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Sekolah Lestari Anugerah Alam Sekitar: Komponen Kurikulum

This issue:

Teacher’s Training Workshop P.1

First Meeting with CDD New Director P.2

Laporan Sekolah: SMK Pinang Tunggal P.3

Laporan Sekolah: SMK Lanchang P.4

Laporan Sekolah: SMK Taman Kota Jaya P.6

School Update: SMK Damansara Jaya P.7

Eco Calendar, Activities and Quizzes P.8

Editor ’s No te:

A very good day to our beloved

teachers, students and readers.

Welcome to Environment and You’s

first newsletter edition. This

newsletter was put together to

highlight the updates and on-goings of

the project and the schools involved.

One of WWF-Malaysia’s research

projects is The Environment and You

or officially known as Sekolah Lestari

Anugerah Alam Sekitar: Komponen

Kurikulum. This project is still in its

pilot stage, implemented in four

schools in Peninsular Malaysia in

partnership with Curriculum

Development Division of Ministry of

Education.

It focuses on students of form 1, 2 and

3 where one of the approaches of the

project is to infuse Environmental

Education (EE) in classroom teaching

of Bahasa Malaysia, English, Science

and Geography subjects using the EE

Kit. It has recently concluded its first

implementation cycle of 3 years in

2010 and 2011 is the beginning of the

2nd

project implementation cycle.

This newsletter will serve as a portal

for ideas and information sharing

amongst the pilot schools. It will also

update on the on-goings and status of

the project.

The Pilot Schools:

SMK Damansara Jaya, Selangor

SMK Lanchang, Pahang

SMK Pinang Tunggal, Kedah

SMK Taman Kota Jaya, Johor

The success of this newsletter would

be from the effort of everyone within

the project and all contributors.

Johleen Koh

Teacher’s Training Workshop (8th

– 10th

Feb 2011) Article by Johleen Koh

To further strengthen the infusion of the

Environmental Education (EE) Kit in classrooms, a

Teacher’s Training Workshop was conducted

from the 8th

to the 10th

of Feb 2011 at Cititel

Midvalley, Kuala Lumpur and was officiated by

Curriculum Development Division’s Timbalan

Pengarah (Sains dan Teknologi), En Zanal b Dirin.

This workshop saw 30 participants of teachers

and headmasters from four pilot schools (SMK

Lanchang, SMK Taman Kota Jaya, SMK

Damansara Jaya and SMK Pinang Tunggal) as well

as 3 teachers from Wesley Methodist School.

Souvenir presentation by Dr Dionysius K. Sharma to

En Zanal b Dirin

This workshop provided space and opportunity

for teachers to share and explore each other’s

experiences on infusing initiatives. The teachers

also gained invaluable insight of the content of

the EE Kit and the art of infusion and integration.

The network between the four schools were built

and hopefully this will create better working

relationship among teachers of the same school

as well as the four schools.

Teachers also shared their concern of over-

emphasizing, time constraints, good exam result

pressure are among the realities at school which

are potential obstacles to distort the progress of

infusion.

On the other hand, the teachers also realized

that by consciously infusing EE in their respective

teaching activities, they can create more fun and

provide interesting experience for students.

Thus, enabling a better student teacher

relationship in the process. In order to give the

teachers a clearer picture of how the EE Kit will

enhance their teaching material, teachers were

divided into groups and shared the infusion skills

for classroom activities based on activities in the

EE Kit.

Besides understanding and maximize the usage

of the EE Kit, teacher’s feedback to improve the

Kit was also compiled for the final revision of the

Kit end of this year. Besides topics on the EE Kit,

teachers were also expose to the basic

understanding of Environmental Concept and

Ethics as well as the introduction to the Young

Reporters program in Civic and Citizenship

Education subject by Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Small group discussion and presentation by teachers

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QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE:

One actual step forward is worth more than a thousand imagined steps ~

Austrian thinker, Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi

MYTH:

Destruction of tropical rain

forests will cause Earth’s

atmosphere to run out of

oxygen.

