having applied for the scheme, 16 farmers have been successfully certified, while the rest are still undergoing assessment. With the certification, it is hoped that there would be an increase of market demand for the sustainably produced healthy products from the highlands of Sarawak.

The Sarawak Conservation Programme

has been carrying out numerous fieldwork to collect data on species

distribution and diversity. Orangutan surveys are on-going in the Song-Katibas and Batang Ai areas, which form part of the new transboundary conservation project called

Green Economy in the Heart of Borneo. Dolphin surveys are on-going in the Rajang

delta, that is pivotal to implementing an integrated watershed management

system for the Rajang.

TOP Talented weavers from Kubaan-Puak and handicraft trainers from Kraftangan Malaysia.

BOTTOM Trainer from Kraftangan Malaysia (second right) demonstrating to Penan artisans how to add value to their handicraft in a workshop held at Ba Selulong.

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Unveiling a Special LogoEstablished as a national conservation trust on 13 January 1972, WWF-Malaysia began as a humble two person-organisation. Today, this non-profit organisation has close to 200 dedicated talents.

2017 marks the year that WWF celebrates its 45th year of establishment in Malaysia. In commemorating this meaningful milestone, WWF-Malaysia partnered with a local multi-media design and creative production house, DI Expressions, to develop a distinctive 45th anniversary logo. The creation of this anniversary logo is mainly to reconnect with its audience and shine a light on WWF-Malaysia’s conservation efforts and successes over 45 years. Creating a memorable logo is a powerful way to reach out to the public and celebrate green wins.

With the logo anchoring this celebratory occasion, the organisation also aims to hype this milestone with the tagline “45 Years of Conservation Action”,

hashtag #wwfmy45 and public engagement activities such as the Wild, Wild Fever: Where Nature and Music Collide, a concert hosted by WWF-Malaysia’s very own staff to commemorate 45 years of conservation and sustainability efforts.

WWF-Malaysia continues to undertake biodiversity conservation projects in its 45th year, stressing the importance of protecting natural capital and the ecosystem for long-term survival of the human race. It should be a collective effort as everybody is accountable for the planet – Together Possible!

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Celebrating 45 Years of Conservation Action

1972● HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, presented

the official WWF Charter to Tan Sri Khir Johari, who was the first president of WWF-Malaysia.

● WWF-Malaysia worked with Sabah Parks on a survey of Pulau Gaya, which was the organisation’s first ever conservation project.

1976● WWF-Malaysia supported the Sabah State

Government in surveying and recommending protection for Danum Valley.

1977● The Bata-sponsored WWF-Malaysia mobile

education unit began visiting schools to share the message of

c o n s e r v a t i o n . By 2004, more than one million M a l a y s i a n schoo lch i ld ren

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● WWF-Malaysia joined forces with the Sarawak Forest Department to survey the proposed Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, which led to its gazettement.

1981

● WWF’s global name was changed to World Wide Fund for Nature to emphasise the importance of sustainable management of natural resources to conserve species and habitats.

1987

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● WWF-Malaysia and the Sabah Foundation organised a scientific expedition to survey the unexplored Maliau Basin in central Sabah, which has been recognised as one of nature’s crown jewels today.

1988

● Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong Sultan Azlan Shah became WWF-Malaysia’s Royal Patron in his personal capacity.

1992

● WWF-Malaysia completed the National Conservation Strategy which was commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Department.

1993

● WWF-Malaysia completed the National Ecotourism Plan commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism.

1995

● WWF-Malaysia played a significant role in establishing the Kota Kinabalu City Bird Sanctuary (KKCBS). However, it has now been taken over by an independent NGO called Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society.

2006

● The Ma’Daerah Heritage Community Association (MEKAR), a community-based group founded by WWF-Malaysia, developed a Daily Lesson Plan to communicate turtle conservation issues in Bahasa Malaysia.

2012

● A conservation alliance between non-governmental organisations, including WWF-Malaysia, MYCAT and other government agencies was formed with the common goal of tiger conservation.

2003

● The Fraser’s Hill Nature Education Centre was set up by WWF-Malaysia to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the highlands of Malaysia.

1996

● The Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary was gazetted, after years of conservation efforts by

WWF-Malaysia.

1999

● Menteri Besar of Perlis YAB Dato’ Seri Shahidan Kassim declared an area for a state park based on years of work initiated and led by WWF-Malaysia.

1998

● The Heart of Borneo (HoB) was formally declared as a three-country collaborative programme by Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. This was a significant step towards protecting the ecological and cultural richness of the rainforests of Borneo. The initiative created resources and networks that facilitated the sustainability, transparency and accountable management of the area.

