By Chen Sue Yee | Programme Manager
Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) is part of Sustainable Travel Mersing Destination Coordination Group (STMDCG) - a working group consists of government agencies, private sectors, local leaders and NGOs aimed at establishing Mersing as Sustainable Tourism Destination.
In September, a roundtable discussion with islanders and resort operators at Pulau Besar was carried out to seek interest in sustainable tourism and to identify issues. Findings revealed waste management is an issue and a low-hanging fruit for STMDCG to work with stakeholders collaboratively.
Last weekend, scoping exercise was conducted to understand the magnitude of the waste management issue on Pulau Besar. RCM along with STMDCG team consulted local islanders and resort operators to do waste management audit (find out how much trash generated, type of trash, etc.). They also seek ideas from the stakeholders on most practical and effective solutions for all stakeholders to collaboratively handle waste disposal/management.
We believe co-management is the way to go to and will yield better results compared to the old fashion top down management.
By Chen Sue Yee | Programme Manager
By Chen Sue Yee | Programme Manager
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