WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP

FUTURE OF NATURE CONSERVATION EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA

Pan-Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 24 March 2005

PERHILITAN, in association with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and the Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia Program (WCS), organised a workshop on nature conservation education at undergraduate level in Malaysian universities. The event was a post-symposium event following the Second Regional Symposium on Environment and Natural Resources on 22-23 March.

Vision 2020
"By the year 2020, Malaysia can be a united nation, with a confident Malaysian society, infused by strong moral and ethical values, living in a society that is democratic, liberal and tolerant, caring, economically just and equitable, progressive and prosperous, and in full possession of an economy that is competitive, dynamic, robust and resilient."

The people managing wildlife and protected areas in 2020 will be graduating in the next few years. Thus, the workshop focused on the changing knowledge and skills needed by graduates in the next 5 to 15 years, and the development of learning methods and materials to meet these new needs.

Programme

	Welcome speech and official opening by Yg Bhg Dato’ Musa Nordin, Director-General of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN) [full text]
Session 1	Expectations of future graduates in nature conservation
	Human resource needs for biodiversity conservation Gopinath Nagaraj, author of a report on this topic for MoNRE and BP [abstract and biodata]
	Sarawak Forestry's human resource needs leading up to 2020 Wilfred Landong (SFC's General Manager for Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation)
	Human Resource Needs of DWNP to Face Future Conservation Challenges Sivananthan Elagupillay, Pan Khang Aun, and Burhanuddin Mohd Nor (PERHILITAN)
	Nature conservation education needs for employers and resource managers of FRIM Noor Azlin Yahya [abstract]
	(Title to be announced) Ludi Apin (Sabah Parks)
	Biological knowledge is lacking in most environmental projects Mashhor Mansor (USM) [text] (Prof Mashhor was unfortunately unable to come to present his paper, but the text is here.)
	Open discussion on the needs of employers
Session 2	Current developments in nature conservation education
	Nature Conservation Education at UKM: Past, present and future courses and teaching approaches Idris Abd. Ghani [abstract]
	Ecological concepts for mature students Michael Meredith [abstract]
	Creative ways of inculcating environmental values in nature conservation education Rosta Harun, Wan Hilmizi Wan Aziz, Puziah Abdul Latiff [abstract]
	Project-based Learning Approach for Nature Conservation Education - Case for Local Universities Maimon Abdullah [abstract]
	Integrating inquiry-based exercises for conservation benefit Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah [abstract]
	Nature conservation education and awareness activities at KUSTEM Liew Hock Chark [abstract]
	Open discussion on innovation in university education
	Overview of Nature Conservation Education at Undergraduate Level : a summary of questionnaire responses.
Session 3	International perspectives
	Experience of the Sarawak-Lincoln Programme, 1998-2003 Patrick Devlin, Michael E Meredith, David Simmons, Siali Aban [summary]
	The work of the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP) Madhu Rao [abstract and biodata]
	The ARCBC Competence Standards for Protected Area Jobs in SE Asia Michael R. Appleton [abstract and biodata]
	Making Education Effective and Fun Hans Morélis [abstract and biodata].
Round Table discussion : Next Steps

For further information please contact:
   o Workshop Secretariat (Dr Melvin Gumal, Mike Meredith, Cynthia Chin) at WCS Malaysia Program, fax: 082 252799, email:
   o Prof Dr Zubaid Akbar Mukhtar Ahmad at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, email:
   o Dr Sivananthan Elagupillay at PERHILITAN, fax: 03 9075 2873 email:

Updated 3 April

Letter from PERHILITAN DG

Universities' questionnaire