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FOREST DEPARTMENT SARAWAK
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
B. World Wetlands Day 2009
‘World Wetlands Day’ for 2009 was held at Dewan Masyarakat, Kampung Temenggong,
Telaga Air on 28 February 2009 with the theme “Upstream Downstream: Wetlands connect
us all”. The celebration was officially launched by State Assemblyman, N.4 Pantai Damai,
YB. Dr. Abdul Rahman Junaidi representing the Minister of Natural Resources and
Environment, Malaysia Guest of Honour Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas.
C. World Forestry Day
World Forestry Day was celebrated at Forest
Research Centre to commemorate World Forest
Day, themed “Sayangi Hutan” with an opening
speech by Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh. He
explained that various initiatives and
continuous efforts had been made aimed at
promoting awareness and protection of forest
resources in order to preserve the forest and
wildlife to promote eco-tourism.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2009
B. World Wetlands Day 2009
‘World Wetlands Day’ for 2009 was held at Dewan Masyarakat, Kampung Temenggong,
Telaga Air on 28 February 2009 with the theme “Upstream Downstream: Wetlands connect
us all”. The celebration was officially launched by State Assemblyman, N.4 Pantai Damai,
YB. Dr. Abdul Rahman Junaidi representing the Minister of Natural Resources and
Environment, Malaysia Guest of Honour Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas.
C. World Forestry Day
World Forestry Day was celebrated at Forest
Research Centre to commemorate World Forest
Day, themed “Sayangi Hutan” with an opening
speech by Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh. He
explained that various initiatives and
continuous efforts had been made aimed at
promoting awareness and protection of forest
resources in order to preserve the forest and
wildlife to promote eco-tourism.
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