Reference Projects

Project status: Ongoing
Strengthening GEC Strengthening GEC’s Community Network towards Forest Stewardship
Outreach & Partnership Programme

Strengthening GEC’s Community Network towards Forest Stewardship

The project will work with different Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) and primarily address the land degradation problems faced by them in the different targeted landscapes.

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Peatland Programme

Mini Landscape Plan for Peatlands Adjacent to Bukit Leelau Estate, Pahang

Project status: Ongoing
Mangrove Conservation and Climate Action for Sustainable Living Programme in Kuala Muda, Kedah
Forest & Coastal Programme

Mangrove Conservation and Climate Action for Sustainable Living Programme in Kuala Muda, Kedah

The project aims to protect the remaining mangroves and rehabilitate degraded areas through tree planting and maintenance in Kuala Muda, Kedah.

Project status: Ongoing
Building Community-based Mangrove Conservation, Protection and Resilience to address Climate Change in the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Forest & Coastal Programme

Building Community-based Mangrove Conservation, Protection and Resilience to address Climate Change in the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

The project spans over four states in the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and aims to address the mangrove degradation issues, reduce the effects of coastal erosion and deal with the issues of rising sea levels due to climate change at local level.

Project status: Ongoing
Nurturing Rural Resilience through Nature Based Solutions towards Climate Change Adaptation 2023
Forest & Coastal Programme

Nurturing Rural Resilience through Nature Based Solutions towards Climate Change Adaptation 2023

The project aims to plant 12,000 trees at degraded peatland, mangrove and rural village areas in Selangor with active community participation and develop community capacity to adapt to climate change.

Project status: Ongoing
Support the implementation of Mangrove Forest Ranger (MFR) Programme 2023-2025
Forest & Coastal Programme

Support the implementation of Mangrove Forest Ranger (MFR) Programme 2023-2025

The project aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of the importance of mangroves at the same time can protect and enhance their natural environment amongst the secondary and primary schools in Kota Tinggi District and nearby districts that have the potential to be involved in this environmental education programme.

Project status: Ongoing
Community-based Mangrove Conservation in Buruk Bakul Village, Indonesia & Mekong Delta, Viet Nam
Forest & Coastal Programme

Community-based Mangrove Conservation in Buruk Bakul Village, Indonesia & Mekong Delta, Viet Nam

The project focuses on mitigating the coastal erosion and rehabilitating 11 hectares of degraded mangroves with coastal communities in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia and Soc Trang Province in the Lower Mekong Delta, Viet Nam.

Project status: Completed
Yayasan PETRONAS Tree Planting Programme – PETRONAS Walk4Trees
Outreach & Partnership Programme

Yayasan PETRONAS Tree Planting Programme – PETRONAS Walk4Trees

The project mainly to encourage Yayasan PETRONAS employees to live healthy by linking the number of steps they take to the number trees to be planted. The Walk4Trees Challenge will engage local communities with the nursery establishment, tree planting activities at different locations around Malaysia and maintenance of planted trees.

Project status: Ongoing
Mangrove Rehabilitation (Tree Planting & Two Years Maintenance) In Kampung Dato Hormat, Sabak Bernam
Forest & Coastal Programme

Mangrove Rehabilitation (Tree Planting & Two Years Maintenance) In Kampung Dato Hormat, Sabak Bernam

Under this project, 4,000 trees will be planted on two hectares of degraded mangrove area in Tebuk Mendeleng within the first and second year including the maintenance. An additional planting of two hectares will be determined in the second year of the project period from 2022 to 2024.

Project status: Ongoing
Community-based Mangrove Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme In Pulau Tanjung Surat, Johor
Forest & Coastal Programme

Community-based Mangrove Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme In Pulau Tanjung Surat, Johor

GEC has partnered with Aramco Overseas Malaysia (AOM) Sdn. Bhd to carry out another 3 years of Aramco’s Malaysia mangrove planting initiative.

Project status: Ongoing
Recovery Project in Gunung Arong Forest Reserve, Johor
Forest & Coastal Programme

Recovery Project in Gunung Arong Forest Reserve, Johor

TH Plantations Berhad (THP) and GEC partners to protect and rehabilitate forests and peatlands in the north-eastern portion of Gunung Arong Forest Reserve, Johor.

Project status: Completed
Empowering Targeted Orang Asli Communities in Natural Resource Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood
Outreach & Partnership Programme

Empowering Targeted Orang Asli Communities in Natural Resource Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood

The project aims to assist and empower three targeted Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia to address land degradation near their villages and to protect and rehabilitate forest, peatlands and rivers.

Project status: Ongoing
OCBC Bank’s Mangrove Tree Planting Project in Tebuk Mendeleng, Sabak Bernam Selangor
Forest & Coastal Programme

OCBC Bank’s Mangrove Tree Planting Project in Tebuk Mendeleng, Sabak Bernam Selangor

The project aims to plant 9,000 mangrove trees which approximately covers an area of 4.5 ha of mangrove forest in Tebuk Mendeleng, followed with monitor and nurture over the next three years.

Project status: Ongoing
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River Care Programme

Citizen Science Engagement Through River Adoption & Monitoring

The project focuses on empowering the local community on issues that contribute to the river care management including river monitoring and citizen science initiatives.

Project status: Ongoing
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River Care Programme

Tree Planting @ UTP

The project is part of an expansion of the ongoing Yayasan PETRONAS Tree Planting Programme: “Walk4Trees” Challenge implemented by GEC since 2020.

Project status: Ongoing
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River Care Programme

W.A.T.E.R Project – Water Stewardship Agenda II (Phase 4)

This project is a consolidation of Water Stewardship Agenda I and is restructured based on four new strategies. Initiated by SPARK foundation, in collaboration with Global Environment Centre (GEC), the project aims to protect water resources at two basins: Sg Klang (Sg Penchala & Sg Way) and Sg Selangor.

Project status: Ongoing
Conservation of Southeast (SE) Portion of North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (NSPSF) Phase 1 - Bukit Belata (Ext.) Forest Reserve (BBEFR) 2020-2023
Forest & Coastal Programme

Conservation of Southeast (SE) Portion of North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (NSPSF) Phase 1 – Bukit Belata (Ext.) Forest Reserve (BBEFR) 2020-2023

The project focuses on the long-term protection and rehabilitation of the Bukit Belata (Ext.) Forest Reserve (BBEFR), which covers an area of 3,140ha of lowland dipterocarp and peat swamp forest, in the SE portion of the NSPSF. The project works directly with the targeted local communities at the selected site to establish mechanisms for their involvement in the conservation and sustainable use of the resource and assisting the Selangor State Forestry Department in enhancing engagement of local communities in the implementation of the Integrated Management Plan for North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (2014-2023).

Project status: Ongoing
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River Care Programme

Stewardship for A Healthy Kinta River Basin Through Green Living Practices

This 3-year project aims to achieve a Healthy Kinta River Basin in a long term by redefining the definition of healthy rivers in line with living river concept.

Project status: Completed
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River Care Programme

Empowering Community livelihood in Upper Kinta Basin as part of post Covid-19 MCO Strategy

The overall objective of this project is to support the livelihood of vulnerable communities by providing immediate income opportunities post Movement Control Order (MCO) period and promote socio-economic support through capacity building.

Project status: Completed
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River Care Programme

Mainstreaming of Biodiversity Conservation Into River Management

The project aims to mainstream the biodiversity conservation into riverine landscapes through improved river planning and management practices in Malaysia.

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