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Southeast Pahang
Peat Swamp Forest
Matang Mangroves
Tasik Bera
Paya Indah Wetlands
(Kuala Selangat)
Klang Mangrove Islands
Kuala Selangor Peat Swamp
Pulau Kukup
Sungai Pulai
Tanjung Piai
Lower Kinabatangan-
Segama Wetlands
Kuching Wetlands
Upon realising the importance of wetlands, the UN Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment reported that environmental degradation is
more prominent within wetland systems than any other ecosystems
on earth. This has resulted in international conservation efforts being
put in place to protect endangered wetlands and to inform people
about wetland issues.
Now, why 2 Feb?
2 Feb is the day the Convention on Wetlands was
adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971 and
Malaysia is part of the Convention. The theme for this
year’s World Wetlands Day is ‘Wetlands and Water
Management’. Many of the wetlands in Malaysia attract
tourists and contribute to the local economy.
Malaysia now has 6 Ramsar sites out of the 1,994 Ramsar sites scattered
throughout the world. These are wetlands of international importance.
The six are Tasik Bera (Pahang), Pulau Kukup (Johor), Tanjung Piai
(Johor), Sungai Pulai (Johor), Kuching Wetlands (Sarawak) and
Lower Kinabatangan-Segama wetlands (Sabah) – encompassing a total
area of 134,158 hectares. The Lower Kinabatangan -Segama is the largest
one covering 78,803 hectares.
Apart from the above Ramsar sites, there are of course many other
wetlands in Malaysia that are highly important for biodiversity
conservation. These include the Matang mangroves in Perak, the
Southeast Pahang Peat Swamp forest, the Kuala Selangor Peat Swamp
Forest, Paya Indah wetlands in Kuala Langat and the Klang mangrove
islands.
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