FACT:

Oxygen makes up almost 21

percent of atmospheric

gases. Burning all the tropical

forests in the world would

decrease the proportion of

oxygen by four-hundredths

of 1 percent. Destruction of

forests, however, would

significantly increase the

concentration of carbon

dioxide (the most important

greenhouse gas) in the

atmosphere by 26 percent.

First Meeting with CDD New Director – Tn Hj Ibrahim Mohamad

Article by Hairunnisa Zahirah

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Meeting with CDD New Director, Tn Hj Ibrahim

Mohamad (1st

from right), Deputy Director (Science

and Technology), En Zanal Dirin (2nd

from right) and

WWF-M Executive Director, Dr Dionysius K. Sharma

Another opportunity for international

networking was given by the Bahagian Ko-

kurikulum dan Kesenian for any one of the pilot

schools to become the host to the Thailand

Youth Camp, a student exchange program. This

opportunity came by when the Bahagian Ko-

kurikulum dan Kesenian saw how engaging the

pilot schools are in the project and able to share

their experience with other students.

From this meeting, the officers that are looking

into the new school curriculum for secondary

school, Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Menengah

are now taking initiative to refer and to find

opportunity to incorporate the project’s

Environmental Education Kit in the new

curriculum.

The specific objective of this project is to be able

to replicate this environmental education model

to Malaysian schools by 2014.

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Seated from left: En Thiagarajan Nadeson, En Zanal b

Dirin, Tn Hj Ibrahim Mohd, Dr Dionysius K. Sharma, En

Jamri Md Lela. Standing from left: Cik Nor Shidawati

Rasid, Pn Bahijah Bahktiar, Pn Norlida Ahmad, Dr

Mohd Zohir Ahmad, En Zakaria Abd Jalil, En Kashry Abd

Rani, Pn Shahlawati and Cik Johleen Koh

A meeting between Curriculum Development

Division, WWF-Malaysia and representatives

from the four pilot schools was held on 18th

March 2011 in Putrajaya. The objective of the

meeting was to strengthen the cooperation

between institutions that is involved in this

project as well as to convey the current updates

and to raise any concern pertaining to the

project to the new CDD Director.

The meeting was considered dynamic on several

discussions took place which includes the

proposal to launch the project at national level.

It was decided that SMK Lanchang will be the

host and other three schools will be asked to

provide a showcase on their progress and

updates of their respective schools. An overall

progress of the project was also presented to

the Director of which he was impressed with the

progress especially of the pilot schools in terms

of increase in academic level and a decrease in

discipline issues.

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The difference between animals and humans is that animals change themselves for

the environment, but humans change the environment for themselves ~ Ayn Rand

LAPORALAPORALAPORALAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK PINANG TUNGGALN SEKOLAH (SMK PINANG TUNGGALN SEKOLAH (SMK PINANG TUNGGALN SEKOLAH (SMK PINANG TUNGGAL) Artikel oleh Pn Saadiah Ayob

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pinang Tunggal telah terpilih

sebagai Sekolah Lestari Anugerah Alam Sekitar (Komponen

Kurikulum) bagi mewakili zon utara pada tahun 2007. Justeru

itu, pihak sekolah dengan kerjasama WWF-Malaysia telah cuba

sedaya upaya untuk menjadikan sekolah ini sebagai sebuah

sekolah lestari alam sekitar. Antara usaha yang telah dilakukan

ialah dengan menitikberatkan pendidikan alam sekitar di

dalam bilik darjah dan juga di luar bilik darjah.

Sebagai permulaan, pihak sekolah telah menjalankan beberapa

projek untuk memberi kesedaran dan mendidik para pelajar

untuk menjadi lebih bertanggungjawab serta menghargai alam

sekitar. Diantaranya, pihak sekolah telah membina sebuah

taman herba yang menempatkan pelbagai spesies tumbuh-

tumbuhan herba di Malaysia untuk dikenali dan dimanfaatkan

oleh semua warga sekolah.

