Civil Society Organisations
A number of civil society organisations in Malaysia have experience in working on
peatlands as shown in the following Table 26.9.
Table 26.9 List of CSOs involved in peatland management
Organisation
Experience in peatland managemenst
Global Environment Centre (GEC) Malaysian NGO established in 1998. Technical and operational support partner of the ASEAN Programme on Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems (APSMPE)
and national expert agency for the Malaysia Component of
the previous IFAD-GEF supported APFP. Technical support for the Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Malaysia (SMPEM) project. GEC has also been
active in facilitating community-based peatland restoration
and management especially in Selangor and Pahang states
WWF Malaysia
Well-established national NGO which is part of the Global
WWF Network. Active in supporting conservation of
peatland forests in Sabah and Sarawak as well as at some
sites in Peninsular Malaysia such as Setiu in Terengganu
Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)
Oldest Malaysian NGO with large membership. Malaysia
Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA)
focal point under Ramsar Convention. It is active at
national level and selected states (through members) and
has expertise and some past involvement in peatland
conservation
Wetlands international—Malaysia Has undertaken peatland assessments and has been
involved in site level management especially in Ayer Hitam
Forest Reserve (in Johor)
Friends of North Selangor Peat
Swamp Forest
Active community-based organisation established in 2012
to support fire prevention and sustainable use of peatlands
in North Selangor
Friends of Peat Swamp Forest
Kampung Tanjung Kelapa
A group of aboriginal community organised in 2019 to
support rehabilitation of degraded peatland area and
undertake fire patrol to fire prone peatland area in the
Kampung Tanjung Kelapa, located western part of the
Southeast Pahang Peatland Landscape
References
Academy of Science Malaysia (2018) ASM Local & Transboundary Haze Study – Haze: Help
Action toward Zero Emissions, Malaysia
Anderson JAR (1961) The ecology and forest types of the peat swamp forests of Sarawak and
Brunei in relation to their silviculture. Unpublished PhD dissertation, vol. I (191 pp) and vol. II
(appendices). University of Edinburgh
Anderson JAR (1964) The structure and development of peat swamps of Sarawak and Brunei. J
Trop Geogr 18:7–16
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A number of civil society organisations in Malaysia have experience in working on
peatlands as shown in the following Table 26.9.
Table 26.9 List of CSOs involved in peatland management
Organisation
Experience in peatland managemenst
Global Environment Centre (GEC) Malaysian NGO established in 1998. Technical and operational support partner of the ASEAN Programme on Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems (APSMPE)
and national expert agency for the Malaysia Component of
the previous IFAD-GEF supported APFP. Technical support for the Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Malaysia (SMPEM) project. GEC has also been
active in facilitating community-based peatland restoration
and management especially in Selangor and Pahang states
WWF Malaysia
Well-established national NGO which is part of the Global
WWF Network. Active in supporting conservation of
peatland forests in Sabah and Sarawak as well as at some
sites in Peninsular Malaysia such as Setiu in Terengganu
Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)
Oldest Malaysian NGO with large membership. Malaysia
Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA)
focal point under Ramsar Convention. It is active at
national level and selected states (through members) and
has expertise and some past involvement in peatland
conservation
Wetlands international—Malaysia Has undertaken peatland assessments and has been
involved in site level management especially in Ayer Hitam
Forest Reserve (in Johor)
Friends of North Selangor Peat
Swamp Forest
Active community-based organisation established in 2012
to support fire prevention and sustainable use of peatlands
in North Selangor
Friends of Peat Swamp Forest
Kampung Tanjung Kelapa
A group of aboriginal community organised in 2019 to
support rehabilitation of degraded peatland area and
undertake fire patrol to fire prone peatland area in the
Kampung Tanjung Kelapa, located western part of the
Southeast Pahang Peatland Landscape
References
Academy of Science Malaysia (2018) ASM Local & Transboundary Haze Study – Haze: Help
Action toward Zero Emissions, Malaysia
Anderson JAR (1961) The ecology and forest types of the peat swamp forests of Sarawak and
Brunei in relation to their silviculture. Unpublished PhD dissertation, vol. I (191 pp) and vol. II
(appendices). University of Edinburgh
Anderson JAR (1964) The structure and development of peat swamps of Sarawak and Brunei. J
Trop Geogr 18:7–16
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