Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
SDG 14 Indicator
14.3 – Supporting Aquatic Ecosystems Through Action
14.3.4 – Technologies Towards Aquatic Ecosystem Damage Prevention (Direct Work)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is actively involved in developing technologies to minimise damage to aquatic ecosystems through research and involvement with industries.
Pink Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
This project is a donation of funds from East Coast Economic Region Development Council’s ECERDC to Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) and in collaboration with Tasik Chini Research Centre (PPTC) of The Centre for Natural and Physical Laboratory Management Centre for Natural and Physical (ALAF-UKM) to build 9 nursery ponds and 50 flotilla units (Floating Lotus) in Tasik Chini with the aim of preserving the beauty of lotuses in Tasik Chini continuously. This project aims to research and implement smart measures to ensure the lotus plant and its ecosystem are preserved for future generations. The conservation and rehabilitation of the iconic pink lotus (Nelumbo Nucifera), which is native to Tasik Chini, by the East Coast Economic Region Development Council’s (ECERDC), in collaboration with the Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) and Tasik Chini Research Centre, UKM (PPTC-UKM). The project handover ceremony took place at PPTC on August 1, 2023, attended by representatives from the management of the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC).
https://www.ukm.my/pptc/news/lotus-nursery-project-joint-inspection-training-for-handover/
Research on Technologies and Marine Industry
Title: Developing a new hexa-helix framework to measure Environmental , Social, Governance (ESG) performance of a circular tourism economy at selected marine protected areas, Malaysia
Author : Mohd Helmi Bin Ali
Faculty : UKM-Graduate School of Business
Sponsor : Ministry of Higher Education (KPT).
Durations: 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2025
Title : Marine Cave Sessile Communities of Pulau Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia
Author : Azman Bin Abdul Rahim
Faculty : Faculty Science and Technology UKM
Sponsor : Nagao Natural Environment Foundation
Durations : 01/10/2023-30/09/2025
Title: Building a Comprehensive Mechanism for Preserving Marine Ecosystems and Life from the negative consequences of Climate Change and the disposal of Plastic Debris – ECOMARINE Project Code: 619158-EPP-1-2020-1-CY-EPPKA2-CBHE
Author : Shahriman Bin Mohd Ghazali@Fauzi
Faculty : Faculty Science and Technology UKM
Sponsor : European Commission
Duration: 1/15/2021 -1/14/2024
