Reconnect- Immediate benefit – Connection as a youth Urban Community Forest Bukit Persekutuan Project Partners “All of the trees and vegetation within a town, village, or city make up the ‘community forest’. The ommunity forest can include street and yard trees, parks, cemeteries, school grounds, and undeveloped green spaces. The urban community forest also contains wildlife, waterways, built roads and structures, and people. This is where most people in Kuala Lumpur live and work.” Adapted from the website of New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation 1 Compiled by: Sonny Wong, Annabelle Aiyling Mew and Balu Perumal © Malaysian Nature Society (MNS). 2017 Malaysian Nature Society JKR 641 Jalan Kelantan Bukit Persekutuan 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia T: 03 22879422 F: 03-2287 8773
[email protected] www.mns.my www.bukitpersekutuan.wordpress.com fB: MNS Urban Community Forest Cover photo: Western Digital volunteers at the UCF nursery, Bukit Persekutuan All photographs belongs to MNS. This report is produced by the MNS. Any reproduction, in full or part, of this publication must mention the title, authors and credit MNS as the copyright owner. Suggested citation: Wong, C.H. , Mew, A.A. & Perumal, B., 2017. Urban Community Forest, Bukit Persekutuan. Malaysian Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 Table of Contents Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Conserving UCF Bukit Persekutuan timeline ....................................................................................................