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SDG14
LIFE BELOW WATER
14.5  Maintaining a local ecosystem
14.5.5  Watershed management strategy

Have implemented a watershed management strategy based on location specific diversity of aquatic species
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Description
Evidence
1.
The Faculty of Resource Science and Technology (FRST) and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) jointly offer a capacity building academic programme for the promotion of sustainable land use and natural resource management in Malaysia (SLUSE-M). This programme confers either a Master in Environmental Management (Development Planning) or Master in Environmental Science (Land Use and Water Resource Management). Master in Environmental Management (Development Planning) or MEMD is offered by FSSH while FRST offers Master in Environmental Science (Land Use and Water Resource Management) or MELW.

The programme is modeled on and implemented in parallel to a similar programme initiated by a Danish consortium of universities (SLUSE-D). SLUSE-M applies natural and social scientific theories and methodologies in developing interdisciplinary approaches to understand the problems and finding solutions related to sustainable use of natural resources. This capacity building initiative is realized through the improvement and integration of education, training and research involving students and academic staff of UNIMAS, in collaboration with other local and foreign universities and agencies.
 
2.
UNIMAS has a large lake in the campus which is the symbol and pride of the University. It has implemented a watershed management strategy based on location specific diversity of aquatic species. Several studies and research by students involving the UNIMAS lake ecosystem have been done where the value of WQI for UNIMAS lake is 91.44 and the lake can be classified as "Clean" which is suitable for water supply with a conventional treatment required, suitable for sensitive aquatic species and also suitable for recreational use with body contact.