KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- Environmental NGO, EcoKnights, celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity with Gamuda Land in conjunction with the Gamuda Parks (GParks) Ranger initiative through a series of environment-themed programs. The half-day event took place at Menara Gamuda, PJ Trade Centre yesterday, in collaboration with the Landscape Architecture Design Students (LADS) of UiTM Perak.
This year’s celebration focused on the understanding of biodiversity as the foundation for our food and health in transforming food systems and improving human health. In line with the theme of this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health” set by the United Nation, the event aimed to leverage knowledge on dependency of our food systems, biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. The event also highlighted the GParks Ranger, an environmental education initiative by EcoKnights, supported by Gamuda Land, which aims to instil environmental empowerment to the younger generations.
The opening ceremony of Gamuda Parks Biodiversity Day was attended by the CEO of Gamuda Land (Mr. Ngan Chee Meng), Program Director of LADS of UiTM Perak (Mr. Falihin Jasmi), Senior Lecturer of Landscape Architecture Department of UiTM Perak (Mr. Azrul Bahaluddin), CEO of FRIM Incorporated Sdn Bhd (Mr. Mohd. Shahidan Mohd. Arshad), Technical Officer-Wetland Specialist of Wetlands International Malaysia (Ms. Denise Cheah), Founder and President of EcoKnights, (Dr. Yasmin Rasyid), Communications Analyst of United Nation Malaysia (Mr. Ahmad Hafiz Osman), the ambassadors of GParks Ranger, esteemed partners and the Gamuda Land employees.
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