Carey Island turns into lab for students’ environmental study
A total of 219 students from 29 universities across the country visited Carey Island, off Banting, recently, not just to get to know how vulnerable the local coastal ecosystem is but to also learn how to protect it.
During the Sept 11, 2025 expedition the students, who formed 38 teams of five or six members each, were given a first-hand look at the intricacies of how the robust water-management system, complete with its bunds and surface water monitoring as well as mangroves system, work in harmony to ease pressure on the environment.
The visit, which is part of the ongoing Coastal Flooding Adaptation and Resilience (COFAR) Challenge, will serve as a living case study in the urgent challenges and opportunities of coastal adaptation.
The COFAR Challenge is organised by the Securities Commission Malaysia in collaboration with ICAEW Malaysia (the Malaysian chapter of…
