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Malaysian Institute of Planners

Planning for the Urban Green Environment and Mainstreaming Biodiversity

13 February 2018

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“Only when the last tree has been cut down,

the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned,

will we realize we cannot eat money.”

― Cree Indian Prophecy

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6997630.Cree_Indian_Prophecy

Introduction“… to promote the science and art of Town Planning for the benefit of the public…”

Incorporated: 1972

Headquarters: B-1-02 Jalan SS7/13BKelana Jaya47301 Petaling JayaSelangor

Branches:Northern Branch – George TownSouthern Branch – Johor BahruSarawak & Sabah Chapter – Kuching

Membership (as of April 2017):Corporate Members: 606Graduate Members: 635Student Members: 450Associate Members: 28

an annual program by the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP); held in collaboration & partnership with local authorities. first held by the MIP in 2008, in conjunction with the World Town Planning

Day, in November.

Support efforts towards sustainable development, a greener environmentand increase carbon sequestration in urban areas

Encourage public participation in environmental greening activities

Foster closer ties between MIP andlocal authorities3

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’Pledge and Plant a Tree’ Program

Year LocationTotal Trees

PlantedTotal Carbon Absorption

(per annum)

2008TAMAN KELANA JAYAin collaboration with

Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya149 3,025 kg carbon

2009TAMAN BANDAR CYBERJAYA

in collaboration withMajlis Perbandaran Sepang

1,343 27,263 kg carbon

2010TAMAN PERMAI

in collaboration withMajlis Perbandaran Seremban

109 2,180 kg carbon

2013TAMAN BANDAR KUALA SELANGOR

in collaboration withMajlis Daerah Kuala Selangor

124 2,480 kg carbon

2014

DATARAN TUNGGAK 10, SUNGAI BESAR

in collaboration withMajlis Daerah Sabak Bernam

275 5,500 kg carbon

2015PUTRA HEIGHT LINEAR PARK

in collaboration withMajlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya

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2016TAMAN TASIK CEMPAKA

in collaboration withMajlis Perbandaran Kajang

250 5,000 kg carbon

Total 2447 48,635

’Pledge and Plant a Tree’


MIP Pleadge and Plant A Tree 2016, Kajang, Selangor

Nottingham University (Malaysia) volunteers

PENANG

PUTRAJAYA

NILAI

JOHOR

KUALA TERENGGANU


KUCHING

VENUES IN 2017

• 5 Locations In

Peninsular Malaysia

1 Location in Sarawak -

KUCHING

PENANG

PUTRAJAYA

NILAI

JOHOR

KUALA TERENGGANU


KUCHING

VENUES IN 2017

• 5 Locations In

Peninsular Malaysia

1 Location in Sarawak -

KUCHING

City/LocationNumber of

Trees

Putrajaya 206

Nilai 250

Kulai 94

Kuala Terengganu 200

Kuching 25

Total 775


VENUES IN 2017

• Kuala

Terengganu

• Nilai

• Putrajaya

• Kuching• Kulai

10 VENUES PLANNED FOR 2018

Mainstreaming biodiversity

Having just a green space is not good enough!

• quality of the environment - presence of wildlife in urban vegetation.

• balance between the natural and the built environment achieved.

• quality of human life is enriched with daily contact with nature.

• presence of wildlife create excitement, add movements, colour & sound to green open space.

• a large expanse of green space devoid of wildlife is sterile, uninteresting & lifeless – a garden without sound of birds chirping is unexciting.

• Mainstreaming biodiversity - BRING BACK WILDLIFE to our parks & cities.

Simple concepts & prerequisites

• concentrate on species that people like having around them, i.e. birds & small mammals; &

• it is possible to provide suitable habitat for them.

• Habitat requirements - Diversity


BRING BACK THE WILDLIFE!!!

Let’s bring brack the birds… (CSKL 1988)

Bring Back the Birds Park Design

A park or green open space should have:

1. A refuge area (area of dense vegetation where birds can hide);

2. A connecting corridors (for birds to hop between different parts of the park, & to connect with other parks);

3. Lawn with ornamental plants;4. Long & short grass area (for birds

that feed on grass seeds/grains); and

5. Open spaces for human’s active use. CONNECTING CORRIDOR

MAIN REFUGE AREA CONNECTING CORRIDOR

Plant species diversity

Park Design structural complexity (trees of different heights, leave shapes & branch structures)

CROSS SECTION OF REFUGE AREA

Different tree density clustering , ground cover (grass area) & low vegetation (undergrowth).

Park Design

Park Design

CROSS SECTION OF REFUGE AREA

Water body with sloping vegetated banks

Variety of food sources (grass seeds, trees which provide flowers/nectars, fruits & host insects).

Different niches –different bird species occupy different parts of a plant.


Bukit Gasing Green Belt…

Thank You!!!

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