Half of Shell sustainable grants to Sabah projects
Published on: Thursday, April 24, 2014
Kuala Lumpur: Shell awarded a total RM294,000 to six organisations under its Shell Sustainable Development Grants programme for year 2014 to help further their efforts to undertake new projects.Among the six organisations, three of them were projects being implemented in Sabah. The ceremony was officiated by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Datuk Seri G. Palanivel and hosted by the Chairman of Shell Malaysia, Iain Lo.
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Attending the function were representatives from various participating non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and special interest groups, government officials and senior officials from Shell."As a responsible operator and partner, Shell supports community programmes in which we can provide a positive, lasting impact. We work in partnerships to create projects that deliver sustainable benefits," said Lo.Shell's contribution to sustainable development comes from the choices it makes about which projects to invest in, from reducing the impact of its operations and from achieving the greatest benefits for local communities.
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Introduced in 2008, the Shell Malaysia Sustainable Development Grant programme aims to accelerate the country's sustainable development progress by empowering qualified groups such as Malaysia-based NGOs, local academic institutions, schools, societies and individuals to initiate projects within the ambit of sustainable development.Shell viewed the Sustainable Development Grant programme as an example of private-public partnerships in areas such as enterprise development, environmental conservation, knowledge transfer and community development amongst others.
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From over 98 applications, the following projects were selected for the 2014 Shell Malaysia Sustainable Development Grants.Under the Environmental Conservation Category which is for projects to conserve biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystems; including forests, wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs, peat swamps. These projects may be terrestrial, marine, estuarine, freshwater or aerial in nature the successful applicants were:UK Marine Conservation Society which received grant of RM42, 000 for its project "Abalone fishing as an alternate source of livelihood for fishing communities in Sabah".Its objective was to provide training to build capacity of local communities within the Melangkap Cluster, to identify and zone the Melangkap community biocultural resources and current land - use partners to ensure sustainable land use for the future.UK Marine Conservation Society was also awarded RM79, 600 for its project"Combating destructive fishing in Sabah using an innovative acoustic system" that aimed at developing and deploying an acoustic system that will detect and locate fish bombs in real time to allow for immediate action to be taken to apprehend perpetrators.The other award for this category was given to first time recipient, Persatuan Ibu Bapa & Guru Guru SK (2) Damansara Jaya, which received RM12, 000 for its project "Rainwater harvesting incorporating a fish pond."The objective of the project is to conserve water runoff during the monsoon season and reduce flash foods. The project also hopes to reduce the usage of water at the fish pond while inculcating a culture of water conservation amongst students.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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