The Cyber Plant Conservation Project: promoting plant biodiversity conservation through ICT [Information and Communication Technology]. A case study of the Cyber Plant Conservation Project conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Sarawak (Kuching), Malaysia
2004
The Cyber Plant Conservation Project (CPCP) is an implementation of the e-Conservation concept. It aims to create an electronic community among secondary school students committed to conservation; enhance the secondary school students ICT-based knowledge acquisition, independent project learning, scientific thinking and research skills tempered with an attitude towards the conservation of plant genetic resources; and enhance environmental awareness and opportunities for students to participate in conservation activities. The long-term goal is to use the school communities to bring awareness to the public and to draw the community at large into participating in conservation. Indigenous rare fruit tree species have been selected for use as content for this ICT-based learning. The ICT component empowers students to contribute information to the Internet rather than just accessing information. The project is implemented in two ways - (1) by an environmental non-government organisation and (2) by a state government agency. The content developed, the technology used and its cost-effectiveness were also analyzed. The study compared the structured and informal approaches used as well as their implementation in some urban and rural schools. It was seen that the structured approach under the guidance and support of the project management team was quite successful
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