Contents
1. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (new name) since April 2002
2. Talk on monitor lizards by SMA Rashid, Sun 2 June 2002
3. Reefs at Risk: Singapore
4. Johor government to gazette 10,000 ha of mangrove

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---> [1] SBNP is now SBWR - Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve
<http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/news/sbwr>
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Recently, I noticed a new logo in nature circles. A heron silhouetted
against a mangrove tree. Before the screening of Secret Worlds episode
2 on Channel I, we saw the new video bearing familiar faces of Buloh
staff and volunteers ? no longer with the accented pronunciation of
‘kang-kong’. Finally, weblinks to pages in Sungei Buloh Nature Park
were generating errors.

An email to some friends revealed that a low key event, conducted on
Earth Day, 20th April 2002, unveiled this:

“Following the announcement by Minister Mah Bow Tan, on the
gazettement of Sungei Buloh, the reserve is given a new lease of life.

As of 20 April 2002, we are pleased to present ...

Our new name: To better reflect Sungei Buloh's status as a nature
reserve, it was named Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

Our new branding: The mangrove tree is the most visible and permanent
part of the mangrove landscape. It represents the health of the
mangrove ecosystem. The heron in flight highlights the unique selling
point of Sungei Buloh, the birds. It also represents Sungei Buloh's
importance on the international conservation scene.

Our new website address: Sungei Buloh's website has moved to a new
domain at <http://www.sbwr.org.sg>

In addition, catch our new video, "Where Mangroves and Wetland Wildlife
Thrive" the next time you visit the wetland reserve!

Source: Wong Tuan Wah & Linda Goh, National Parks Board.
 

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---> [2] Talk on Monitor Lizards of Buloh this Sunday 2 Jun
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SMA Rashid, a PhD student from NTU, is giving a public talk titled
"Water Monitors of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve". He has been
conducting field research at the park for some years now, and you
might have seen him featured on Secret Worlds and one of the
Channel News Asia documentaries this year.

This talk will keep away from scientific jargon and is suitable for
the general public. He will discuss water monitors and share with
you some of his results of research on the lizards in the Reserve.

Venue: Theaterette, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Date: Sunday 2nd June, 2002
Time: 1200 - 1300

To get there, you can take TIBS No. 925 from Kranji MRT, same side
as the train station. It travels to the park on Sundays and Public
Holidays.
 

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---> [3] Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia: Singapore
<http://www.dooleyonline.net/reefsatrisk/casestudy.cfm?ContentID=99>
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The link is for the summary for Singapore.

The book “Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia” was published in February
2002 by the World Resources Institute. It is authored by L. Burke,
L. Selig & Mark Spalding, February 2002.

The text is available in HTML at:
<http://www.wri.org/wri/reefsatrisk/reefriskseasia_toc.html>
 

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---> [4] Johor to gazette 10,000ha of mangroves
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“Johor to gazette 10,000ha [of mangroves] on west bank of
Sungai Pulai".  By Shahar Yaacob. Pictures by Rahman Embong.
The Star, 26th April 2002
<http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/4/26/nation/jbwet&sec=nation>

The Johor government is gazetting 10,000ha of mangrove land in the
west bank of Sungai Pulai in the south west of the state as wetland
under the Ramsar Convention. The extent of the wetland will include
600ha of mangrove land in adjacent Tanjung Piai and 1,200ha of
vegetation and mudflats in Pulau Kukup, both gazetted separately as
national parks due to their individual uniqueness. ...

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