Yinson Kuala Lumpur employees recently volunteered over the 2-day campaign to help plant about 250 trees at the Taman Tugu Nursery, in support of Free Tree Society (“FTS”) and their local biodiversity and environmental programme. FTS is a non-profit environmental civil society organisation dedicated to biodiversity and environmental education programmes and capacity building.

The campaign kicked off with a guided jungle walk through Taman Tugu, with FTS volunteers sharing on the topic of rainforest biodiversity and its importance to support the growth of native species. After the walk, Yinsonites got involved in soil mixing, propagation and transplanting of native rainforest trees.

Over the 2-day campaign, Yinsonites successfully propagated a total of 130 seeds and transplanted 120 native tree seedlings, including Sage, Petai and Sea Apple trees. The trees will remain under the care of the nursery until it reaches a height of at least 1 meter. The plants at Taman Tugu Nursery are also supplied to other community gardens, parks and urban forests with native plants. Before planting at a new site, FTS will survey the new location to ensure that the area is suitable.

Yinson Director of the CEO Office and Chair of the CSR committee, JJ Chai commented “We are glad to work with Free Tree Society on our first in-person CSR activity since the pandemic. We are grateful for the hands-on experience and the opportunity to learn about SDG 15, our role in the conservation and rehabilitation of our biological ecosystem.” He also expressed this gratitude towards all Yinsonites that volunteered for the campaign.

Taman Tugu is Kuala Lumpur’s newest public green space. The 66-acre urban forest park is located in the heart of the city. The site has a long history, first serving as a residential area for British colonial officers, and after independence, Malaysian government officials and civil servants. Taman Tugu is now a forest in recovery, with 5,000 trees consisting of more than 230 indigenous rainforest species reintroduced within the site. This would be the first of many biodiversity-focused CSR programmes that Yinson has planned for the coming year.