Samantha Kwan is our World Forest Institute International Fellow from Malaysia.
Presentation video link: https://youtu.be/b6IzRtErgpU?list=PL1XBY4Mor-H2zQG70aMCcUGAxoFy_aWmn
-Samantha Kwan holds a BS in Marine Biology from the University of Malaysia, Terengganu
-She works as a park manager at Piasau Natural Reserve in Miri, for Sarawak Forestry
-Her Fellowship project focused in “Urban Forestry and Habitat Restoration”
3. WFI Fellowship Project
Urban forest management and habitat restoration practices
Goal:
To improve the urban forest park
management practices in Sarawak,
Malaysia
HOW?
Identify urban forest park restoration and
management strategies
Identify methods to enhance breeding
habitat for urban wildlife
Learn about urban forest’s ecosystem
services
Develop a network of urban forest experts
and managers in PNW and worldwide
4. What have I achieved?
“To improve urban forest parks management practices
in Sarawak, Malaysia”
5-year Strategic
Restoration Plan
New tool kit on
cavity nester
enhancement
for birds
Nature Classroom
for Piasau in 2018
6. Looking ahead (in Sarawak, Malaysia)
5-yr Strategic
Restoration
Plan
Sister Parks
Initiative with
Forest Park,
Portland
Environmental
Stewardship for
PNR
Inter – agency
relationships
Fundraising for
PNR
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