KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8: Volunteers from cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Malaysia, joined hands with the Free Tree Society (FTS) recently to plant Jering tree seedlings (Archidendron Pauciflorum) at the Taman Tugu here as part of the company’s efforts to build practical knowledge in climate action and biodiversity protection.
Led by Adrian Hia, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky, the skill-based conservation day saw twenty-two volunteers participating in a guided jungle walk on ecosystem conservation and climate change, followed by a session on water scarcity, rainwater harvesting, composting and water reduction.
With guidance from FTS, volunteers immersed themselves in nursery operations – soil mixing,
propagation, transplanting and plant-care routines.
The planting of the Jeri tree, a long-standing species in Malaysia’s rainforest, was aimed at contributing to expanding the urban forest’s stock of native species for future reforestation.
“Spending the day at Taman Tugu, a site rooted in Malaysia’s pre-independence history, together with FTS and our Kaspersky team, was a timely reminder of the resilience found in both community and nature. For a company whose identity is also green, it was indeed a meaningful way to learn, connect and contribute to sustainability,” said Adrian Hia.
The 66-acre Taman Tugu site, once the residential quarters of British colonial officers and later Malaysian government officials, is now home to more than 1,000 indigenous trees, some potentially 100 years old. As part of its conservation efforts over the years, more than 5,000 trees have been planted, of which about 1,000 are classified as “Endangered” or “Critically Endangered”.
–WE