Curtin hosts WWF-Malaysia YESCP awareness talk
Products bearing the FSC logo are made from a responsible source that generally minimises environmental damage and pollution.
MIRI: Curtin University, Malaysia ( Curtin Malaysia) recently hosted a Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Consumption and Production ( YESCP) awareness talk by World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia ( WWF-Malaysia) for its students at its campus here.
The talk was organised by the Curtin Environmental Engineering Club (CEEC), a student club at Curtin Malaysia dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability.
Dr Adrian Choo, manager of sustainable wood products at WWF-Malaysia talked on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and its certified products, also addressed current global issues such as carbon emission and deforestation.
Dr Hong Chern Wern from WWFMalaysia briefed the participants on ‘ EcoCampus’, an initiative to get tertiary institutions to adopt innovative and sustainable environmental practices and address environmental issues in collaboration with various stakeholders with the aim of lessening their carbon emissions, through video conferencing.
According to Dr Hong, the concept of ‘EcoCampus’ has been popularised at many tertiary institutions worldwide and it allows universities to be recognised for addressing key issues of environmental sustainability.
Meanwhile Dr Choo encouraged the participants to use FSCcertified tree-made products endorsed by WWF.
“Products bearing the FSC logo are made from a responsible source that generally minimises environmental damage and pollution.
“FSC consults a global network of environmental, social and economic members to ensure forest standards represent everyone’s needs - from indigenous peoples to endangered animal species,” he said.
Dr Choo also encouraged them to be more environment-friendly by reading or completing their assignments online to reduce paper usage.
Event organiser Lee Kek Kin said the participants were pleased to gain new knowledge on how to engage in environmental protection during the seminar and thanked WWF-Malaysia for its support.
Club advisor and Environmental Engineering Programme Coordinator at Curtin Malaysia’s Faculty of Engineering and Science, Dr John Lau, remarked that the talk was successful in enhancing environmental awareness among the students.
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Dr Adrian Choo, WWF-Malaysia sustainable wood products manager