Contohnya terdapat beberapa spesies tumbuhan herba seperti

pokok misai kucing, serai, sambung nyawa, pandan dan lain-

lain yang digunakan oleh guru-guru dan warga sekolah untuk

tujuan pengubatan. Selain Taman Herba, terdapat juga Taman

Seribu Spesies yang menempatkan pelbagai spesies tumbuh-

tumbuhan hijau, bunga-bungaan dan pohon buah-buahan.

Taman ini terhasil daripada usahasama pihak sekolah dan

WWF-Malaysia. Kedua-dua taman ini dijaga dan di selia

sepenuhnya oleh para pelajar (ahli Kelab Pencinta Alam)

bersama dua orang guru penasihat kelab tersebut.

Taman Herba SMK Pinang Tunggal

Photo: ©WWF-Malaysia/Hairunnisa Zahirah

Photo: ©WWF-Malaysia/Hairunnisa Zahirah

Papan kenyataan SMK Pinang Tunggal

Projek Kolam Ikan juga telah dijalankan untuk menjadikan

persekitaran sekolah lebih ceria dan kondusif. Antara ikan

yang terdapat di dalam kolam tersebut ialah ikan tilapia dan

ikan kap merah. Projek ini adalah kerjasama Persatuan

Kemahiran Hidup dengan Kelab Pencinta Alam. Selain

daripada program keceriaan sekolah, terdapat juga

beberapa program yang dijalankan untuk meningkatkan

pengetahuan pelajar mengenai isu-isu alam sekitar.

Antaranya adalah Kempen Sifar Sampah, Kempen Amalan

Hijau, Pertandingan Kelas Terbersih dan Pertandingan

Papan Kenyataan Hijau (Kelab Pencinta Alam), Kuiz 5 Minit

Fakta Alam Sekitar( Kelab Pencinta Alam & Panitia Geografi,)

Kuiz Alam Sekitar(Panitia Sains), Pertandingan Mengarang

Esei Alam Sekitar ( Panitia BM dan BI) dan Melukis Mural

(Panitia PSV & Kelab Pencinta Alam).

Pihak sekolah juga telah mengadakan Program “Teacher’s

Capacity Building” dengan kerjasama WWF-Malaysia untuk

mengukuhkan lagi pengetahuan guru-guru mengenai

pendidikan alam sekitar. Guru-guru telah di bawa ke Kg

Mangkuk, Setiu, Terengganu untuk melihat program

pemeliharaan penyu di pantai Penarik dan di bawa ke Pantai

Kuala Baru untuk program gotong-royong membersihkan

pantai. Guru-guru juga di bawa ke “pink house” untuk

mengenali dan melihat program-program yang telah

dijalankan oleh masyarakat setempat dalam usaha

pemeliharaan dan pemuliharaan alam sekitar. 3 o

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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest;

Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the

bitterest ~ Confucius

LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK LANCHANG)LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK LANCHANG)LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK LANCHANG)LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK LANCHANG) Artikel oleh En Sabaruddin Abdul Rahman

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Lanchang ialah sebuah

sekolah di daerah Temerloh, Pahang Darul Makmur yang

telah terpilih sebagai sekolah perintis Sekolah Lestari

Anugerah Alam Sekitar: Komponen Kurikulum (SLAASKK),

Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia bagi Zon Timur. Pengetua

sekolah ini iaitu Encik Mohd Jamri bin Mohd Lela telah

memberi sokongan penuh kepada WWF yang menjadikan

warga sekolah ini dalam program rintis SLAASKK bagi

menyemai sikap mencintai alam sekitar dan komponen

ekosistemnya.

Pelbagai program telah dijalankan di sekolah ini bagi

merealisasikan konsep lestari alam sekitar yang akan

diwariskan kepada generasi akan datang dalam keadaan

seperti asalnya. Bagi menjayakan pelbagai program ini

dengan lebih berkesan, pengetua sekolah ini telah

menubuhkan jawatankuasa Lingkungan Hidup WWF agar

penglibatan warga sekolah akan lebih berkesan di dalam

dan di luar bilik darjah. Program induk Lingkungan Hidup

masih berteraskan komponen kurikulum alam sekitar

dengan memberi tumpuan penggunaan Kit Pendidikan

Alam Sekitar ( KiPAS ).

