KK Wetland gets Ramsar status

National treasure: Masidi (right), Zainie (with beard) and former SWCS president Datuk Tengku Zainal Abidin (in light brown jacket) during a visit to the mangrove wetland.

KOTA KINABALU: Numerous conservation efforts, including restricting visitors, are already being planned for the world’s first urban mangrove wetland to be internationally recognised for its importance.

The Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre, which is located in the city, was yesterday declared the first urban mangrove wetland to be given Ramsar status for its international importance.