Keep The Flow Going
WWF Malaysia 
May 2, 2017 
NGOs, WWF Malaysia 
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On a recent field trip to the Rajang-Belawai Delta, WWF-Mexico Freshwater Coordinator and Practice Leader, Sergio Salinas Rodriguez, joined the freshwater team from Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia to have a look at the river flows and ecosystems in the Delta. Sergio, who works on water reserves management and the conservation of aquatic ecosystems in Mexico, shared with us the approaches to establish baseline hydrological understanding of a river basin.
The Rajang Delta is fed by the longest river in Malaysia, which is the Rajang River. The river flows 560km northwest of Borneo and covers 40% of Sarawak’s land area. The delta contains large tracts of mangrove and peat ecosystems in Sarawak. There is an estimated 91,000 ha of mangroves in the delta, one of the few remaining large complexes of mangrove systems in Sarawak. These mangroves are habitat to many protected wildlife such as such as Irrawaddy dolphin, oriental pied and bushy crested hornbills, Chinese egret, lesser adjutant stork, and proboscis monkey.
We in WWF-Malaysia believe that the responsibility of managing river basins to ensure that clean water is available for all, including nature, needs joint efforts and cooperation. Thus, WWF-Malaysia’s Freshwater Programme has been working closely with the government and private sectors, to ensure that the river basin is managed with consideration for flows that sustain the river and its aquatic ecosystems health. We promote the implementation of Integrated Watershed Management (IWM), sustainable water use, as well as conservation of important freshwater habitats.
Source: http://www.wwf.org.my/media_and_information/front_line_stori..
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