FINAL VERSION FOR APPROVAL - Sdn Bhd - WWF Malaysia

Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan
GSSP and its resources). Nevertheless, the guiding services should not be the monopoly of
BAT guides alone; others can also operate within the park, provided they are MOT- certified.
Privatisation or outsourcing of services are provided for, in Section 8 (2)(b) of the Forest
State Park Rules 2002 of the National Forestry (Amendment) (Adoption) Enactment 1994 for
the privatisation of services within the state park. Guiding and facility operations are services
that could be privatised.
6.17 Environmental Education
Within the area surrounding GSSP, there are numerous schools where nature clubs (Kelab
Pencinta Alam) could be formed, in collaboration with the Education Department,
Department of the Environment (which already runs a programme called Nature Warrior), the
WWF-Malaysia, and the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), upon which, nature appreciation
programmes and courses could be conducted within GSSP. It is recommended that a nature
interpretation centre, similar to the one in Endau-Rompin National Park, be established within
the Intensive Use Zone of the park.
Initially, the schools along the road between Dabong and Jeli could be targeted, and later on
the programme could be expanded to include schools in other areas. The objective of the
nature club programme would be to turn GSSP into a premier nature education centre in the
region, and at the same time to increase conservation awareness and encourage the formation
of a site support group among the young locals.
The following schools located between Dabong and Jeli should be the initial targets for such a
programme:
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(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
Sekolah Menengah Jeli
Maktab Rendah Sains Mara, Jeli
Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeli
Sekolah Kebangsaan Lubok Bungor
Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubur Datuk
Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Jering
Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Balah
Sekolah Menengah Kuala Balah
Sekolah Kebangsaan Mempelam, Jelawang
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Mahligai
Sekolah Kebangsaan Kemubu
Sekolah Kebangsaan Biak
In later phases, the programme could be expanded to include other schools within the state,
and later on, perhaps even regionally, to include the state of Trengganu as well. A heightened
level of conservation consciousness among the young will reap benefits in the form of
sustainable lifestyles, and the corresponding reduction in waste production, and other forms
of environmental abuse.
6.18 Networking and Collaboration with Other PAs
There are some 40 protected areas in Malaysia, ranging from the tiny, 4ha Sg. Bukit Puteh
Wildlife Reserve (KL), to the 434,000 ha Taman Negara National Park, managed under
different agencies. However, there is as yet, no formal association nor a network of protected
area managers. This situation is far from ideal as, at the very least, a loose network is
necessary for the sharing of ideas and innovations in park management, given the
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