2007

● WWF-Malaysia’s tiger and prey research, and advocacy contributed towards the gazettement of the Amanjaya Forest Reserve, a critical ecological corridor in the Belum-Temengor forest complex which is a priority site for tigers.

2013

● WWF-Malaysia’s first Sustainable Seafood Festival (SSF) in June 2014 successfully recruited four hotels to offer sustainable seafood menus comprising Marine Stewardship Council-certified products and Aquaculture Stewardship Council-certified products.

2014

● WWF launched the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME) to conserve the Coral Triangle seas between Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.

● WWF established the ASIAN Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy to enhance initiatives to conserve unique species.

2000

● Ma’Daerah was gazetted as a turtle sanctuary by the Terengganu government state, after years of WWF-Malaysia’s conservation efforts there.

● WWF-Malaysia led the formation of a local community group called Fraser’s Hill Environmentally Sustainable Heritage (FRESH), to conserve the hill’s natural environment.

2004

● The state government of Sabah officially established the largest marine park in Malaysia, Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) on 19 May 2016. WWF-Malaysia played a key role in the more than a decade-long journey towards gazettement.

2016

● The Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 was passed in Parliament after six years of active advocacy and lobbying by WWF-Malaysia and partners.

● The local womens’ group in Kampung Mangkok, Setiu that WWF-Malaysia helped established in 2007, was registered and formalised as a society known as PEWANIS. This signified a key milestone in WWF-Malaysia’s engagement to empower the local women as guardians and conservation champions of the wetlands.

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Earth Hour 2017

On 25 March 2017, WWF-Malaysia collaborated with three cities – Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB), Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) and Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP) – to organise the Earth Hour Night Walk, aimed at motivating public action to live more sustainably and raising funds for conservation efforts. In addition, all three cities were National Finalists of WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2016, which celebrates cities that are taking commendable steps forward in creating a greener, cleaner and more sustainable city to live in, while inspiring other cities to do the same.

The Melaka state government got off to a strong start to reduce pollution by banning plastic bags at all supermarkets and shopping malls beginning 1 January 2016, with MBMB spearheading this campaign. Moreover, this Earth Hour, MBMB pledged to plant 10,000 native species trees within the city each year to reduce carbon emissions. The council is already developing a Green House Gas emission footprint chart to track the carbon footprint of the city as part of its Green City Action Plan programme.

EHCC 2015 and 2016 National Winner MBPJ continues to work towards reducing 25% of the city’s operations carbon footprint by 2020. MBPJ will equip each household in Petaling Jaya with a 120 litre-capacity rubbish bin for free, increase the number of recycling centres to facilitate the demand, as well as expand its functions to create a ‘4R’ gallery. Moreover, MBPJ’s renewable energy campaign, where used cooking oil is recycled into biodiesel, is in its second year.

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In conjunction with Earth Hour 2017, volunteers toured the heritage trails of Penang to collect pledges from the public for their commitment to practice sustainable lifestyle beyond the hour.

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The Penang State Government is taking steps forward to help mitigate climate change through its impactful pledges for Earth Hour 2017: ● All state government offices / agencies to be Penang Green Office certified with carbon reporting by 2020● To achieve 50% recycling rate for the state of Penang by 2020● To convert 20,000 unit street lightings to LED lightings by 2020

WWF-Malaysia sincerely thanks the following for supporting our efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change:● Earth Hour 2017 Night Walk in Melaka co-organisers the State of Melaka and MBMB● Earth Hour 2017 Night Walk in Penang co-organisers the Penang State Government, MBPP and 1st

Avenue Mall Penang; corporate sponsor Hotel Jen by Shangri-La in Penang; as well as collaborators Yes Media and Santa Fe Relocation Services

● Earth Hour 2017 Night Walk in Petaling Jaya co-organisers the State of Selangor, MBPJ, the Starling mall, as well as corporate sponsor Samsung Malaysia Electronics

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Enhanced role of WWF in the trilateral process Among all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) actively pursuing conservation in Borneo, WWF has been the sole organisation that has consistently supported the HoB Initiative since its conception in 2007. Under the HoB Programme, our work continued to focus on assisting the three Governments in developing new approaches, partnerships and model projects as well as proposing conservation projects for the trilateral process.

The 10th HoB Trilateral Meeting in Brunei Darussalam on 5-6 September 2016 reaffirmed the important role of WWF in assisting the HoB Governments implement the HoB Initiative. WWF was also entrusted to play an even bigger role, specifically in supporting the HoB Member Countries to develop the details for the HoB Corridor Project Implementation that includes mapping of the specific areas along the corridor as well as provide support on fundraising for the project.

