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Mangroves Tree Planting at Teluk Gong, Selangor
20-Jun-2009
to 20-Jun-2009
Past Event
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| Venue: |
Teluk Gong Mangroves, Selangor |
| Organizer: |
Sports and Recreation Club, IRIS Corporation in partnership with Global Environment Centre |
Global Environment Centre (GEC) and The Sports and Recreation Club, Iris Corporation is working together in an effort to rehabilitate and conserve the Mangrove Forest in Teluk Gong, Selangor.
The event will be attended by members of the Sports and Recreation Club, IRIS Corporation, as well as prominent figures from the private and government sectors. Tan Sri Razali is the guest of honor for this event, which is IRIS Corporation’s first CSR project, with full support from its employees.
Malaysia is home to a large reserve of mangroves. In Selangor, these are centered around the Klang Islands, Tanjung Karang and Sabak Bernam areas. The mangroves have suffered a great deal as they have been cleared and sidestepped to make way for development and expansion.
An important function of a mangrove forest is to provide coastal protection. During the 2004 Tsunami, the mangrove forests played a crucial role in protecting coastal communities from being dragged away into the open sea.
This tree planting session is an effort to enrich the existing Teluk Gong Mangrove Forest, which is a forest reserve area. The species of mangrove that will be planted are the bakau minyak and bakau kurap. These trees are actually being grown in Kampung Perajurit, the local village in which the Mangrove forest is located. A local community member is spearheading this effort.
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