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The workshop was conducted in Aliya Hotel and was attended by 24 representatives from various government agencies, non-government organisations and local communities (as shown above in the list of stakeholders).

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Workshop Objectives:

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1. To present the key findings from earlier workshops, focus groups and interviews and by other key experts to illustrate;

   • The importance of mangroves

   • The impact of mangrove loss, and

   • How mangroves are included in people’s visions for the future

2. To identify the key problems that have been identified through our work/that of key others that need action

3. To gather feedback on potential policy/management options by getting people to work through the options;

   • How would the different options impact upon the fisheries-mangrove-development nexus?

   • What would need to be in place to take these different approaches forward?

   • What would be the key barriers to taking the different approaches forward?

   • Who should be responsible for taking forward the possible options?

   • Which approach is most likely to succeed?

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The workshop was designed to mainly focus on participants' vision of mangroves in the Klang Islands. Below are the list of participants representing stakeholders from governmental agencies, non-governmental agency and also the fishing community. Below is the list of participants that attended the workshop:-

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1. Ilias bin Shafie, Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association, PIFWA (Chairman)

2. Khalil bin Baharom, Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association, PIFWA officer

3. Hashim bin Said, Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association, PIFWA officer

4. Zakaria bin Hashim, Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association, PIFWA (Secretary)

5. Rosli Ismail, Village head of Kampung Teluk Gong

6. Mohd Nazri bin Zainuddin, Villagers of Kampung Sungai Pinang

7. Roswani Dolah, Development Input Unit, Selangor Department of Environment (officer)

8. Mohd Zulkarnain bin Alinafiah, Land and District Office (officer)

9. Easter Ayu, Development Division, Selangor Department of Environment (officer)

10. Azrilnizam Omar, Connection of Coastal Fishermen Education and Welfare Society, JARING (secretary)

11. Mohd Fauzi Othman, Village head of Kampung Perigi Nenas

12. Zakaris Agustar, District of Sabak Bernam, Department of Irigation and Drainage (Engineer)

13. Adi Hamdan, Port Klang Fishers Association (Manager)

14. Badli bin Saleh, Port Klang Fishers Association (Chairperson)

15. Adnan bin Kamis, Port Klang Fishers Association (Fisherman/committee)

16. Azrul Faizal, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, SAM (field officer)

17. Norafidah binti Mohd NafedzKlang Municipal Council (assistant town planner)

18. Dr. A Aldrie Amir, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (lecturer, institute for environment and development)

19. Mohd Izarudin, Selangor Forestry (officer)

20. Ma’arof Samadin, Selangor Forestry (officer)

21. Siti Nurfaryani binti Safari, Selangor Forestry (officer)

22. Abdul Halim bin Md Yasin, Port Klang District Forest Office (ranger)

23. Norhayati bt Mohd Ladzim, Klang Municipal Council (assistant town planner)

24. Hj Abdul Khalim b Hj Abu Samah, Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia (deputy director-Development)

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