Useful links

1. "Wondrous Wetlands in Malaysia" - http://www.thestar.com.my/Travel/Malaysia/2013/02/02/Wondrous-wetlands-in-Malaysia.aspx
This short, but informative article denotes that May 24 is World Wetlands Day, a day meant to commemorate and appreciate the existence of these wonderful patches of land given by Mother Nature. It also talks about the ecosystem present in the wetlands, such as bogs, marshes, peat swamps, freshwater swamps, lakes, mangroves and river systems.

2. Wetlands International Malaysia - http://malaysia.wetlands.org/WhatareWetlands/tabid/505/Default.aspx
This website talks about the very basics one needs to know about wetland. What are they? What are the different types of wetlands? Where are they found? Why are they important? They regard wetlands as the world's most important environmental assets. This organization is also dedicated to the conversation and restoration of wetlands in the world. They have a headquarters office based in Malaysia.

3. Wetlands International Malaysia - Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wetlands-International-Malaysia/201905039835977
The Facebook page of the aforementioned website is more interactive in a way that it consistently updates and highlights news articles about wetlands in Malaysia that are worth reading. They even have photos depicting the glorious flora and fauna found in these wetlands in the country. One could learn more about wetlands just from this interactive page.

4. "Complying with the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands" - http://www.unescap.org/drpad/vc/conference/ex_my_235_crc.htm
This is a conference report on the ESCAP Virtual Conference website. It gives an overview on the fact that even though Tasek Bera is the largest freshwater lake in Peninsula Malaysia, both the state government and federal government have no sources to protect and preserve it. The Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (MOSTE) will be seeing to this problem to ensure that Malaysia complies with their commitment made to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

5. Satelliteviews.net - Malaysia - Wetlands - http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi/?c=my&DG=WTLD
This page lists down approximately 100 wetlands that are found in Malaysia. It even lists the longitude and latitude of the wetlands for specificity. And when you click on the link, it shown to you the location of the wetlands you selected in a Google Earth frame. This is extremely useful to know where the wetlands are located in Malaysia.

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Introduction

Source: Wetlands International Malaysia

Malaysia is a tropical country that has an expansive area of wetlands due to its long coastline. As of today, there are 105 wetland sites in the country listed under the Malaysian Wetland Directory.

In 1994, Malaysia agreed to be a part of the Ramsar Convention on Protection of Wetlands. Tasek Bera was nominated as the country's first Ramsar site. Situated in Pahang, Tasek Bera is the largest natural freshwater lake in Peninsula Malaysia.

Malaysia currently has five Ramsar sites. Johor holds the largest with three sites located at Sg. Pulai, Pulau Kukup and Tanjung Piai. The mangrove area north of Kuching is the most recent inclusion into the Ramsar list. (Wetlands International Malaysia, 2007)

The wetlands in the country are facing threats due to pollution, land use conversion and land reclamation. The mangroves and peat swamps need our utmost attention to help preserve them.

References:
Wetlands International Malaysia, 2007. Wetlands of Malaysia. [online] Available at: <http://malaysia.wetlands.org/OurWetlands/WetlandsofMalaysia/tabid/506/Default.aspx> [Accessed on 2 December 2013]