WWF also helped convene the HoB Partners’ Dialogue at the 10th HoB Trilateral Meeting to share some conservation work undertaken by WWF and other organisations in Borneo including The Borneo Initiative, Alas Kusuma and Asia Development Bank (ADB). This was an opportunity for the organisations to share their programmes and experiences on how they contributed to the Governments’ effort in implementing the HoB Initiative.

Success Stories At international fora, WWF supported Member Countries to promote the HoB through presentation at the REDD+ Day hosted by Malaysia on 14 November 2016 at the 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 22) in Marrakesh, Morocco; and facilitated a side event at the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13) in Cancun, Mexico. With presentations from HoB countries and WWF, the events were successful in keeping international attention on the HoB Initiative.

The Heart of Borneo (HoB) Initiative is a transboundary collaboration of the three Governments of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia to conserve and sustainably manage the biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources in the HoB.

Since the beginning, WWF-Malaysia and WWF-Indonesia have been actively supporting the three Governments to implement the Initiative, while working closely with national and regional key partners to adopt, implement and build strong synergies around the four pillars of our work in Borneo:

Promotion of policy frameworks that recognise, incentivise and report natural values;

Transformation of corporate business behaviour to address impacts on natural resources;

Engagement and empowerment of civil society, local communities and Indigenous peoples over natural resource management and well-being to secure a sustainable future;

Protection of priority species and habitats.

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Launching of the Environmental Status of Borneo 2016 During FY17, the HoB Programme also focused its work on completing the report of The Environmental Status of Borneo 2016. The report provides a detailed inventory of the changing status of the major ecosystems and key species of Borneo, the land use developments that affect that status, and the current conservation management issues – all of which would serve as the baseline for the Borneo-wide conservation strategy of WWF. Conservation management recommendations for all major stakeholders at various levels are provided in a special section of the report.

WWF-Malaysia and WWF-Indonesia jointly released the Executive Summary of the report in conjunction with World Environment Day on 5 June 2017. WWF called for urgent action and support to save Borneo’s forests, highlighting the fact that Borneo is in danger of losing its major ecosystems and the valuable eco-services it provides, if we continue to do business-as-usual. This is based on the analysis in the report which contains facts and figures gathered to assess the changing landscape and decline in forest cover from 2005 to 2015. The issue was also highlighted nationally on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) with an interview with the CEO of WWF-Malaysia. A joint Press Release was issued by WWF-Indonesia and WWF-Malaysia which received extensive media coverage in both print and online with over 36 media pickups in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Three publications of the Main and Supplementary Report and its Executive Summary were officially launched and presented during an International Expert Dialogue in the Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the HoB Initiative at the sideline of the 11th HoB Trilateral Meeting in October 2017, in Tarakan, North Kalimantan. This two-yearly environmental stocktake is expected to guide the authorities and all stakeholders to take effective steps to address the declining state of environment in Borneo.

Connecting fragmented landscapes through HoB Corridor WWF-Malaysia organised the HoB Technical Consultation Workshop on HoB Corridor Project Implementation connecting Brunei to Sabah and North Kalimantan through north eastern part of Sarawak on 26-27 April 2017, in collaboration with the Forest Department Sarawak and Curtin University in Miri. This workshop was a follow-up to the request of the 10th HoB Trilateral Meeting in 2016 in which the HoB Member Countries invited WWF to map and develop the HoB Corridor Project Implementation. The project represents a concerted and collaborative action by the three Member Countries to address large scale deforestation and forest fragmentation across Borneo.

With expert groups from various government agencies and stakeholders, this two-day technical consultation brought all the stakeholders together to develop the details needed for this landscape connectivity project and develop shared understanding for collaboration on three areas:

● Wildlife Conservation and Corridors, and Riverine and Ecological Connectivity

● Ecotourism Corridors and Community Livelihood and Identity

● Sustainable Production Landscape through Forest Management Certification and Role of Government Authorities.

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One of the key outputs of the workshop was an integrated sustainable land use plan for the HoB Priority Landscape connecting Brunei-Sabah-North Kalimantan through the north eastern part of Sarawak. During consultation, the focus groups advocated to undertake a Conservation Spatial Planning in identifying key corridors leveraging on wildlife, river systems and other conservation targets. This exercise simultaneously revealed gaps in baseline data that should be closed by multi-agencies. There was general consensus that the needs of local community must be integrated into ecotourism development in the targeted HoB landscape. Hence, WWF arranged for the extended HoB Technical Consultation on Corridor Project in July 2017 to undertake a separate consultation session with civil society organisations, and include their inputs in the Plan.

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Education for Sustainable Development Programme

With the growing population and limited natural resources, individuals and societies need to learn how to live together sustainably. Therefore, the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Programme was developed to empower students, youths and educators to transform the way they think and work towards a sustainable future.