Photo:©WWF-Malaysia/Johleen Koh

Kit Pendidikan Alam Sekitar (KiPAS)

Photo:©WWF-Malaysia/Johleen Koh

Rombongan Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tengku Ampuan

Afzan Kuala Lipis (IPGKTAA) ke SMK Lanchang untuk program

kerjasama.

Guru-guru sebagai warga pendidik di sekolah ini telah

menggunakan KiPAS dengan berkesan di dalam bilik

darjah bagi mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa

Inggeris, Sains dan Geografi. Guru-guru sekolah ini juga

terlibat dalam penyiapan KiPAS untuk kegunaan sekolah

rintis projek SLAASKK. Malah lapan orang guru telah diberi

pendedahan dan penambaikan penggunaan KiPAS di

Teacher’s Training Workshop di Kuala Lumpur pada bulan

Februari yang lalu.

Keberkesanan program ini diperkukuhkan dengan

mengadakan Peperiksaan Pertengahan Tahun dan Akhir

Tahun untuk pelajar tingkatan satu, dua dan tiga bagi

empat komponen mata pelajaran tersebut yang disatukan

dalam satu kertas soalan mata pelajaran Pendidikan Alam

Sekitar.

Kesedaran terhadap alam sekitar bergerak dengan aktif di

luar bilik darjah. Pihak sekolah telah mengadakan pelbagai

pertandingan berasaskan KiPAS seperti pertandingan

mewarna, mencari kata tersembunyi, kuiz udara dan

mengarang esei berasaskan kecintaan terhadap alam

sekitar. Pelajar telah memberikan respon yang baik sekali

dengan penyertaan semua lapisan pelajar.

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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination ~

Nelson Mandela

Kerjasama sekolah ini dengan WWF bukan sekadar di

kalangan warga sekolah ini sahaja malah telah meluaskan

pengaruhnya bersama komuniti seperti Persatuan Ibu

Bapa dan Guru (PIBG) telah mengadakan gotong-royong

perdana dengan konsep “KEHIJAUAN UNTUK SEMUA”.

Program ini telah berjaya menghijaukan kawasan sekolah

dengan tanaman pokok-pokok hiasan, bunga-bungaan dan

taman bunga.

Selain PIBG, pelbagai organisasi telah memberikan

sokongan menjayakan program ini antaranya Syarikat

Sime Darby (M) Berhad, Syarikat Denso (M) Sdn Bhd,

Jabatan Perhutanan dan lain-lain. Berkat sokongan warga

sekolah dan komuniti setempat telah menjayakan

membina landskap baru di sekolah ini seperti Taman

Botani dan Herba, Taman Arnab, kebun sayur-sayuran dan

penternakan ikan tilapia serta patin dengan kaedah

akuakultur.

Photo:©WWF-Malaysia/Johleen Koh

Taman Arnab SMK Lanchang

Pada bulan Mac 2011 yang lalu, SMK Lanchang telah

dikunjungi oleh seramai 20 orang pensyarah dari Institut

Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tengku Ampuan Afzan Kuala

Lipis ( IPGKTAA ) bagi menjayakan Program Sinergi

Pendidikan Kelestarian Alam Sekitar dan Warisan

Peribumi. Wacana ilmu ini memberi peluang kepada

guru-guru, pensyarah dan WWF-Malaysia bertukar-tukar

fikiran ke arah melahirkan insan yang bakal meneruskan

tanggungjawab memelihara alam sekitar.

Perkembangan terbaru di sekolah ini iaitu kunjungan

oleh pegawai program Eco-School dari Afrika Selatan (En

Malcolm Powell) yang memberi sokongan kepada

sekolah ini yang telah menjadi sekolah pertama di Asia

Tenggara yang mendaftar dalam program Eco-School

bawah naungan WWF-Malaysia.

