Brief Documentation of Land and Water Ecosystem in Kubah and Santubong National Parks, Sarawak by UNIMAS Centre for Pre-University Studies Students
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jsml.vol13.1.2.2025Keywords:
Biodiversity, ecology, education, environment, national parks, sustainable development goalAbstract
In order to impose effective learning of biodiversity and ecology in pre-university students, they have been introduced and led to experience biodiversity and ecology and impart to differentiate different components of ecosystem. Therefore, a field work was conducted to experience biodiversity and ecology of discerned organisms in various ecosystems in Kubah and Santubong National Park. The input was analysed and described selected ecosystem, plants, and animals and referred to previous scientific reports from various resources. Experiences of biodiversity and ecology at pre-university level seemed to be important for the future development of their understanding during the degree level. It is important, both to give the students early experiences of biodiversity and ecology in nature and to take students’ early ideas into consideration in academic, research, and development for lifelong learning and for a sustainable future.
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