It is developed using the framework recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) which promotes behavioural change using economic, social, environmental and cultural dimensions. Using participatory teaching and learning methods, youths and children are encouraged to make collaborative decisions on local issues while also looking at the global impacts.

This will enable them to understand the connection between the vulnerable nature and harmful impacts of human activities. The four (4) strategies we employ target not only the formal education system in the country but also institutions of government and society at large.

Programme Overview A Tribute to Youths on Earth DayIn honour of this year’s Earth Day theme on environmental and climate literacy, WWF-Malaysia dedicated the celebration to youths. Hundreds of them came from all across Malaysia to witness their fellow friends taking the stage to speak on environmental sustainability in a session called ‘Sembang@WWF’. It is a platform for youths to speak and share their ideas on environmental issues and activities to a larger audience through storytelling.

Six young conservation heroes spoke passionately on various topics from poverty, illegal wildlife trade, sun bear conservation, to mobile application that promotes sustainable actions and projects through picture and video sharing. The topics are aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals which is a global call to action for peace and prosperity of the planet.

The celebration also saw a new partnership materialised where WWF-Malaysia partnered with Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) to launch a Buddhism animation series called When We’re Friends (WWF) with Nature. Inspired by the teachings of Buddhism, the faith-based animation series carries the message of, ‘It starts with one’ and uses the ‘Learn, Reflect, Empower’ approach.

The ESD team is pleased to strategically partner with SGM and spread the knowledge on how religion promotes caring for the earth. As everyone is accountable and responsible for the environment, the animation series adopts an innovative approach to educate the younger generation who are the future stewards of the planet. We hope this initiative will empower them to view environmental conservation from a wider perspective and become a valuable part of the community.

Both Sembang@WWF and the faith based animation series initiatives were spearheaded by the Eco-Institutes programme in WWF-Malaysia, which aims to inspire the Teacher Education Institutes, Ministry of Education through creative curriculum implementation and pedagogical training of future teachers on sustainability.

Success Stories

Paving Their Ways to become Sustainable CitiesWWF-Malaysia is running a sustainable cities programme named One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) programme (formerly known as Earth Hour City Challenge). Four Malaysian cities took part in 2016 namely Petaling Jaya, Melaka, Penang and Kuching Utara with Petaling Jaya coming out on top at national level followed by Melaka city as the runner up.

Petaling Jaya had won for the second time due to its green efforts in reducing energy usage and emissions. The Deputy Mayor of Petaling Jaya, Tuan Johary Anuar received this award personally from Ban Ki Moon, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations in a glittering ceremony held in Quito, Ecuador hosted by WWF-Sweden as part of the Habitat III forum organised by UN-Habitat every twenty years.

Petaling Jaya received the award for many of its laudable sustainable actions such as the provision of assessment tax rebates for Petaling Jaya residents undertaking sustainable actions at home and many more.

During this same period, the OPCC has expanded its scope of work to include ecomobility and low carbon transport promotion as a form of climate mitigation effort. Interested parties are welcome to contact the OPCC team for further information and collaboration opportunities.

A group of Eco-Schools students are participating in a bird watching activity on an educational trip to Fraser’s Hill last April. The outing was part of the Eco-Schools and Eco-Institutes Award Ceremony and Appreciation Dinner to complement their continuous effort in conservation. The affair brought together teachers, students, lecturers, future teachers and Eco-Schools’ partners throughout Malaysia. The 2016 Green Flag school award recipient, Sri KDU International School hosted the auspicious event.

The UNESCO-HAMDAN

Prize (UHP) 2016 is the Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers which was created in 2008 to support the improvement of teaching

and learning quality in achieving the Education for all goals. Through the UHP, USD100,000 was granted to Prof. Dr Esther Daniel of University Malaya (UM) based on the submission of

Environmental Citizenship Education Malaysia 2005 to 2015 project report, consisting of all the work done with WWF-Malaysia. The prize money will be utilised to fund the execution of ESD project outcomes

which are work outlined in the programme strategic document for FY18 to FY22. The grant will be used to fund the setting up of a WWF-UM Living Planet Centre (LPC) in collaboration with the

organisation’s Knowledge Management Centre. LPC is projected to host several initiatives such as research and publication of

the Environmental Citizenship Study and development of resource and training material for the Environment,

Religion and Conservation initiative and Foundation for Environmental

Education EcoCampus.

