Abstract
INTRODUCTION
This handbook is a pivotal component of the "Guarding Our Water Together" initiative, aiming to disseminate knowledge, promote the project, and share outcomes with a broad audience. It serves as a comprehensive resource to enlighten stakeholders—including local communities, policy makers, and environmental enthusiasts—about the significance of water security and ecosystem health. The handbook will facilitate understanding of the challenges and solutions surrounding freshwater resources, underscored by the project’s findings on cyanobacterial blooms and microplastic pollution. By offering detailed insights and practical guidance, it seeks to foster a well-informed community, equipped to actively participate in water conservation efforts and contribute to sustainable environmental practices.
WHO SHOULD READ THIS HANDBOOK?
This handbook provides resources and guidance to a diverse range of stakeholders in freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources. This includes:
• Local city councils with interests in replicating similar community-based initiatives
• Scientists and researchers utilising citizen scientists in their work and have interest in freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources.
• Local communities, especially citizen scientists supporting freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources.
• Users of lake resources especially Tasik Taman Aman
• Civil societies and non-governmental organisations with interests in freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources.
This handbook is a pivotal component of the "Guarding Our Water Together" initiative, aiming to disseminate knowledge, promote the project, and share outcomes with a broad audience. It serves as a comprehensive resource to enlighten stakeholders—including local communities, policy makers, and environmental enthusiasts—about the significance of water security and ecosystem health. The handbook will facilitate understanding of the challenges and solutions surrounding freshwater resources, underscored by the project’s findings on cyanobacterial blooms and microplastic pollution. By offering detailed insights and practical guidance, it seeks to foster a well-informed community, equipped to actively participate in water conservation efforts and contribute to sustainable environmental practices.
WHO SHOULD READ THIS HANDBOOK?
This handbook provides resources and guidance to a diverse range of stakeholders in freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources. This includes:
• Local city councils with interests in replicating similar community-based initiatives
• Scientists and researchers utilising citizen scientists in their work and have interest in freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources.
• Local communities, especially citizen scientists supporting freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources.
• Users of lake resources especially Tasik Taman Aman
• Civil societies and non-governmental organisations with interests in freshwater ecosystem management, health and security of freshwater resources.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Publisher | University of Malaya |
| Commissioning body | Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (Petaling Jaya City Council) |
| Number of pages | 60 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789833070619 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789833070602 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
