ESD Activities for Rehabilitating Mangrove Forests in Cooperation with Local Communities at Merbok Mangrove Reserve, Kedah Dr. Japareng Lalung (RCE Penang) 14th Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting Session 2, 19 July, 2022

1. ESD ACTIVITIES FOR
REHABILITATING MANGROVE
FORESTS IN COOPERATION WITH
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AT MERBOK
MANGROVE RESERVE, KEDAH

2. Environment Benefits
Mangrove provides foods, nesting and
nursery areas for many animals which
includes: 220 fish species, 24 reptile and
amphibian species, 18 mammal species,
181 bird species
Acting as wave breaks that stop coastal
erosion and protect the shoreline from
tsunamis and hurricanes.
Removes mangroves and many of these
species might driven to extinction,
invariable affecting us as source of food
and water.
MANGROVE: Are various kind of trees up to
medium height and shrubs that grow in
saline coastal sediment habitats

3. Social Benefits
Extremely important for supporting the
fisheries industry which generates high
amount of revenue
Rich source of timber which can be
harvested on sustainable basis and
harvesting of mangrove plants for a
wide range of medicinal uses
Mangrove retain, concentrate, and
recycle nutrients

4. In conjunction with RCE's role
in extending sustainability
projects with communities:
We develop the ESD for a sustainable
rehabilitation program of mangrove forests at
Merbok Mangrove Forest Reserve, Kedah
-The forest is made up of 18 compartment with
total area of 4,176 ha,-Kedah Forestry Department
Aims to develop mangrove restoration sites
& establish a centre for education and
research

5. Mangrove
Replanting Activities
4600
seedlings
Planted from September
2018-March 2022
INTER-RCE Program
Local communities
Schools/
Government & NGO

6. Promoting Local
Wisdom of Mangrove
This program provides
communities with collaboration
opportunities by sharing and
exchanging ideas on education
on the mangrove ecosystem.
Mangrove reforestation
activities as an educational tool
for the local school children,
universities and the public to
learn about mangrove
ecosystem and conservation.

8. USM has started to embrace education for
sustainable development (ESD) and “University
as a Living Lab” approach since 2000 through
the concept of Kampus Sejahtera (Healthy
Campus) and University in a Garden and
continuing its sustainability journey by
embedding 17 Sustainable Development Goals
USM AT #4 IN THE-GIR 2022
USM AT #4 IN THE-GIR 2022
WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
RANKINGS
RANKINGS
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has inched
even closer towards becoming a top
sustainability-led university after being
placed at #4 in the recent Times Higher
Education (THE-GIR) 2022 global
sustainability rankings.

10. Transforming Higher Education
for a Sustainable Tomorrow
USM is a pioneering, transdisciplinary research
intensive university that empowers future
talents and enables the bottom billions to
transform their socio-economic well-being.
Vision & Mission
Vision & Mission

12. USM as an acknowledged
Regional Centre of Excellence
on Education for Sustainable
Development by the United
Nations University in Nagoya
University, Japan, on 29th June
2005
USM is the only Accelerated
Programme for Excellence
(APEX) university in the country, a
status accorded by the Ministry of
Higher Education in 2008.

13. Regional Sejahtera ESD
Network (RSEN)
Sejahtera Club
RCE Sejahtera Youth
Transforming and Empowering Communities
for a Sustainable Future through Education
and Learning

14. International Best Practices Sharing Session
3.0 Eco-Schools Program (IBPSS 3.0)
Bengkel Projek Penilaian Pekhidmatan
Ekosistem di Rangkaian Korirdor Ekologi
Central Forest Spine (CFS) Menggunakan
Toolkit TESSA
International STEM Green Innovative
Competition 2022
Green Carnival Eco-Schools
Workshop Empowering Pre-school Teachers
Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Systems
Thinking
Mangrove Replanting Activities: S.O.M.E
Sustainability of Mangrove Ecosystem
Transformative Education:
RCE Penang Program & Initiatives
on ESD-2022

15. Transformative Education: RCE Penang
Program & Initiatives on ESD-2022
Online Webinar & Video Competition:
Empowering Students’ Leadership in
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) Via
Intergenerational Learning and Knowledge
Transfer
Exchange Program RCE Penang & RCE
Greater Kuala Lumpur Youths
Empowering Pre-school Teachers
Knowledge Attitude and Practices of
Systems Thinking: Knowledge Transfer
through Classroom Practice (Module
development)
Empowering Students' Knowledge of Palm
Oil Sustainability via Intergenerational
Online Program and Tik Tok Video
Competition

16. RCE Penang Program & Initiatives on ESD 2021
RCE Penang Program & Initiatives on ESD 2021
PPST 2021: Webinar & Video Competition on Empowering Students’ Leadership in Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) via Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer
International Best Practices Sharing Session 2.0 Eco-Schools Program (IBPSS 2.0)
The ASEAN Future Sustainable Leaders (A-FSL) 2021 Pitching Session

17. RCE Penang Program & Initiatives on ESD 2021
RCE Penang Program & Initiatives on ESD 2021
INTERNATIONAL SDG CHALLENGE SCHOOL
PROGRAM (Quality Education) DURING
COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A Perspective from
Students through Sustainability Competition1
RCE Penang Virtual Fun Run

18. Empowering Students’ Leadership in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) via
Innovation and Inventions (Video Competition)
Inter RCE-Change the World Through Education RCE Penang-RCE Tongyeong
INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES 1- CHALLENGES ON SDG 4 (Quality Education)
DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A Perspective from Asian Countries
RCE Penang Program & Initiatives on ESD-2020

19. RCE Penang Program & Initiatives on
ESD-2019

20. RCE Penang Program &
Initiatives on ESD-2018

21. Special Thanks
Sustainability and Institutional Development, USM
Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS),USM
RCE Penang, CGSS
School of Educational Studies,USM
Associate Fellow RCE Penang,CGSS
Research Officers RCE Penang, CGSS
Regional Sejahtera ESD Network
Sejahtera Club
RCE Sejahtera Youth
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia
Japan Malaysia Association
Pertubuhan Kelab Pendidikan & Kebajikan Puncak
Lembah Bujang Merbok

22. THANK YOU
Prepared by: Wan Sharipahmira Mohd Zain
RCE PENANG, CGSS