In December 2016, WWF-Malaysia stepped forward to organise its first ever Youth Conference for Sustainable Consumption and Production. The conference aimed to enhance awareness and empower change in the students’ consumption lifestyle by making demonstrable improvements in regards to at least one of the key commodities – forest and wood products, seafood, palm oil, and carbon emissions from electricity use. Students are seen in the photo learning about the sustainable seafood guidebook in one of the field trips during the conference.P

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The fifth edition of the International Eco-Schools Conference took place in Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) Sepilok from 13 to 17 Dec 2016. Participated by 100 students and 25 teachers from 27 schools across Malaysia and Thailand, the conference aimed to inculcate a sense of environmental stewardship among students and urged them to care for the planet.

The annual conference is often held in a unique and significant location within Malaysia. Last year, the participants were brought to Sabah, home of many endangered species such as Orangutan, Sun Bear, Proboscis Monkeys, Hornbill, and many other flora and fauna. The conference creates a platform of opportunity for students to exercise leadership skills and boost their confidence through interactions among fellow participants. Over the last five years, the conference has received an overwhelming support from schools, teachers, students, partners and corporate sponsors, and has combined learning with hands on experiences.

In the face of global climate change and resource scarcity, consumption patterns worldwide need to change. Aligned with the theme, Global Citizenship – Sustainable Consumption, the conference aimed to educate participants on the behavioural changes that impact their consumption habits for a healthier environment.

Among other activities, the students were brought on educational field trips to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre (SOURC), Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), and Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey to educate participants on the endangered wildlife in Sabah.

Keynote speeches by field experts were also presented as well as workshops to build participants’ conservation knowledge and skills. When they returned to their schools and communities, the participants would be able to lead sustainability activities and make waves of changes by taking action and influencing others to follow.

Afterword by ESD

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the education programme in WWF-Malaysia. Our humble beginning started in 1977 with Mobile Education Unit (MEU), led by Mr Lasal Asirvatham – WWF-Malaysia’s longest serving staff. Sponsored by Bata the MEU began visiting school children throughout Peninsular Malaysia to share the wonders of our natural world with them. Around 27 years later, approximately 3800 schools around Malaysia were exposed to the one and a half-hour programme of conservation talks, quizzes and games.

In 2004, the programme embarked on a 10-year plan to work on enhancing environmental citizenship behaviour through Developing an Environmental Education Policy, Environment and You, Eco-Schools Programme and Eco-Institutes. When the plan completed in 2014, the programme rebranded its name to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) which includes a combination of innovative educational approaches to ingrain environmental citizenship values into the society.

ESD programme promotes competencies like critical thinking, imagining a world where humans live in harmony with nature and making decisions in a collaborative way. It includes key issues from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into teaching and learning; for example, sustainable cities and communities, biodiversity, poverty reduction, and responsible consumption and production. The programme will strive to ultimately create a future generation of youths, students, communities and local authorities adopt sustainable practices and lifestyle through education and learning, contributing towards SDGs.

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Sustainable Markets

Programme

Formerly known as Market Transformation Initiative, the Sustainable Markets Programme (SMP) team works directly with key commodity producers, government agencies, financial and investment institutions, smallholders, certification agencies and consumers to improve the production of commodities that affect forests, freshwater and the global climate. SMP’s vision is that by 2025, the production of key commodities such as palm oil and forestry products will be predominantly sustainable, achieved through the rapid upscaling of engagement, certification and redirecting financial flows for these commodities. Through multi-stakeholder engagements, corporate engagements and sustainable financing, SMP works to mobilise action and support from producers of key commodities, suppliers, investors and regulators in the global transition towards a sustainable future.

Programme Overview

Presenters for the Sustainable Malaysian Business Forum 2017. From left to right – Gregory Bardies (WWF-Singapore), Lisa Li (Mars, Incorporated), Stefano Savi (RSPO) and Stephen Watson (WWF International).

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The Sustainable Malaysian Business Forum 2017 Through engagements with corporations in 2016, the SMP team discovered that awareness and levels of understanding of sustainability among businesses, even multinational companies, in Malaysia is relatively low. There have been numerous push backs on internationally recognised sustainable commitments due to various factors such as the lack of understanding on the way to be sustainable, lack of partners to assist with sustainability road maps, low visibility of green logos, lack of sustainable supplies of commodities and lack of knowledge on suppliers’ side.

To overcome the challenges highlighted above, the SMP organised events in 2017 to start an ongoing dialog and build relationships with corporate Malaysia. The Sustainable Malaysian Business Forum, held on 28 February 2017, represented the first of several targeted activities planned for 2017 to raise awareness of corporate Malaysia’s role and responsibility in adopting and practicing Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). While sustainability in general covers a wide scope, the focus was on Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). The forum was attended by approximately 80 participants from various organisations related to the palm oil industry, such as Mars, Incorporated, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, and Sime Darby Berhad, among others.

