Join us as we explore Dr Chen Pelf Nyok's inspiring journey to protect the river terrapins and positively impact the lives and livelihoods of the Kemaman, Terengganu communities.
About the Speaker :
Dr Chen Pelf Nyok is a freshwater turtle researcher and conservationist. Her research interests are the biology and ecology of the river terrapins, rare freshwater turtles only found in Southern Thailand, Cambodia and Peninsular Malaysia. In 2011, Dr Chen co-founded the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS), a non-profit and non-governmental organisation dedicated to freshwater turtle conservation in Malaysia. Dr Chen conducts numerous Turtle Education Programmes with school students and Turtle Discovery Trips for the public.
She currently leads the community-based terrapin conservation project in Kemaman. Recently, she was awarded the Commonwealth Points of Light from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her turtle conservation efforts. She is also a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
14 June 2023
12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
+603 2034 7481
Knowledge Centre, Bursa Malaysia Berhad, 1st Floor, Annexe Building, Bukit Kewangan, 50200 Kuala Lumpur
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