Welcome to the website of the Malaysian programme of Wetlands International; a subsite of our global site. Wetlands International is a global organisation that works to sustain and restore wetlands and their resources for people and biodiversity.This site is maintained by our Malaysian office in Selangor, Malaysia.

Ramsar Convention

In Malaysia, Wetlands International has been instrumental in the country's accession to the Ramsar Convention in 1994 with the designation of Tasek Bera as the country's first Ramsar site. The Government of Malaysia is a country member of Wetlands International since 2002.

Wetlands International Malaysia has developed several major regional programmes on waterbird and wetland monitoring and conservation action, including the Asian Waterbird Census (since 1991), the Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy (1996-2006) and the Asian Wetland Inventory (1999-2004).

Today, Wetlands International Malaysia focuses its activities in the following areas:

• Informing stakeholders and decision makers about the status and trends of wetlands in Malaysia
• Mainstreaming the role of wetlands in sustainable development
• Show the importance of the services and values of wetlands in Integrated Water Resource Management
• Conserving wetland species and habitats, in particular migratory waterbirds

We provide technical, project and information services to a range of national and state government agencies and organizations to build capacity and to facilitate wetland conservation activities, and to ensure their wise use.