Through ongoing dialogues and engagements, SMP aims to empower corporations in Malaysia to journey towards becoming a sustainable enterprise; one that can sustain the demands of a growing population while preserving our natural environment. One of the outcomes from these dialogues is the creation of the Sustainable Palm Oil Community (SPOC), an industry-led platform involved in the usage, trade and production of sustainable palm oil (SPO). SPOC aims to make SPO the norm through awareness raising, capacity building activities and industry-based solution driven.

Success Stories

The Palm Oil Buyers’ Scorecard Singapore and Malaysia 2017The palm oil industry is one of the Malaysia’s most significant exports and provides employment opportunities for over 1 million people, reducing poverty as well as improving standards of living. In recent years, demand for certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) by markets in developed countries has seen an upward trend. In support of CSPO, WWF-Malaysia is at the forefront of market transformation, linking buyers and consumers to the supply of sustainable palm oil and opening new avenues for sustainable consumption.

One of our initiatives to bring awareness to and encourage key Malaysia-based companies to source for CSPO is the Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard Singapore and Malaysia 2017 (POBS). A joint effort between WWF Singapore and WWF-Malaysia, the POBS evaluates local companies sourcing and using sustainable palm oil in their supply-chain. The POBS measures how companies performed on basic steps such as joining the RSPO, committing to and buying sustainable palm oil, and public disclosure, among others. The Scorecard also aims to encourage companies which have not yet started their journey to sustainability to do so, with guidance from WWF.

A total of 47 companies participated in the Scorecard, with 27 from Singapore and 20 from Malaysia. These companies, which are required to complete an online survey, are selected from sectors known to consume palm oil and are producers of familiar house brands in the region. Survey questions in the POBS follow the requirements for RSPO certified sustainable palm oil.

For Malaysia, the Scorecard results show that the majority of local companies evaluated have yet to start sourcing sustainable palm oil, with a score of either zero or were non-respondents. The highest scoring Malaysian company for the Scorecard was Mamee Double-Decker Sdn Bhd with a score of five over 12, followed by Munchy Food Industries Sdn Bhd with four points. The Scorecard results, published report and Malaysian website were launched in September 2017.

Upcoming Events

For FY18, the Sustainable Markets Programme team has a few exciting events lined up in sustainable palm oil, responsible forestry and corporate engagement. The events lined up are:

The first Sustainable Palm Oil Community (SPOC) Gathering in the Klang Valley, will be held in November 2017. The gathering will pave the SPOC initiative on the right track with discussions on starting the journey in sustainability and best management practices, the challenges, and SPOC’s role in the industry.

A Sustainable Palm Oil Consumer Awareness Campaign with RSPO in the Klang Valley which will be held in the first half of 2018. Multiple activities and participation from companies known for their sustainability efforts are being discussed and planned.

The Malaysian National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) concluded the stakeholder consultation process of its first draft in the second half of FY17. More than 300 comments were given and the next step would be to carry out field testing to determine its practicality on the ground.

The Malaysian High Conservation Value (HCV) Toolkit has collected inputs from the technical working groups (TWG) and the Steering Committee (SC). A scoping study for an RSPO plantation will be used as a field testing process for the toolkit. The SC is now seeking for endorsement of the national toolkit by the HCV Resource Network.

The inaugural “Sustainable Banking in ASEAN: Addressing ASEAN’s Forest, Landscape, Climate, Water, Societies 2017", which assess the integration of ESG in their policies and practices (6 banks in Malaysia) will be launched on 3 October 2017.

Partnering with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in organising the MaSRA (Malaysia Sustainability Reporting Awards) 2017. The award ceremony targeting listed companies and SMEs will be organised in January 2018.

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In the first half of FY17, the Ulu

Kalumpang Forest Reserve (64,954 ha) and Trusan Sugut FR (8,680 ha) were certified

under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), bringing the total FSC sites in Malaysia to 743,564 hectares.

The Bahlsen Project activities in Kinabatangan Sabah continue to progress throughout FY17 with over 500 smallholders in the region

reportedly certified under the project. In Q4 FY17, an additional 20 smallholders were incorporated into the programme and two villages were identified for target

expansion of the project.

Our sustainable finance efforts continue to focus on the top 6 banks in Malaysia to influence their lending practices, and emphasises on ESG integration especially through

their loan and client approval process. The 6 banks are among the top 10 banks in Malaysia, and represent about 86% of market cap (based on total asset in 2015).

Due to this growing concern, WWF-Malaysia, in a joint effort with Bursa Malaysia, organised a Palm Oil Masterclass to share key sustainability issues within the agriculture sector, in particular palm oil. The Palm Oil Masterclass was a one-day event on 16 March 2017 which gathered guest speakers from the international banks, institutional investors, rating agencies and progressive palm oil companies. Valuable insights were shared on how the finance sector can contribute to no-deforestation and emission reductions, and how integrating ESG safeguards into client / transaction approval and investment processes can reduce risks and increase growth opportunities in portfolio companies. Attended by over 40 participants, the Masterclass was WWF-Malaysia’s first of many more upcoming efforts to provide a sharing opportunity on practical examples for local financial institutions to understand how their peers are responding to ESG risks and incentivising sustainable practices.

