Our speakers

OPENING ceremony: A special talk by an ecological restorator and educator from Australia Gerard Proust, who is also MNS member. 
Date: 8 Nov, Saturday
Time: 10am (during opening ceremony
Venue: Sepang Room, Permai Rainforest Resort, Santubong
Admission to talk is FREE
Proust will speak on “Santubong - A Biological Oasis [A Precautionary Tale of Hope]”. The talk discusses ways of minimising the impacts on a remnant forest and encourage all surrounding stakeholders to take responsibility for minimising their ecological footprint, neutralising their impact on the forest and making their own piece of land (school, resort, home etc) biologically productive.

TALK on "Life On The Sea Coast" by marine and chief scientist of Tropical Research and Conservation Centre Prof Steve Oakley.

Date & Time: Nov 8, 2.30pm
Date & Time: Nov 9, 1pm
Venue: Sepang room, Permai Rainforest Resort, Santubong.

The speaker works on coral reef and shark conservation. He created the Green Connection Aquarium & Science Discovery centre in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to promote environmental awareness.