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Conserving Marine Biodiversity through Enhanced Marine Park Management and Inclusive Sustainable Island Development

Marine Park Policy Workshop

Marine Park Policy Discussion Workshop was successfully organised on 2nd February 2010 at PICC. The workshop was held to discuss and improve the Marine Park Policy draft which has been prepared and previously discussed with DMPM Management in December 2009. The Workshop involved various Federal and State Agencies as well as NGOs.
   
Welcome speech by Project Director of UPUM Opening speech by Director General of DMPM
Presentation by consultant on key policies Participants listening to the consultant’s presentation
Participants engaging in discussion on the policies statement Director of Pahang DMP represents her group’s views on policies discussed

Socialisation Workshop

Socialisation Workshop was held in Tioman Island on 7th – 11th February 2010. The objective was to foster greater understanding between the local communities, tourism operators and DMPM besides getting their feedbacks on the project. Visits and discussions were done with local communities in Kampung Tekek, Paya, Genting, Mukut, Salang and Juara. Meeting was also done with dive operators focusing on the formation of the dive operators association.
   
Discussion with villagers from Kampung Tekek & Air Batang in Tioman Marine Park Center Participants registering for the socialisation workshop
Some of the participants for the workshop Discussion with locals in Kampung Juara
   
Discussion with local communities and operators in Kampung Paya Welcoming speech from Head of Village of Kampung Mukut
   
Q & A session with locals in Kampung Mukut Welcoming speech from Head of Village of Kampung Paya-Genting

 

Workshop on User Requirement Study (URS) for Marine Park Management Database System

URS workshops were held at the Marine Park State Offices on:
  • 15th March 2010 at Terengganu Marine Park Office
  • 18th March 2010 at Pahang Marine Park Office
  • 19th March 2010 at Johor Marine Park Office

These workshops were organised to present the findings from the 1st URS Workshop in September 2009 and to gather feedbacks and recommendations from users in the State Offices on the database system which is being developed. Findings from these workshops were analysed and presented in the 2nd URS Workshop which was done on 8th April 2010 at DMPM headquarters.

   
URS workshop at Terengganu Marine Park Office URS workshop at Johor Marine Park Office
2nd URS Workshop at DMPM Consultant presenting findings from URS at state offices

Consultative Committee Discussions & Trainings

The Consultative Committee Discussions & Trainings were done on:
  • 15th March 2010 at Tinggi Marine Park Center, Johor
  • 29th March 2010 at Kampung Pulau Redang, Terengganu
  • 18th April 2010 at Kampung Mukut, Tioman, Pahang

The discussions & trainings were done to prepare and give exposure to the local communities on ways to get involve in Marine Park Management. Invitations were also extended to local communities in the nearby project sites (e.g.: Besar & Pemanggil Island, Johor).

   
Consultative Committee discussion & training at Tinggi Island, Johor Locals from Redang Island registering for the consultative committee discussion & training
Locals from Kampung Redang answering the pre-training questionnaire Consultative Committee discussion at Kampung Mukut, Tioman Island was attended by Head of Villages

Business Development Trainings for Local Communities

Business Development Trainings were done on:
  • 15th – 16th March 2010 at Tinggi Marine Park Center, Johor
  • 29th – 30th March 2010 at Kampung Pulau Redang, Terengganu
  • 18th – 19th April 2010 at Kampung Mukut, Tioman, Pahang

The objective was to train and expose the local communities on the opportunities to improve their socio-economic status. The trainings were well received by the local communities especially the women in Redang Island.

   
The participants from Tinggi Island were briefed on business development strategies Participants involved in one of the activities during the training
Training was well received by locals from Redang Island especially the women Participants engaged in discussion during the training
Locals from Tioman Island whom participated in the Business Development Training Pn Adibah from Kampung Mukut, during the discussion session

Best Practices Trainings for Tourism Operators

Best Practices Trainings for Tourism Operators were done on:
  • 17th March 2010 at Tinggi Marine Park Center, Johor
  • 12th April 2010 at Grand Continental Hotel, Kuala Terengganu
  • 20th April 2010 at Kampung Mukut, Tioman, Pahang

The objective of this training is to strengthen knowledge of environmentally sound practices and ways to implement best management practices for sustainable tourism.

   
Consultant briefed the operators from Tinggi Island on Best Practices in Environmental Management Resort Operators from Redang Island registering for the training
Best Practices Training for Redang resort operators Best Practices Training for Tioman resort operators

Enforcement Training for DMPM Staffs

Enforcement Trainings for DMPM Staffs were held on:
  • 26th – 31st March 2010 at Redang Marine Park Center, Terengganu - Participated by 24 staffs from all states
  • 26th – 30th April 2010 at Tinggi Marine Park Center, Johor - Participated by 26 staffs from all states, except Labuan

The training aimed to strengthen DMPM enforcement system. Surveillance & enforcement operation was also done during the training.

   
Daily classes started with a ‘little’ warm up Staffs were trained on Radio Communication
Post mortem after the Radio Communication training Staffs departed from Redang Marine Park Center for Surveillance training
 
Staffs involved in enforcement operation  

Reef Watchers Orientation Course

Reef Watchers orientation course for local communities was previously held on 9 – 13 November 2009 at Tioman Marine Park Center, Pahang. In 2010, the course was organised on:
  • 31 March – 3 April 2010 at Redang Marine Park Center, Terengganu
  • 1-4 Mei 2010 at Tinggi Marine Park Center, Johor

This course aimed to train local communities and DMPM enforcement team to work hand in hand to protect the Marine Park. Local communities were also trained to be informers who will provide information to the authority on illegal activities in Marine Park waters. 8 locals from Sibu-Tinggi, 12 locals from Perhentian and 8 locals from Redang were trained during the 4 days course.

   
Daily course started as early as 7.00 am Radio communication training
Participants were briefed before surveillance activity Some of the participants during surveillance activity

Seminar on Growth, Equity and Environment: Missing Link between Academic Research and Policy Matters in Marine Park Areas

This seminar was jointly organised with Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya on 15th April 2010 at Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden, University of Malaya.

The objective is to discuss problems, challenges and economics issues in managing marine protected areas and at the same time strengthening the strategies to reduce threats to marine environment under the purview of DMPM. 9 papers were presented by researchers from various universities.

   
Assoc Prof Dr Madeline Berma from UKM presented her research paper Some of the participants during the seminar
Presenters waiting for their turn to present their paper Panel session

Marine Park Management Plan Development Workshop

The workshop was organised on 20 – 23 April 2010 at Berjaya Tioman Beach, Golf and Spa Resort.

42 participants from various agencies attended this workshop which aimed to discuss and gather constructive inputs for the development of Marine Park Management Plan. Participants also took part in the field trip to meet with head of village and representatives from Kampung Salang, Juara, Mukut and Genting.

   
Opening speech by Director General of DMPM Group discussion
Mr. Hasnizam from Johor Parks presented his group’s views on management plan discussed Participants during the workshop

 

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