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Events such as the Chevening Talk Series allows the Policy team to engage with the business community, students and general public. WWF’s participation at the event was tweeted by the British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Vicki Treadell.

Policy and Climate

Change Programme

WWF-Malaysia adopts various approaches and consolidates effective partnerships to promote the establishment of policies, plans, programmes and legislation that integrates environmental well-being with sustainable development.

Programme Overview

Contributions to National Policy Level Initiatives WWF-Malaysia’s policy team engages at various national policy formulation levels. Programme policy staff work on thematic policy issues and often with state level stakeholders. These interventions are primarily driven bottom up based on field work findings. The Policy team working at national level draws upon programme policy contributions in formulating national interventions while also taking a cross cutting approach to shape policy instruments to better support the implementation of programme strategies and for the overall management of environmental integrity.

In this financial year, WWF-Malaysia’s policy contributions at national level include ongoing participation in the preparation of reports submitted by Malaysia to the United Nations (UN) such as Malaysia’s third climate change report (the Third National Communication) and Malaysia’s Voluntary National Review, which reports on Malaysia’s status on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For the Third National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), WWF-Malaysia was commissioned to write the report on climate change adaptation for the Forestry and Biodiversity sector. For Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs, the policy team contributes as members of the institutional framework established by the government under the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), and as part of the CSO-SDG Alliance, a network of Civil Society Organisations (CSO). The latter work together to ensure that Agenda 2030 is implemented in an integrated manner. Through these contributions, we continue to be engaged at the Government level in ensuring that nature, ecosystems and biodiversity are integrated into the approaches considered relating to climate change and sustainable development.

The Policy and Climate Change team with the support of programme staff also participated in the development of other national agendas like the REDD+ Strategy which seeks to promote efforts to capture and store carbon by our forests; the Access and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 which regulates access to and exploitation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge; and the implementation of the Biosafety Act 2007 on genetically modified organisms.

The team is also supporting two novel natural capital valuation studies initiated in FY17 in Sarawak, as part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Corridor Project in the Heart of Borneo (HoB). The purpose of the studies is to provide economic valuations of natural capital in two landscapes (Song-Katibas and Baleh) to inform decisions on land-use within the area. Outputs from these studies which will be ready by August 2018 will be utilised to shape policies at both State and National levels.

Discussions were held at the longhouse during field visits to the Natural Capital Valuation sites.

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Contributions at International LevelAt the international level, WWF-Malaysia policy staff have been contributing as Lead and Contributing Authors to the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia Pacific. This is one of four regional assessments taking place which aim to provide credible, peer-reviewed information on:

• how nature’s contributions to people affect economies, livelihoods, food security and good quality of life;

• the current status, trends and future dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the region, including pressure driving changes to biodiversity;

• the actual and potential impacts of policies and actions on the contributions of nature to economies, livelihoods, food security and good quality of life.

The information will be brought up to national governments for informed decision-making on the use of our natural assets while balancing the needs of people and nature. The Asia-Pacific covers five sub-regions and 62 countries and territories, making it the largest region in terms of land area and population, and also the most socio-culturally and ecologically diverse region. WWF staff have been contributing to two chapters: the first concerning nature’s benefits to people and quality of life; and the second concerning options for governance and decision-making. The reports are due to be launched in March 2018.

In addition, WWF-Malaysia is harnessing opportunities to have a stronger voice at the International Level through the WWF network restructuring exercise into nine main practice areas. The Policy and Climate Change Team engages to support the WWF Network contributions at global scale as well as integrate domestic concerns into these interventions. For example, as part of the Climate and Energy Practice, WWF-Malaysia seeks to increase the importance of issues that are important in the Malaysian context like climate change adaptation.

At a regional level, we were one of the few parties that represented the environment perspective at the annual UN Asia Pacific SDG meeting in Bangkok to foster mainstreaming of biodiversity into the regional SDG implementation framework.

Public EngagementPublic engagements help spread knowledge and understanding about WWF’s efforts. The Policy and Climate Change team have participated in several public forums to raise awareness of both local and global scale environmental concerns, and WWF’s proposed solutions towards addressing them. These include speaking at events organised under our flagship Earth Hour Campaign and other events on climate change, publicising the findings of WWF reports like the Living Planet Report 2016 and forums on SDGs. Events like the Asli National Conference on Sustainability, Chevening Talk Series, Taylor’s Campus Earth Day Event, Asli CSO-SDG Seminar, as well as various interviews on television and radio provide platforms which the Policy team have utilised to engage with diverse audiences from the business community to students and the general public. The aim is to foster greater understanding, respect, responsibility and participation of the Malaysian public in environmental management.

