Pre-event visit to Traffic

‘Traffic’!

“Very good! Nowadays less people has passion to join environment conservation” said Ms . Noorainie Awang, the Senior Program Officer of TRAFFIC. It is our first time that we met her, and she already praised us. Not to boast, at least we are putting some effort to save our Mother Earth.

9th July 09, It was another knowledgeable day for us; we visited TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network that works to ensure trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature, at Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

For your information, Traffic is a joint programme of World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) and The Word Conservation Union (IUCN).

Ms.Noorainie introduced the history of TRAFFIC with linkages with other countries, and showed us some smuggle sample that is out of expectation including; Monitor Lizard, Pangolin Skin, Snake Skin, Cobra Spectacle Case, Saiga Antelpe Horn, Agarwod, nepenthes, timber sepsis and so on. It was quiet interesting because we seldom get in touch with these ‘unusual’ things before, not bad!

LISTENING CLOSELY…as Ms. Noorainie Awang Anak explains about TRAFFIC, the raw materials as well as the forest.

Waiting patiently for Ms. Noorainie Awang Anak, Programme Officer of TRAFFIC Southeast AsiaWaiting patiently for Ms. Noorainie Awang Anak, Programme Officer of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia to arrive.

Also, we speak about our event with Ms.Noorainie, and she had told us a lot of things that we do not realize such as; protected sepsis Orchid and Nepenthes in Peninsular Malaysia can be plucked but not in Sabah or Sarawak (OR YOU WILL BE JAILED!!), Forest fire is the main cause of disforestation, illegal crocodile skin and more.

We learned quite a lot with just 2hours spend. She is really a nice person and was willing to help us by giving many experiences and suggestions. Thanks Ms.Noorainie! We appreciate what you have taught us and keep spreading the love!

Say Cheese!!

* Agarwood (Same as Timber sepsis – the price is very expensive and mild smelly, normally Chinese used it for pray and it is a traditional Chinese medicine.)

* Traffic is a joint programme of World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) and The Word Conservation Union (IUCN).



You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back?
~W. Clement Stone~