Clean-ups around Redang

In mid-October, 8 members of the RMCG conducted an underwater clean-up around the Redang Jetty. 4 members went underwater to collect the rubbish on their dives, while the other 4 stayed on the surface for support and to bring the rubbish back to land. Most of the rubbish collected were plastic wastes.

At the end of October, 5 RMCG members conducted a clean-up at Pantai Teluk Dalam, collecting 57.5kg worth of plastic waste from the beach. In December, the same team cleaned up the beach in Teluk Dalam again, to remove plastic waste washed ashore due to strong waves during the monsoon season. The team managed to remove 65kg of plastic waste along the beach.

TERENGGANU BIODIVERSITY SEMINAR

Our colleague Asma attended the first Terengganu Biodiversity Seminar, held in Wisma Darul Iman. The seminar, officiated by the Pemangku Raja Terengganu, was a historical event that showed the state’s focus on its biodiversity and conservation efforts. It introduced various conservation initiatives, and served as a platform for exchange of opinion and expertise in the effort to protect the natural resources of Terengganu. With the support of various organisations including RCM, Terengganu will soon be a destination that is recognised for its conservation activities.

WORK TRIP TO SEMPORNA

In early December, Muhaimin from our Redang team attended the “Adopt SeKarang” workshop, held in the Semporna Public Library. The one day workshop, attended by the local community that live around Semporna was an initiative by RCM held to promote coral reef conservation activities. We had the opportunity to discuss useful information and plans to be implemented in Semporna, and we hope to be able to apply some ideas in Redang in the near future.

This workshop was also attended by representatives and officers, including from Sabah Tourism, Sabah State Park and Semporna District Office.

NCTF Conservation Carnival 1.0

Cintai Redang was honoured to be selected as one of the 12 organisations that received funding and support from the National Conservation Trust Fund (NCTF). This has enabled us to empower the local community we work with, especially the younger generation and youths through increased knowledge and new skills in environmental conservation. In conjunction with this program, we were invited as an exhibitor at the NCTF Conservation Carnival to share about our efforts in protecting the ecosystems around Redang Island.