Secara keseluruhannya, penglibatan sekolah dengan

konsep kelestarian alam sekitar mendapat sambutan

yang baik sekali sama ada di dalam atau di luar bilik

darjah. Warga sekolah amat menyedari kepentingan

kelestarian alam sekitar agar sentiasa terpelihara

sepanjang masa.

Tandatangan MOU antara SMK Lanchang dengan IPGKTAA

Photo:©WWF-Malaysia/Johleen Koh

Bersambung…..

Photo:©WWF-Malaysia/Johleen Koh

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QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE:

A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in

the destiny of a nation and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of all

humankind ~ Life Philosopher, Daisaku Ikeda

LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK TAMAN KOTA JAYA)LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK TAMAN KOTA JAYA)LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK TAMAN KOTA JAYA)LAPORAN SEKOLAH (SMK TAMAN KOTA JAYA) Artikel oleh En Yusri Taib

Tahun 2005 Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Kota Jaya

telah dipilih untuk menjadi salah satu dari empat buah

sekolah rintis Program Sekolah Lestari Anugerah Alam

Sekitar: Komponen Kurikulum untuk menjalankan program

kerjasama antara Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum dan World

Wide Fund for Nature, Malaysia (WWF-M).

Dengan pengiktirafan yang diberi, SMK Taman Kota Jaya telah

menjalankan banyak program yang melibatkan permuliharan

alam sekitar bukan sahaja di dalam sekolah tapi di luar

sekolah. Kelab Alam Sekitar juga ditubuhkan bagi

menjalankan program berteraskan alam sekitar.

Photo:©WWF-Malaysia/Johleen Koh

Sudut Kitar Semula disebelah Koperasi Sekolah yang

member maklumat mengenai kepentingan kitar semula

dengan tiga tong sampah yang mengasingkan sampah

kepada kertas, plastik dan kaca.

Sehingga kini, sekolah telah menjalankan pelbagai aktiviti

yang berteraskan alam sekitar. Antaranya ialah;

a) Perlancaran Projek Malar Hijau

b) Program Kitar Semula Bersama Koperasi Sekolah

c) Dusun buah-buahan

d) Taman Botani (Taman Aroma)

Photo:©SMK Taman Kota Jaya

Taman Aroma

Projek Malar Hijau merupakan program untuk menghijaukan

kawasan sekolah yang berkonsepkan penjagaan alam sekitar.

Program ini merupakan kerjasama antara pihak sekolah

dengan Persatuan Ibubapa dan Guru dan WWF-M yang

bertema Sayangi Sekolah Kita, Cintai Bumi Kita.

Dalam program ini, Taman Aroma adalah sebuah taman yang

mempunyai tumbuhan yang beraroma di mana setiap

tumbuhan beraroma ini telah dilabelkan supaya pelajar

boleh mengenali tumbuhan-tumbuhan ini.

Dusun buah-buahan di kawasan belakang sekolah juga

menjadi tapak pembelajaran di mana pelajar boleh

mengenali buah tempatan dan juga mengenali morfologi

daun, bunga dan buah.

Photo:©WWF-Malaysia/Johleen Koh

Warga sekolah seperti tukang

kebun, tukang sapu dan

pengawal juga terlibat dalam

program ini di mana mereka

dilatih untuk mengasingkan

sampah dan juga kepentingan

menjaga kelestarian sekolah.

QUOTE:QUOTE:QUOTE:QUOTE:

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the

world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has ~ Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

quoted in John M. Richardson, ed. Making it Happen, 1982

SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL UPDATE (SMK DAMANSARA JAYA) UPDATE (SMK DAMANSARA JAYA) UPDATE (SMK DAMANSARA JAYA) UPDATE (SMK DAMANSARA JAYA) Article by Pn Shahlawati Ali “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and other Go Green campaign

banners adorn the walls of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan

Damansara Jaya (SMKDJ) as lively reminders to all students

to appreciate Mother Nature. People who are skeptical

and claimed that these campaigns are worthless but timely

efforts have clearly proved them wrong. After all, it’s not

an everyday sight to see students enthusiastically carrying

stacks and piles of recyclable materials to school.

