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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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