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Financial Report

Audited 12 months to

June 2017

Audited 12 months to

June 2016RM'000 RM'000

IncomeDonations Received 26,698 25,321

WWF Network Grants 9,429 11,222

Events, Promotions & Merchandise Sales 309 388

Interest Income 811 845

Others 808 2

Total 38,055 37,778

ExpenditureConservation expenditure 26,981 27,369

Marketing expenditure 6,872 7,390

Administration & Finance expenditure 2,373 3,077

Total 36,226 37,836

Net Surplus / (Deficit) for the year 1,829 (58)

Conservation ExpenditureMarine 6,492 6,319

Sabah Terrestrial 4,266 4,092

Sarawak 4,245 3,448

PM Terrestrial & Species Conservation 5,142 6,954

Environmental for Sustainable Development 1,876 1,461

Sabah Reforestation 754 759

Sustainable Markets Programme 1,329 1,760

Capacity Building and Communications 881 917

Conservation Technical Support 1,996 1,659

Total 26,981 27,369

RM'000 FY2009 16,104

FY2010 20,830

FY2011 26,414

FY2012 27,510

FY2013 28,993

FY2014 27,159

FY2015 28,476

FY2016 27,369

FY2017 26,981

Conservation Expenditure

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RM'000 FY2009 22,028

FY2010 30,960

FY2011 35,652

FY2012 36,955

FY2013 36,057

FY2014 37,415

FY2015 39,978

FY2016 37,778

FY2017 38,055

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Acknowledgement List

100,000 & aboveOrganisationsAXA AFFIN General Insurance BerhadCIMB Islamic Bank Berhad HSBC Bank Malaysia BerhadHSBC Electronic Data Processing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Malayan Banking Berhad

10,000 & aboveOrganisationsApple IncBOH Plantations Sdn BhdFaster Advertising Sdn BhdHotel Jen PenangIkano Handel Sdn BhdINTI International College SubangINTI International University NilaiKerry Group Business Sdn BhdMaxis Broadband Sdn BhdRBC FoundationRBC Investor Services Malaysia Sdn BhdSamsung Malaysia Electronics (SME) Sdn BhdSri UCSIUber Malaysia Sdn BhdXinsteel Sdn BhdYayasan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar Malaysia

IndividualSubarau A/L Muthaloo

5,000 & aboveOrganisationsAlice Smith SchoolBison Stores Sdn BhdNexus International SchoolPremit Pro Consultancy Sdn BhdSMJK KatholikTaylor’s UniversityUBS Securities (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

IndividualsCaroline Christine RussellDr Rajalingam RamalingamKevin Gary BalashankarKrishnan A/L MuthalooLee KhaiLim Mei HsiaMary Margaret Ann Armstrong

1,000 & aboveOrganisationsA&S Building Tech Sdn BhdAgensi Pekerjaan Permit Pro Sdn BhdAJC Plannnig Consultants Sdn BhdAV Image Systems Sdn BhdAvanttex Sdn BhdCosmopoint College Kota KinabaluDDS Contracts & Interior Solutions Sdn BhdEbizu Sdn. Bhd.Exact Asia Development Centre Sdn BhdExcelsior International SchoolFairview International SchoolFrangipani Hotels & Resorts Sdn BhdInncontrol Technologies Sdn BhdIntegrated Audio Visual Sdn BhdJalex Sdn BhdKonsortium Jaringan Selangor Sdn BhdLee FoundationLOL Events (M) Sdn BhdLycée Français de Kuala LumpurMicrolink Solutions BhdMont’Kiara International SchoolNEC Corporation of Malaysia Sdn BhdNKR Continental (M) Sdn BhdPark Yuchun 6002 Fan ClubPembinaan LKC Sdn BhdPiktochart Sdn BhdProfresh Sdn BhdRainbow Shade Trading Sdn BhdRampai-Niaga Sdn BhdTanarata International SchoolUnderstated Collective PLT (Zoo For People)

IndividualsA Malini A/P ArunasalamAbd Rahman Bin Abd HamidAbu Hasan Bin IsmailAffendy Bin Syed OmarAhmad Fauzi GhazaliAhmad Khir Bin Mohd AbuAhmad Zahirudin Bin Abdul RahimAisah Binti Ibrahim YapAizura Binti Mohd MokhsinAlan Kong Ing ChengAlbert Ling Yii Chai

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