Photo: ©SMK Damansara Jaya

WWF-Malaysia Conservation Director, Dr Arun

Ventakaraman (3rd from left) with teachers of SMK

Damansara Jaya and WWF-M representative at the Go Green

campaign

Frankly, there has been a clear accomplishment of the

Go Green campaign organized by SMKDJ to create

awareness among the students and teachers. Some had

innumerable amounts to contribute, while others

requested from friends and relatives to provide; but all

had held to the same spirit: they did it willingly, and for

the environment. Alas, almost 2.5 tons of recyclable

items had been collected to be recycled to date.

Besides that, several activities like setting up the Herb

garden and the Go Green Run have been a huge success

in generating genuine interest and active participation of

students from all classes alike. All the intricate yet vital

details such as strategic placements of recycling bins

around the school and declaring “Tuesday is a No Plastic

Day” have taken place.

Without a doubt, SMKDJ has taken the initiative and

welcome Mother Nature with open arms, and will

maintain the endeavor of doing what we can for the

environment.

To share the love for nature with others, a few teachers

also took part in a knowledge-sharing workshop organized

by the Petaling Utama District Education Office (PPD

Petaling Utama) on the 18th

April 2011. Among the

activities carried out was a presentation on the use of

Geography EE Kit provided by WWF-Malaysia to teach

students in class.

The presentation was carried out by Pn Mariam Zoolfakar,

a Geography teacher in the school was another success

story. Through this workshop, 27 schools in Petaling

Utama District requested to be part of the project.

Unfortunately, the inclusion of new schools to the project

is not feasible as its already midway in its implementation.

However, soft copy of the EE Kit was distributed to the 27

schools for the teachers to share it with their peers and

use it during teaching activities.

Photo: ©SMK Damansara Jaya

Students of SMK DJ stacking and weighing the old newspaper

for recycling

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Water Conservation Around the House

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/water/water/play_waterconserve.cfm

Ozone Layer

http://uv.biospherical.com/student/page6.html

http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/factsheets/ozone/quiz1999/index_e.cfm

River Processes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/quizengine?quiz=riverprocesses

test&templateStyle=geography

11th July - World Population Day

8th Sept - International Literacy Day

16th Sept - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

18th Sept - International Coastal Clean-Up Day

22nd Sept - World Carfree Day

25th Sept - World Rivers Day

28th Sept - Green Consumer Day

MYTH :

Glacier is very cold.

FACT :

Glaciers are not very cold.

Most of the glacier ice in

Alaska is only a few tenths of

a degree below the melting

temperature, except for a

surface layer a few meters

thick that is cooled during

winter. As a consequence,

most glaciers in Alaska are

not frozen to their beds.

These glaciers are referred to

as "temperate" glaciers.

Glaciologists refer to a

glacier as a "cold" glacier if it

is more than a few degrees

below the freezing

temperature throughout

most of its thickness

Glaciers are melting and are

a contributor to sea-level

rise.

Between 1961 and 1997, the

world's glaciers lost 890

cubic miles of ice. The

consensus among scientists

is that rising air

temperatures are the most

important factor behind the

retreat of glaciers on a global

scale over long time periods.

Eco Activities and Quizzes :

In collaboration with:

http://www.cagle.com/news/EnvironmentMadden/environment

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Editorial Team:

Editor:

Johleen Koh (WWF-M)

Senior Educaton Officer,

Formal Educaton System

Executive Edi tor :

Thiagarajan Nadeson (WWF-M)

Senior Manager,

Formal Education System

Contr ibutors:

Cik Hairunnisa Zahirah (WWF-M)

En Mohd Yusri Taib (SMK TKJ)

En Sabaruddin Abd Rahman (SMKL)

Pn Saadiah Ayob (SMKPT)

Pn Shahlawati Ali (SMKDJ)

Contact us: ADDRESS: 49, Jalan SS23/15 Taman

SEA 47400 Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia

PHONE : +603 7803 3772 FAX : +603 7803 5157 E-MAIL : contactus@wwf.org.my

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