Varsity students step up for water conservation

(Front row, from third left) UPM Forestry Faculty Assoc Prof Dr Kamziah Abdul Kudus, Zarina and Dr Azlizam Aziz with participants of the ‘Caring Forest For Our Water Resources’ programme at the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve in Puchong.

THE National Water Service Commission (SPAN) joined forces with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to raise awareness of the importance of water conservation through a programme called “Caring Forest For Our Water Resources”.

The one-day initiative was part of UPM’s Forestry Camp, held annually for first-year undergraduates in the Bachelor of Science in Forestry Science, Bachelor of Science and Technology of Wood, and Bachelor of Park Science and Recreation courses.