Planting of trees symbolizes hope and the continuity of life. A team of volunteers consist of SDIS alumni and parents participated in an “Adopt A Tree” campaign co-hosted by Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) and Indah Water Consortium (IWK) on the 9th of April at Pantai Eco Park. In commemoration of our 20th anniversary, SDIS adopted 20 trees to help rehabilitate the park with the aim to allow environmental education for the community at large and shelter to urban fauna species such as garden birds and insects. We are proud to be the first school to participate in this public campaign.
We met at 7.30am. Aside the chirping birds and crickets; we were greeted by the friendly and enthusiastic MNS and IWK representatives. They gave us a tour of the park and a talk on nature conservation followed by our tree planting activity.
Pantai Eco Park is 12 hectares of recreational park built above IWK’s largest underground sewerage in Asia Pacific. Bio-solid products of the wastewater treatment process will be put to good use to enhance plant growth for non-food crops and to beautify the park with trees, flowering plants and herbs.
The activity ended with the presentation ceremony of the SDIS Certificate of Appreciation by the Executive Director of MNS. It was a perfect Friday and an energizing escape from our day to day routines.
Report by Jasmin Kaur, Project Coordinator
“Every six seconds, one football field’s worth of tropical rainforests is lost due to
deforestation…..be part of the solution and not part of the pollution”.
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